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Abha Goradia
Abha works with the Mumbai bureau and covers the education beat as well as other stories she finds interesting.
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Maharashtra: 50% teaching, non-teaching staff asked to immediately start attending schools Premium Story
October 30,2020 01:48:34 AM
The department also outlined measures to be followed by schools and faculties to ensure safety against contracting of Covid-19, such as sanitizing premises, using thermal guns, maintaining social distancing, avoiding crowds and wiping surfaces of equipment, among others.
Fri, Oct 30, 2020
300 zilla parishad schools to be turned into ‘model schools’ in MaharashtraPremium Story
October 27,2020 03:31:56 AM
In these schools, the state plans to promote merit in education, achieve academic standards and promote the overall development of children, officials said.
Tue, Oct 27, 2020
‘Perverted picture of India being presented abroad, need to counter it’: Vinay SahasrabuddhePremium Story
October 26,2020 02:24:04 AM
In an interview with Zeeshan Shaikh and Abha Goradia, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, discusses the steps taken by ICCR for promotion of soft power, his take on the education system and also the state of Indian polity.
Mon, Oct 26, 2020
MoS Kadu backed organisation says Gaikwad ignoring students’ issuesPremium Story
October 24,2020 05:06:47 AM
Students’ organisation ‘Prahar’, founded by Minister of State for Education Bacchu Kadu criticised Gaikwad’s decision to stay an inquiry against Nashik-based St Francis High School and Panvel-based St Joseph High School over complaints of overcharging of fees by parents.
Sat, Oct 24, 2020
Maharashtra Board supplementary exams: Timetable for Classes X, XII announcedPremium Story
October 21,2020 00:49:53 AM
The exams will be conducted in written format, as followed earlier, and will be conducted across the nine divisions of the state board -- Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur and Konkan.
Wed, Oct 21, 2020
Maharashtra Public Universities Act: 14-member panel set up to propose changesPremium Story
October 20,2020 02:05:00 AM
Through a government resolution, Maharashtra Department for Higher and Technical Education has constituted a 14-member committee headed by former UGC chairman Dr Sukhadeo Thorat.
Tue, Oct 20, 2020
Aartis, orchestra performances and garba events go online in MumbaiPremium Story
October 19,2020 01:17:12 AM
Several housing societies, communities, and social groups are conducting rituals, aarti and prayers for goddess Ambe Maa through limited invitees and in compliance with social-distancing norms. A few are also broadcasting aartis live for the masses.
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
Server, software glitches: Maharashtra likely to miss October 31 deadline to finish final-year examsPremium Story
October 17,2020 03:03:01 AM
Apart from server and software glitches, the initial schedule of the final-year exams had been affected due to a nearly 10-day strike by members of non-teaching universities employees' associations across the state.
Sat, Oct 17, 2020
664 students across Maharashtra joined online classes hosted by BMC teachersPremium Story
October 16,2020 02:20:45 AM
So far, the BMC education department has uploaded over 1,000 lessons in each medium and has 20,358 subscribers on its English channel, followed by 10,372 for its Marathi, 7,949 for Urdu, and 5,582 for Hindi channels.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
1-m distance, book isolation box, temperature checks: Maharashtra releases SOP as libraries reopenPremium Story
October 16,2020 01:38:55 AM
The state Directorate of Libraries also released Thursday the standard operating protocols (SOPs) detailing precautions to be followed for the reopening. Popular private libraries in Mumbai, however, said they were preparing to reopen from October 19 onwards.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
Outage disrupts CET, final-year university examsPremium Story
October 13,2020 01:32:31 AM
CET exams were scheduled to be conducted from October 12 to 20 at 175 test centres in the state for about two lakh candidates.
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation warns action against schools removing students from online classesPremium Story
October 11,2020 01:21:33 AM
On Thursday, over 200 parents also gathered at NMMC to endorse a letter by social activist Vijay Sole.
