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Bhiwandi is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, with a population of over 600,000 people. It is an industrial city, northeast of Mumbai and its is famous for its textile mills. Manyo of the population work in manufacturing. Bhiwandi's industrial growth is a result of its proximity to Mumbai, which is only 48 km to the south. Bhiwandi is linked to Mumbai and other cities and towns by major highway and railroads. Many people travelling from Mumbai to Nashik or Mumbai to Ahamabad stop here enroute. Bhiwandi lies on the lowlands of the Konkan Coast or Karavali, which are the names given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India stretching from Raigad to Mangalore. |
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SAD leader's murder: Accused arrested
The prime suspect in the recent murder of a Youth Akali leader, Balwinder Singh, alias Minkel Bajaj, was arrested from the city on Wednesday.
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India's most debt-ridden states
The minister said this in response to his detractors' claims that the state was reeling under the heavy debt burden.
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'Bengal not only state with heavy loan burden'
While West Bengal's debt burden stands at about Rs 1.92 lakh crore (Rs 1.92 trillion), Uttar Pradesh has a loan burden of Rs 2.21 lakh crore (Rs 2.21 trillion) and Maharastra Rs 2.08 lakh crore (Rs 2.08 trillion), while the central government has a debt burden of Rs 38 lakh crore (Rs 38 trillion), Dasgupta told the West Bengal Assembly on Monday.
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Mahindra Holidays eyes budget resorts
Vacation home operator Mahindra Holidays & Resorts Ltd (MHRL), a Mahindra group company, is planning to foray into the budget resorts category. The company has so far focused on upper middle class. It is also planning to invest around Rs 250 crore in increasing its inventory by around 500 rooms.
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Bengal not only state with heavy loan burden: Dasgupta
West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta today stressed that West Bengal is not the only state with a huge debt burden and other states, as well as the Centre, have also taken massive loans.
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