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Without a sensible transport policy, aviation industry faces stunted growth A few days back, I made a short trip to Hyderabad to visit the biennial aviation trade show called India Aviation 2012. Held at the old Hyderabad airport in Begumpet, the place seemed to be abuzz with activity, even...

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Pune Cantonment Board’s reply to RTI application says that the cantonment comes under the jurisdiction of the Maharashtra Tree Act. Was this Act thrown out of the window for the President? At least 20 stalwart trees more than 100 years old and several other trees have been massacred to make way...

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Moneylife Digital Team 16 April 2012
Dinesh Trivedi, former railway minister, spoke to a packed audience on his brief but highly eventful tenure as a the minister, when he tried to effect many fundamental changes but was stymied “I am surprised that it took a Supreme Court to sack A Raja, who has shortchanged the country of...

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The Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (ISEM) and related defence NGOs have begun galvanising support On Saturday evening, around 150 citizens, mostly jawans and retired officers gathered at the National War Memorial in Pune Cantonment to protest against President Pratibha Patil’s land grab by...

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Use of low-powered amplification distributed sound system is the answer to the demand for grounds at locations where people are present or can reach conveniently and to keep the noise level within limits. It would be most effective if the court directs the MoEF to evolve the guidelines for its...

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 PAN card data has become essential for certain transactions, which makes PAN card identity theft more likely than ever Waving a PAN (Permanent Account Number) card as a form of identity, when such a document is required with a photograph, has become second nature to many of us. Keeping a...

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Commander Ravindra Pathak (retd) and Col Suresh Patil (retd) who have been campaigning against excess defence land being taken by President Pratibha Patil  are well known activists in Pune.  Let’s see how far their tenacity takes them in this campaign which is connected with the highest chair in...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 April 2012
Several people from Mumbai felt the tremors that lasted for 4-5 seconds. According to IMD, an earthquake of 4.9 on the Richter scale hit Maharashtra at 10.57am on Saturday An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale shook Mumbai, parts of Western Maharashtra and some areas in Gujarat at...

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This bungalow in Khadki Cantonment area near Pune was taken over and later demolished RTI documents reveal an official communication to President Pratibha Patil that new construction is “not the right option’’ In reaction to our report on how President Pratibha Patil has grabbed defence...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 April 2012
This can happen to you—bank customers beware. Lack of financial literacy can cost you big time as reputed banks target the gullible with money to spare. PMS, insurance, loans are pushed by relationship managers to make a killing, at your cost! HSBC Bank took Ms Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 April 2012
Andhra Pradesh-based Dr VS Prasanna Rajan is seeking a detailed reply from the President Secretariat on the defence land that is being used for building a bungalow for Pratibha Patil to occupy post retirement Andhra Pradesh-based Dr VS Prasanna Rajan has sent a notice under section 80 of the...

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The Presidential denial is wearing thin. We learn that Rs8 crore of public money is allegedly being used to construct President Pratibha Patil’s bungalow on a land, which cannot be used for civilian purposes. And military resources are being deployed for her   In response to the...

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While the Moneylife report on the construction of a post-retirement bungalow for Pratibha Patil in Pune became viral in social media, the President's office came up with a denial which did not address the core issues, but was carried faithfully by the mainstream media When the Moneylife...

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These hearings cannot be realistic without even the draft DPR and the preliminary drawings made available for study to the public. Such hearings could be safely termed as a farce On 5 April 2012, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) announced holding of a public...

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Alekh Angre 12 April 2012
Without popularising any easy-to-use and failure-safe alternative, the Railways are phasing out coupon booklets that can be purchased from ticket windows and validated by punching at starting station across the Mumbai suburban rail network To avoid the long rush at the railway ticket...

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An RTI activist from Pune, Col Suresh Patil (retd) remarked, “Dr Rajendra Prasad donated his land to Vinoba Bhave and here we have Pratibhatai Patil taking away the land for of her own men Consider this: Eight hundred jawans of the Territorial Army (TA) are presently posted in Pune but...

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Patients seem relieved and comforted that they needn’t go through repeated tests and torture as supported by our obsession with evidence-based medicine. They can enjoy their lives that have been prolonged by simple things like exercise, reasonable diet, and patient-centered goals We proclaim...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 April 2012
Sea level readings now indicate that the threat has diminished or is over for most areas and therefore the tsunami watch issued by this center is now cancelled, PTWC said  The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC), in its latest bulletin has withdrawn its Tsunami warning issued after the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 April 2012
CIC orders the environment ministry to publish all reports within 30 days of submission In what can be considered a big ‘green’ step, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has come down heavily on the environment ministry and ordered it to publish expert committee reports before making any...

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