Sunday, August 02, 2009 MUMBAI - With an aim to lend a fillip to the tourism in the state, the Maharashtra Tourism has launched a laser show.Bollywood star Celina Jaitley was present during a musical laser show that was presented for the first time here last evening.“Maharashtra has given me a lot and therefore I am associated with Maharashtra Tourism since two years. I have also shot a video to promote the tourism of this state,” said Jaitley.The Maharashtra Government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have jointly mooted the laser show at the Bharat Van Garden, a popular park located at Andheri, a suburb of the city.There was a huge turn out of curious public to view the spectacular extravaganza and indeed, all enjoyed the thrills of the marvel of science.Considering that the terror attacks on Mumbai last year may have hampered the tourism of the state to a great extent, the introduction of such innovative ideas ushers a ray of hope for the revival of the tourism.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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