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Market Yard, Latur

April 27, 2010
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Market Yard, Latur

If Latur is known for something in business world, it must be the large agriculture market here. The market which is spread over 12 hectares of land, more than 30lakh Qtls commodities being dealt, it contributes to over 300 Cr. Rs worth transactions each year. Here are two pictures of a normal day in...
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Latur to Pandharpur in just 29 Rs

April 21, 2010
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A new train from Latur to Pandharpur is starting soon. The train will leave Latur at around 1 PM and reach Pandharpur at around 7 PM. The return journey will be next day morning. Best part about this train is its fare is only 29 Rs for Latur to Pandharpur.
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Virat Hanuman Photos

April 20, 2010
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Virat Hanuman Photos

Those who live away from Latur must be missing many things about the city. And I’m sure one of them must be the beautiful temples and gardens here.. Here are some snaps from Virat Hanuman temple clicked by me today..
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Latur: Mercury crosses 45

April 17, 2010
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Latur is getting hotter day by day. Literally.. The temperature is rising by every passing day and has crossed 45 Celsius already. We wonder what will be the situation like in the months of May and June..
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Latur man invested in IPL Kochi team

April 15, 2010
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If we have to believe this report by TOI, a Latur based businessman Jayant Kotalwar has invested around 100 Cr in stake of IPL Kochi team. Kotalwar hails from Latur and is rumoured to have invested around Rs 100 crore in the franchise. His brother Hemant, a 1996 batch IFS officer, is the director...
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Watch IPL matches live at PVR Cinema, Latur

March 23, 2010
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The DTH major Dish TV kinder the joy of IPL fans by entering in to a strategic alliance with PVR Cimema to promote the 20-20 matches. This tie-up will facilitate the cricket fans to watch the Indian Premier League live telecast on PVR screen in Latur. PVR cinemas have created a stadium like frenzy...
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Latur to have zero power cuts

March 10, 2010
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If this news by DNA is to be believed, 18 districts in Maharashtra including Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Alibaug, Chandrapur, Wardha, Ahmednagar, Bhandara, Satara, Buldhana, Latur, Akola, Washim, Nanded, Yavatmal and Gadchiroli wil soon have zero power cuts. Though it doesn’t come free as local residents of the districts will have to pay...
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Siddheswar Yatra

February 23, 2010
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Siddheswar Yatra

The annual fair is held in Latur on the occasion of Mahashivratri. The fair which happens in ground surrounding “Siddheshwar Temle” is one of the most awaited event in Latur. This year the fair will continue till 25th February. Here are couple of pictures from the fair.
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Shivraj Patil sworn in as Governor of Punjab

January 25, 2010
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Shivraj Patil sworn in as Governor of Punjab

Shivraj Patil, seven time Member of Parliament from Latur was sworn in as Governor of Punjab on 22nd January, 2010. Shivraj Vishwanath Patil,born October 12, 1935 is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Congress party. Previously he had been the Speaker of the 11th Lok Sabha and served the Manmohan Singh cabinet as...
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Election Updates

September 5, 2009
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With the Assembly election fever catching up, here are few updates on the front. 1) Latur City seat has gone to ShivSena in the distribution amongst BJP & Shiv Sena. Ad Balwant Jadhav and Pappu Kulkarni are the two names being discussed as contestant from the seat. 2) Latur Rural seat will be with...
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