Friday, February 20, 2026

Author: Worldsnap Staff

Mumbai
Worldsnap Staff

From now, silence will reign at Shivaji Park

Loudspeakers will now be history at Shivaji Park, to the delight of the predominantly Marathi-speaking residents in the locality. Finally after six years of battling the frequent noise and din from political and other rallies, the Bombay high court ruling on Wednesday was music to the ears of the Shivaji Park residents.But for three days ? Maharashtra Day (May 1), Republic Day (January 26) and Mahaparinirvan Diwas (December 6) ? the court has, in an interim order, said the park vicinity woul…

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Business
Worldsnap Staff

GM India records 120% growth in sales

General Motors, India, has registered an impressive growth of 120% in sales in April 2010, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 10,601 units in April 2010 as against 4,823 units in April 2009.The April sales consisted of 3,852 units of Chevrolet Beat, 3,507 units of Chevrolet Spark, 1,529 units of Chevrolet Tavera, 692 units of Chevrolet Cruze, 529 units of Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, 315 units of Chevrolet Aveo, 115 units of Chevrolet Captiva and 62 units of Chevrolet Optra.<b…

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Jaipur
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Gurjars up the ante on reservation issue

The Gurjars, agitating over the quota issue, appear to be heading for a clash with the state government as efforts to bring their leader Kirori Singh Bhainsla to the talks table failed on Tuesday.A day earlier, Bhainsla had set a deadline for the government to announce 5% quota for Gurjars in government jobs. On Monday, at a community mass gathering at Mehrawar near Bayana he gave a clear warning about bringing the state machinery to a standstill if the community’s demand remained unful…

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Pune
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Nimbalkar is PP in Pujari case

The state government has appointed senior criminal lawyer Harshad Nimbalkar as the special public prosecutor (PP) in the gang rape-cum-murder case of software engineer Nayana Abhijit Pujari.She was raped and killed in October last year.Speaking to media on Tuesday, Nimbalkar said, "I will first study the entire case with the help of the police. I expect their complete cooperation in the case."He said he will particularly study the evidence part of the investigation.The …

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Mumbai
Worldsnap Staff

250 get a Marathi scare before CET

Imagine an English medium student getting ready for a crucial examination, but just days before it he comes to know that he will be given question papers in Marathi. You are shocked merely thinking of it, right? So, you can easily imagine the trauma of some 250 students in whose life it actually happened, courtesy examination hall tickets.These English medium students, set to appear for the Maharashtra common entrance test for admission to health science, engineering and pharmacy degree cour…

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