Sun, Oct 11, 2020
Explained: How proctoring keeps a tab on candidates taking online examsPremium Story
October 10,2020 01:57:16 AM
Several universities have adopted a multiple choice questionnaire format, which might also enable a candidate to quickly search the Internet for the right answers.
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Mumbai University Senate member moves HC against Patkar-Varde college starting satellite centrePremium Story
October 08,2020 03:04:01 AM
This move to accept the proposal without abiding by the timeline and criteria prescribed by the department in its September 18 notification is gross violation of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act (MPUA), 2016, he added.
Thu, Oct 08, 2020
Ryan school in Sanpada gets NMMC notice for removing students from online classesPremium Story
October 08,2020 02:17:57 AM
Since the past month, several parents have written to the school principal asking the management to refrain from charging fees other than school fees.
Fri, Oct 09, 2020
Mumbai University suspends in-charge principal of Siddharth collegePremium Story
October 07,2020 02:56:43 AM
Umaji Maske has been the in charge principal of the college, which is scheduled to start its final-year online exams from Wednesday. The exams will continue till October 15.
Wed, Oct 07, 2020
Students protest as technical glitches mar MU’s distance education exam againPremium Story
October 07,2020 00:02:36 AM
On October 3, the first day of the exam, several students had not been able to take the exam due to technical glitches, forcing the institute to release re-exam dates. Around 8,000 undergraduate students are appearing for the exam that will continue till October 17.
Wed, Oct 07, 2020
Mumbai: Marol teen bags 8th spot in JEE (Advanced)Premium Story
October 06,2020 01:30:25 AM
Swayam Chube (18) bagged the eighth rank in the Common Rank List (CRL) in the JEE (Advanced) results, which were declared by Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi on Monday.
Tue, Oct 06, 2020
After technical glitches mar exams, MU’s IDOL announces new datesPremium Story
October 05,2020 00:19:39 AM
The final-year exams for regular and repeater candidates of BA, BCom, BSc (information technology and computer science) of IDOL are being conducted online from October 3 to 17. The next paper is on October 6.
Tue, Oct 06, 2020
Medical students file petitions against MUHSPremium Story
October 03,2020 01:00:10 AM
In her petition, Jain, a student of postgraduate diploma in child health, has stated that she was found Covid positive on September 7, a day prior to her practical exam scheduled for September 8.
Sat, Oct 03, 2020
Maharashtra: Non-teaching employees withdraw strike after assurance from ministerPremium Story
October 02,2020 03:17:51 AM
As per the discussions, Seventh Pay Commission recommendations and time-bound promotion would be implemented within 15 days, said Deepak More, General Secretary of Maharashtra Vidyapeeth Magaswargiya Karmachari Mahasangh.
Fri, Oct 02, 2020
Mumbai: College gets notice for overcharging SC, ST studentsPremium Story
October 02,2020 02:49:03 AM
The notice comes after the Ambedkar Students Union lodged a complaint with the social welfare department regarding the matter. Fee receipts of a few SC and ST students (accessed by The Indian Express) shows they have paid the same amount as general category students.
Fri, Oct 02, 2020
Maharashtra: No dandiya, garba events as govt issues Navratri SOPPremium Story
September 30,2020 06:27:37 AM
In a 16-point circular issued ahead of Navratri, Durga Puja and Dusshera, the state home department said the festivals need to be celebrated in a “simple manner”. This year, Navratri starts on October 17, with Dusshera falling on October 25.
Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Mumbai University senate member questions nod for satellite centre, writes to GovernorPremium Story
September 30,2020 05:21:40 AM
University of Mumbai senate member Mandar Sawantdesai questioned the move to accept the proposal allegedly without abiding by the timeline and criteria prescribed by the department in its September 18 government notification.
Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Strike by non-teaching staffers: Three Maharashtra varsities defer final-year examsPremium Story
September 30,2020 04:52:41 AM
A statement by Samant on Monday said the state government was positive towards solving issues raised by the committee and urged it to withdraw the strike in view of smooth conduct of exams for students.
Wed, Sep 30, 2020