Aamby Valley City, Maharashtra, May 14, 2010: Anirban Lahiri registered an impressive six-stroke win at the PGTI Players Championship presented by Aamby Valley Golf Course on Friday after he posted an immaculate five under 67 in the final round. Lahiri finished the tournament with a total of 24 under 264, thus breaking the PGTI record of 22 under for four rounds set by Jyoti Randhawa in 2007. Shamim Khan finished in second place at 18 under 270.
Anirban Lahiri’s (65-65-67-67) final round 67 comprised of six birdies and a bogey. Lahiri, …

6 May : The Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Shri Gurudas Kamat informed Rajya Sabha today in a written reply that amendments issued in December, 2009 in the Licence Agreements of all Telecom Service Providers for security related concerns stipulated that the Licensee(s) shall apply to the Licensor for security clearance, with the details of the equipment(s) as well as details of equipment(s) suppliers and manufacturers including Original Equipments Manufacturers (OEM), before placement of the final purchase order for procurement/upgradation of equipment/software for provision of telecommunications services …

By Deep , 23 Nov : How to Reach ShirdiShirdi, situated in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, is counted amongst the most revered and most visited pilgrim destinations in India. It is regarded as the sacred abode of Shri Sai Baba and is situated at a distance of approximately 200 km to the north of Pune city and 300 km to the east of Mumbai city. Being so close to two metropolitan cities of India, the pilgrim destination is easily accessible from any part of the country as well as …

17 Nov : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave away the Nirmal Gram Puraskar 2009 to districts and Block Panchayats from Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal for achieving total sanitation in their respective areas at a function in New Delhi.
The Panchayati Raj Institutions that have attained full sanitation are awarded the prestigious Nirmal Gram Puraskar every year.
President Patil lauded the role of panchayati raj institutions in building rural infrastructure.
The President also said that the practice of scavengers though banned is still prevalent and must be eradicated at the earliest through …

21 Oct : The Congress is set to capture power in Maharashtra for a third consecutive term and sweep Arunachal Pradesh while a not-so-good performance in Haryana left it as the single largest party scrambling for numbers to get a majority.
The Congress, along with its ally NCP, was poised to form the government in Maharashtra as it was leading in 134 constituencies having already bagged 4 seats in the 288-member Assembly.
The alliance, which had won 140 seats in the last elections, may end up with almost the same figure and …