Keep in Touch with Latur

CCTV camera to make Latur safer

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:31:51 +0000

Under “Safe Latur” scheme as suggested by Hon. Mr. Vilasraoji Deshmukh, Latur will soon have Close Circuit Cameras installed at various busy places to notice the suspicious movements and to regulate the traffic in Latur city.
The camera will be installed at busy places like Shivaji Chowk, Gandhi Chowk, Subhash Chowk, GanjGolai, Flyover etc. The camera will be rotatable in 360 degrees and can zoom upto 400 to 500 mtrs.
In case of emergency, the recording done by the camera can be accessed worldwide through internet.
Detail news can be seen in Hello Latur supplement of Lokmat dates 17/05/2010 or can be read online at this lihk.

Market Yard, Latur

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:37:40 +0000

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 the market yard.

Latur to Pandharpur in just 29 Rs

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:46:50 +0000

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.

Virat Hanuman Photos

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:03:33 +0000

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..

Latur: Mercury crosses 45

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:53:36 +0000

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..

Latur man invested in IPL Kochi team

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:03:39 +0000

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 of at the office of Minister of State for External Affairs Sashi Tharoor. A friend of the family said Jayant was an engineer and that he had been living in the US for over 10 years now. He is based in Texas.

Watch IPL matches live at PVR Cinema, Latur

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:01:50 +0000

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 so that cricket lovers can watch the matches in the atmosphere of a stadium and at the same time enjoy the comforts of a movie theatre.

Subscribers can avail PVR tickets to the match screenings between March 20 and April 25. People visiting the PVR theatres between these periods would also be offered discount on new connections for Dish TV.

Online Directory: Latur District

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:46:50 +0000

Very few of us know about the online directory by BSNL. You can search phone number by name / address or you can even find out whom does a particular phone number belong. The Directory is very simple to use and quick to search.

Check out the directory at this link.

Latur to have zero power cuts

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:24 +0000

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 a reliability charge as per the category they fall in.

Siddheswar Yatra

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:44:22 +0000

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.