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BJP factions vie for PCMC mayor, dy mayor’s posts

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Friday, July 27, 2018, 11:14 AM   |   e-paper BJP factions vie for PCMC mayor, dy mayor’s posts Camil Parkhe Thursday, 26 July 2018 The elections to the vacant posts will be held as per the schedule to be announced by the divisional commissioner Pimpri:  A keenly contested tussle has begun between supporters of the ruling BJP MLAs Mahesh Landge and Laxman Jagtap, following resignations by Pimpri Chinchwad Mayor Nitin Kalje and Deputy Mayor Shailaja More here on Tuesday. The strong contenders for the mayor’s post are Shatrughna Kate, a Jagtap supporter, and Rahul Jadhav, a Landge supporter. Both the MLAs are expected to lobby strongly for the election of their own supporters. The BJP State high command will finalise names of the candidates for the vacant posts at a meeting to be held in Mumbai on Friday. Outgoing mayor Kalje belongs to MLA Landge group. The others

Changing trends in newspaper industry

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गुरुवार, २६ जुलै, २०१८ पत्रकारितेतील बदलत्या तंत्रज्ञानाचा प्रवास मंगळवार, २४ जुलै, २०१८ कामिल पारखे कोणताही व्यवसाय अनेकविध बदलांतून प्रवास करतो. वृत्तपत्र व्यवसायाने खूप मोठे तांत्रिक बदल थोड्या काळात बघितले. या बदलांचा पट, ते अनुभवलेल्या एका बातमीदाराच्या नजरेतून. आधुनिक छपाई तंत्रज्ञानाचा शोध लागला पंधराव्या शतकात. तेव्हापासून कागदावर शब्दे उमटू लागली.  मात्र जोहानस गटेनबर्गने  हा शोध लावल्यानंतर त्यानंतर विसाव्या शतकापर्यंत या तंत्रज्ञानात फारशी प्रगती झाली नव्हती. पुस्तके  आणि वृत्तपत्रे जुन्याच पद्धतीने म्हणजे खिळ्यांची अक्षरे जुळवून छापली जात. ही पुरातन पद्धत भारतात अगदी १९८०च्या दशकापर्यंत चालू होती. मी पत्रकारितेची सुरुवात केली ती १९८१ साली.  तेव्हा मराठी आणि इतर प्रादेशिक भाषेतील  वृत्तपत्रांच्या छापखान्यांत  खिळ्यांची अक्षरे जुळवून छपाई होत असे. अशा छपाईच्या आणि बातमी संकलनाच्या अगदी जुन्या  पद्धतीपासून  तो थेट आताच्या अत्याधुनिक पद्धतीच्या पत्रकारितेमध्ये झालेल्या प्रवासाचा मी एक साक्षीदार आहे. लँडलाईन, टेलिव्हिजन आणि मोबाईल फोन नसलेल्या काळात, 

NCP offers cash award for selfie with potholes

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Friday, July 20, 2018, 11:02 AM   |   e-paper NCP offers cash award for selfie with potholes Camil Parkhe 10.09 AM The selfies should be sent to WhatsApp number 9822199599 or should be tagged on  Facebook page Pimpri:  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and the Leader of the Opposition in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Datta Sane has announced a cash award for those submitting a selfie with potholes in the city. Sane has said that those submitting the selfies with potholes will be given a cash award of Rs 100. The NCP has declared the cash award for ‘selfie with a pothole’ to condemn the civic administration’s alleged inaction to repair the roads. The selfies should be sent to WhatsApp number 9822199599 or should be tagged to the Facebook page ‘Selfie with Khadda’. The senders should also give details of the location of the potholes, their names and

No community should be put in dock on nationalism Camil Parkhe

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Monday, July 16, 2018, 4:13 PM   |   e-paper HOME PUNE MAHARASHTRA ART AND CULTURE SPORTS BUSINESS WORLD OPINION Home   Opinion   No community should be put in dock on nationalism No community should be put in dock on nationalism Camil Parkhe Sunday, 15 July 2018         goo.gl/DFSe13  The long litany of the Christians from various parts of the country, who participated in the Indian freedom struggle, was being flaunted in response to a controversial statement of Mumbai BJP MP Gopal Shetty, who had spoken of the lack of participation of the ‘British’ Christian community in the freedom struggle. In the last one week, there were several posts on social media providing names of Christian individuals who had been part of the freedom struggle for India. The list began with Dr Annie Besant, a born Christian