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Mercedes-Benz GLS SUV D  Launched Sakal Times Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Wednesday, 18 May 2016 AT 07:24 PM IST         http://goo.gl/YpNDNR Mercedes-Benz ,  Mercedes-Benz GLS SUV New Delhi:  Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday launched the new GLS 350 d, for its  customers in India. The GLS 350 d was launched by Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India. It is priced at Rs. 80.40 lakh ex-showroom Pune Folger said, “The GLS will be locally manufactured in our world-class production facility at Chakan in Pune district from its India launch. We are confident that the local production will make the GLS 350d attractive for the eminent buyers with additional value propositions and increased availability. This is yet another illustration of our vision of ‘Make in India’, and gives us the opportunity to provide the newest products for our elite customers here.” Folger said, “Popularly known as th...

Kerala, Tamilnadu politicians woo Church leaders on poll eve Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Thursday, 12 May 2016 AT 09:31 AM IST            Sakal Times     http://goo.gl/4hZzwd Camil Parkhe ,  Kerala ,  Tamil Nadu ,  Church leaders ,  Christian communities Wooing the minority:  A file photo of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (2nd from left) with Cardinal Baselios Cleemis As Kerala and Tamil Nadu polls approach, leaders of various political parties are wooing the Church leaders to seek votes of the Christian communities in these two southern states. Leaders of various political parties including the BJP, candidates in the local assembly constituencies have been calling on the members of the Church hierarchy including the archbishops, bishops for the past few weeks to seek the votes of the members of the Catholic and Protestant sects of Christianity. Kerala will elect its 140-member legislative...

Sayyadbhai – Muslim Reformist Published in The Navhind Times, panaji, Goa,  dated October 28, 1991 Pune, October 27 : A glance at him and one is saddled with the notion that he belongs to one of the law enforcement agencies. Nothing however, can be further from the truth. Mr. Sayyadbhai, the 54 – year old Muslim reformist, has been toiling for several years towards changing the law and social customs that he feels have outlived their need. Truly, his can be called a voice in the wilderness. He is among the few Muslim leaders who have made abolition of the Muslim Personal Law and introduction of a uniform civil code their lifelong mission. A lieutenant of the late Muslim reformist, Mr. Hamid Dalwai, and General Secretary of the Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal since its inception in 1970, Mr. Sayyadbhai started his public life in 1967. As his first task, he organized a public meeting in Pune to condemn the refusal of the Muslim Nation’s Conference to extend an invitation to th...

It’s RSS versus BJP Goa govt battle on language row Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Wednesday, 4 May 2016 AT 11:47 PM IST       Goa ,  language row ,  Camil Parkhe     http://goo.gl/JAiu3a Language has always been a sensitive issue in Goa even when this tiny territory was ruled by the Portuguese over 450 years. Now, the latest row is over the medium of instruction in government-funded schools. For the past few months, Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM), an association affiliated to the Sangh Parivar, has been spearheading an agitation to seek an end to government grants to the English medium schools. The BBSM wants the government grants to be given only to  schools having Marathi or Konkani as the medium of instruction. It is pertinent to note that a majority of the English medium schools receiving government grants are church-owned schools. The issue of medium of instruction in school has threatened to become a majo...

CBCI urges PM to lead delegation for Mother Teresa’s canonisation Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Friday, 29 April 2016 AT 12:10 PM IST       Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) ,  Pune ,  PM Narendra Modi ,  President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis ,  Camil Parkhe Pune:  A delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) met PM Narendra Modi recently to urge him to lead India’s official delegation for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in Rome on September 4. The CBCI delegation was led by its President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis and included Secretary General Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas and Deputy Secretary General Joseph Chinnayyan. The CBCI delegation has also requested the Modi to invite Pope Francis to visit India at a convenient date, suitable to both the Government of India and the Vatican. The CBCI delegation has also thanked the Government of India for its efforts to save the life of Fr Tom Uzunnali...

Civic poll results exposing BJP’s weakness in rural Maharashtra Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Thursday, 21 April 2016 AT 03:03 PM IST       blog ,  civic poll ,  poll result ,  BJP ,  Nagar panchayats ,  Zilla Parishad ,  Panchayat samitis ,  Maharashtra , Camil Parkhe In the recently concluded elections to the newly formed local self government civic bodies (Nagar Panchayats) in Maharashtra, the Congress has emerged as the leading party, the NCP and Shiv Sena have won equal seats while BJP was relegated to the last- fourth place. The number of the Nagar Panchayats in the state which went to the polls was very minuscule, only six and there were also bypolls to a few municipal corporations, Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis. Nonetheless, the poll verdict needs to be taken seriously by all political parties in the state as they are indication of the people’s opinion about these parties. The six Nagar Panchayats...

Maharashtra Newsletter (The Navhind Times, Panaji Goa) Pawar vying for Prime Ministership By Camil Parkhe When the suspended poll campaign was resumed in Maharashtra, the political observers found the State Chief Minister, Mr. Sharad Pawar, a changed person. As he went on his whirlwind tour of the State, Mr. Pawar, through his Press statements and speeches, made it clear that he was very much in the race for the Prime Ministership. The prevalent political situation in the country following assassination for the former Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, has led Mr. Pawar to harbour hopes of occupying the highest executive post in the country. A shrewd and seasoned politician that he is, Mr. Pawar, however, has chosen a very cautious approach while playing his moves. The post-assassination scenario has indicated that the Congress (I) in Maharashtra had only one person Mr. Pawar who could pull crowds and secure votes for the party in the state. Despite the disturbance of the p...