Maharashtra
SINDHUDURG - Celebrating the centenary of Dwarkanath Kotnis, the noted Indian doctor who rendered yeoman services in China in the 1930s, several commemorative programmes have been organized in the southern Konkan region starting Sunday.
SATARA - Satara district, famous for its lush green hill stations of Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani, now looks cleaner and, importantly, smells fresher, thanks to healthier toilet initiatives.
SATARA - A team of experts from UNESCO will visit Maharashtra's picturesque Kaas Plateau where an amazing variety of wild flowers grow to examine a proposal of granting it world heritage site status, a top official said here.
THANE - One crore seeds of various trees will be planted during a three-day drive along a 350 km stretch of National Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai) between Maharashtra's Thane and Dhule districts, an NGO said Sunday.
