Dipti Sonawala
Articles By Dipti Sonawala
Maratha Kranti Mook Morcha: While some shops stay shut, others do brisk business
The lakhs of participants of the Maratha Morcha who poured into Azad Maidan throughout the day may have been inconvenient for vehicles and pedestrians, but were a boon to vendors and shopkeepers who saw brisk business through Wednesday.
Wi-fi, solar-powered generators, washing machines soon at MU hostels
In a meeting held on April 3, a decision to improve amenities in students’ hostel was taken by university officials.
‘Ruia College charging capitation fees’
Students’ Grievance and Redressal Cell has asked the college to refund the money collected from the complainant.
Schools just won’t get their RTE Act together
The landmark Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (RTE) Act was introduced in Maharashtra in 2010, but most schools are flouting the law that mandates reserving 25 per cent of their seats for poor children.
MU clears Rs 427.11-crore budget for 2014-15 amid protests by senate members
The university has focused more on allocating funds towards various development projects, for which Rs 10.82 crore has been allocated.
With Rs 1.6 crore sponsorship,IIT-B Techfest gets bigger this year
Of the 1.6 crore collected around 1.3 crore will be used to pay for the lecturers,artists travel fare and fees of some artists.
State govt grants aided status to 4,500 divisions of unaided schools
Teachers from 500 unaided school divisions in Mumbai stand to benefit
Supercars to rev up Techfests appeal this year
Over a lakh people are expected to visit the technological and innovation fair at IIT Bombay
Few takers for madrassa modernisation scheme
Only 160 of 1,880 Madrassas in the state have applied for the Rs 2.5-lakh aid under the Dr Zakir Hussain Madrassa modernisation scheme ;deadline extended again
Mid-day meal case: Suppliers,bakery face action
FDA finds 4 times the prescribed colour in cupcake samples from school
Unaided minority schools may not reserve seats
Academicians criticise move,say schools will resort to profiteering
Uproar over singers sexist slurs at IIT-B
Palash Sen made the comments during concert at Mood Indigo.
Euphoria’s Palash Sen apologises day after his ‘sexist’ remark at IIT-B sparked row
Palash said: Some students took offence to what I said. I apologise for that. It was meant to be humour."
State exempts principals,teachers from supervising mid-day meals,experts slam move
The move,however,has invited criticism from activists and academicians.
Parents ask wards not to have mid-day meal at Sakinaka school
School stops scheme; claims number of students who took ill inflated
Girl with learning disability may lose an academic year
As the board exam approaches,the girls case is still pending with no decision taken on it yet.
MU to award marks to BSc-IT students who were given less time to write exam
The varsity has also sought an explanation from the six colleges for the goof-up.
Panel raises doubts on functioning of ashram shalas
They said ashram shalas across the state need to be checked thoroughly by the state government.
Girl with learning disability eased out by school,alleges mother
The girl was denied permission to appear for board exams privately since it is meant only for those students who have left school in the month of July.
Panel slams cops for minor accuseds custody
A young photojournalist was gangraped by five men in the Shakti mills compound on August 22 .
