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Ma·ha·rash·tra

(mä′hə-räsh′trə)

A state of west-central India. Inhabited largely by Maratha-speaking Hindus, the region was controlled by Muslim rulers from the early 1300s to the mid-1600s and by the British after the early 1800s. It became a separate state in 1960. Mumbai is the capital.

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Maharashtra

(ˌmɑːhəˈræʃtrə)

(Placename) a state of W central India, formed in 1960 from the Marathi-speaking S and E parts of former Bombay state: lies mainly on the Deccan plateau; mainly agricultural. Capital: Mumbai (Bombay). Pop: 96 752 247 (2001). Area: 307 690 sq km (118 800 sq miles)

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Ma•ha•rash•tra

(ˌmɑ həˈrɑʃ trə)

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a state in W central India. 78,937,187; 118,903 sq. mi. (307,959 sq. km). Cap.: Bombay.

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Maharashtra - a historical area in west-central India

Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

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Yediyurappa visits Fadnavis's residence for Ganesh darshan

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BOWING to the diktat of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ( MNS), B4U Films, which was to screen the Pakistani movie ' Bin Roye' in the country has decided that it won't screen the movie in Maharashtra.

MNS stops screening of Pakistani movie

Thiruvananthapuram: The decision last week by the Maharashtra government to ban slaughter of cattle and sale of beef has triggered protests in the southern states of the country, some of which are major consumers of beef.

Protests in south India over beef ban

Moitra New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday refuted rumours that he had plans to divide Maharashtra, saying "no one can break the western state while I am in power".

'Until I am PM, no one can break Maharashtra'

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India, March 2 -- Shree Uttam Steel and Power (SUSPL) has signed an MoU with Government of Maharashtra for setting up a new Mega Project comprising of a manufacturing facility with a capacity to produce 1.5 MTPA of Hot Rolled (HR) Coil; and a 40 MW Captive Power Plant at Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

SUSPL Signs MoU With Government Of Maharashtra

Maharashtra, May 31 -- For any state to grow as a developed state there has to be an equal contribution from the State Government, concerned departments & its people.

"Agenda Maharashtra" a pioneering initiative by IBN-Lokmat and MIDC

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