Impact: Latur school ordered to take back HIV+ kids

July 11, 2009
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Impact: Latur school ordered to take back HIV+ kids

The Maharashtra government has ordered a probe into the school boycott of HIV positive students in Latur district. The District Collector has warned school authorities to take back the students or face the consequences. On Friday, LaturKar had reported how the education of some HIV positive children in Latur is being jeopardised. Not only...
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HIV+ kids shunned, shunted from Latur school

July 10, 2009
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In a shameful event for Latur and a pointer to the social stigma that is still attached to AIDS, eight HIV positive students of district council school at Hasegaon village in Latur district of Maharashtra were expelled from school due to the strong opposition from other students and their parents. The students were expelled...
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The new look of Balaji Temple

June 8, 2009
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The new look of Balaji Temple

The Balaji temple in Latur is getting a makeover. Let’s hope it gets ready ASAP..
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Maruti Ashram at Bakli

June 6, 2009
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Maruti Ashram at Bakli

The Hanuman Temple at Bakali (?????) in Shirur Anantpal Taluka has a history of more than 300 years. It is said that 250 Acres of land was donated to this temple by a devotee long ago. The donation included lands at various places in Latur and neighboring Bidar district. However, only 16 acres of...
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Violence in Latur during mass copying inquiry

June 4, 2009
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Hundreds of higher secondary certificate (HSC – Std XII) students, their parents and political activists went on a rampage in Latur on the eve of the HSC board exam results on Wednesday, demanding that the authorities shelve the inquiry being conducted into the alleged mass copying in the English language paper at some centres...
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Ready to serve in central cabinet

May 27, 2009
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Ready to serve in central cabinet

The recent list of New cabinet ministers in the Central government has one name which will make every Laturkar happy and Proud. The name in Vilasrao Deshmukh. The former Chief Minister will be inducted into the Union Cabinet tomorrow (May 28) when the Union Council of Ministers will be expanded to take in 59...
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