office was temporarily abolished. Whereas in Orissa the office of Lok Pal was held for as many as four years by the JB Patnaik govt. But when the Lokayukta took up some investigation against the same govt. in 1992‚ this institute was abolished. In Maharashtra when the Lokayukta found two members of the govt guilty of malpractice‚ his report was considered politically motivated. Commendable work has been done by the Lokayuktas of Andhra during the term of NT Rama Rao‚ in Karnatake under R K Hedge(especially
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THANE FORT TO THE THANE CENTRAL JAIL: A TRANSITION AND PRESENT SITUATION - VAIBHAV D. ADHYARU K.V.PENDHARKAR COLLEGE OF ARTS‚ SCIENCE AND COMMERCE‚ DOMBIVLI‚ MAHARASHTRA‚ India. THANE FORT TO THE THANE CENTRAL JAIL: A TRANSITION AND PRESENT SITUATION The existence of Thane city appears in the global history since the 9thcentury A.D. Thane city has a rich cultural heritage‚ mythological background‚ followed by a large number of events
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Sant Gyaneshwar There was a Sant called Vitthobha in Maharashtra. He dint want to get married and wanted to be a bramachari all his life. He would always meditate upon god and read the holy book of Srimad Bhagavadam. He would get alms and have his food. He once came to Pandharpur and had the darshan of Lord Vitthal and was sleeping on the banks of river Chandrabhaga. That night Lord Pandurang came in his dream and said that a Brahman would bring to him a girl called Rukmani tomorrow and asked
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Critically evaluation the attempts to improve housing conditions for the poor in one named city in an emerging economy. (10) 1. P K Das Architect; Chairperson of the Mumbai Waterfronts Centre - His firm P K Das and Associates’ wide spectrum of work includes projects in urban planning and design‚ architecture‚ interiors and social and environmental sectors. His current planning and architectural works include townships‚ industries‚ a stadium‚ museum‚ public places of historical significance‚ Mumbai’s
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good education for Bhimrao Ambedkar‚ which would have otherwise been denied to him by the virtue of his caste. Bhimrao Ambedkar experienced caste discrimination right from the childhood. After his retirement‚ Bhimrao’s father settled in Satara Maharashtra. Bhimrao was enrolled in the local school. Here‚ he had to sit on the floor in one corner in the classroom and teachers would not touch his notebooks. In spite of these hardships‚ Bhimrao continued his studies and passed his Matriculation examination
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Executive Summary * This study is basically all about to “Special Economic Zones” (SEZs).In Asia India was the first country that recognizes the effectiveness of the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) model in promoting exports‚ but EPZs were later converted into SEZs. The Special Economic Zones Scheme was announced on March 31‚ 2000. * SEZs are saying as growth engines that can boost manufacturing‚ augment exports and generate employment. The private sector has been actively associated with
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Introduction India is a land where the life of its people is beautified with festivals. Festival is acelebration of the changing seasons‚ harvest‚ reconciliation and the birth anniversaries of saints‚ gurus and prophets and honours the gods and goddesses. History of festivals Epigraphical evidences prove that festivals have been celebrated in India since Vedictimes. The Aryans conquered India around 1500 B.C. and cultural integration with thelocal population took place. 1. Religious Festivals
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specifically for Indian writing in English. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his Poetry collection‚ "Latter-Day Psalms"‚ by the Sahitya Akademi‚ India’s National Academy of Letters.[1] Ezekiel was born on 16 December 1924 in Mumbai (Maharashtra). His father‚ Moses Ezekiel‚ was a professor of botany at Wilson College‚ and his mother was principal of her own school. The Ezekiels belonged to Mumbai’s Marathi-speaking Jewish community‚ known as the ’Bene Israel’.[citation needed]. He was maternal
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Ganesha Chaturthi is an 11 daylong Hindu festival of Ganesha‚ who is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom‚ prosperity and good fortune. It is believed that he bestows his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival. Ganesh Chaturthi generally falls between 20 August and 22 September. Two to three months prior to Ganesh Chaturthi‚ artistic clay models of Lord Ganesha are made for selling purposes by especially skilled artisans. The size of these statues may vary from
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Maharashtra Tourism 1. Executive Summary Indian economy is growing and Tourism’s contribution to the economy is increasing since few year. Maharashtra as a state has immense to offer in support for the growing tourism industry; however its potential remains largely untapped. The reason for this are:- • Lack of Product/Site promotions • Lack of products for the “Most Visit” and “Most Spend” segments of India tourist • Lack of Coherent marketing of the various offering and creating pull for
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