Priyanka Sahoo
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Muzaffarpur shelter home abuse shocking, hard to stay neutral: TISS audit team
Koshish was started in 2006 as a student initiative at the Mumbai campus of TISS and has grown into full-fledged social intervention for rehabilitation of people living on the streets. The project now extends to Delhi, Maharashtra and Bihar.
Wed, Aug 15, 2018
Waive dining, hostel charges for SC, ST students: Panel to TISS
After a massive protest by students in February against the institute across all campuses over improper implementation of the Government of India Post-Matric Scholarship scheme (GoI PMS), the NCST had recommended the institute to waive off the dining and hostel charges for ST students.
Mon, Aug 13, 2018
Need to improve quality of engineering graduates: PM Modi at IIT-Bombay
PM Modi said, “it is our social responsibility to ensure that not just quantity, but also the quality of our engineers is of the highest standard”.
Sun, Aug 12, 2018
Mumbai: Flat buyers move High Court, want ground to 40th floor registered under RERA
The petitioners have now sought directions from the court that the ground to 40th floor be registered under RERA. They have also sought alternate accommodation till the demolition work of the top floors is completed.
Thu, Aug 09, 2018
Lectures, protests planned on Aug 20 to mark Scientific Temper Day
The idea is to spread rational thought that arose during the second edition of March for Science that was held earlier this year. In Pune, the National Scientific Temper Day will be observed over two days.
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
Homebuyers serve legal notices to developer, MMRDA; allege defects, wrongful demolition
On July 26, a group of flat owners, through their lawyers, wrote to Bellisimo Crown Buildmart Private Limited — a Lodha Group company — claiming that they were “forced to take possession of their flats, which were not complete as per the agreement”.
Sun, Aug 05, 2018
Consumer forums: Tariff hike sought by state power body unfair
In its mid-year tariff revision proposal to the MERC, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has sought a 15 per cent hike in its average cost of supply for 2018-19.
Fri, Aug 03, 2018
FYJC admissions: Only 46% applicants secure seats after two rounds
It is the lowest compared to the other five zones — Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nagpur and Amravati — where admissions are being held under the Centralised Admission Process (CAP).
Tue, Jul 31, 2018
Man held for making hoax call to PMO, claimed threat to Modi’s life
The accused, Kashinath Mandal, who hails from Jharkhand, reportedly told investigators that his friend was recently killed by alleged Naxals in his hometown and that he has since wanted to meet the Prime Minister.
Mon, Jul 30, 2018
Mumbai: Slump in real estate sector continues despite drop in prices of housing units
Sale of residential spaces has remained almost stagnant in the first half of 2018, according to the latest report by Knight Frank on the Indian Real Estate market.
Mon, Jul 30, 2018
Mumbai: Over 6,800 in-house quota seats added to online pool
OVER 6,800 in-house quota seats have been added to the pool of seats available for admission to junior colleges in the online process. Now, students have the option to apply for 99,735 vacant seats in the junior colleges across the city and suburbs.
Sat, Jul 28, 2018First-of-its-kind in India: 17 masters students move into new gender-neutral hostel at TISS
Seventeen Masters students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have moved into the new gender-neutral hostel on the campus.
Sat, Jul 28, 2018
FYJC admission delay: Colleges plan extra classes for students joining late
According to the new schedule released by the education department, the third round of admissions will get over by August 2 and the fourth round is scheduled between August 7 and 9.
Fri, Jul 27, 2018
Mumbai: High Court allows minority colleges to surrender in-house quota seats
THE FIRST year junior college (FYJC) admissions hit yet another roadblock Wednesday after the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court allowed minority colleges to surrender in-house quota seats under the Central Admission Process (CAP).
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Rajendra Shinde interview: ‘I have a lot of things planned. I feel we have become complacent’
Rajendra Shinde, who heads the Botany department at St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, is set to become the first non-Christian principal of the college. In September, Shinde will take charge of the college that turns 150 this year.
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Mumbai: 8,000 to lose registration, over 84,000 traders didn’t file GST returns
The GST department began its crackdown on defaulters in the last week of June and officials had visited the registered addresses of all 84,176 defaulting traders since.
Tue, Jul 24, 2018
Mumbai University seeks MMRDA help for Kalina campus masterplan
The MMRDA will also help the university in utilising the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) it received in exchange for the 34,000 sq mt land provided to build two roads connecting BKC to Vakola and Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road.
Mon, Jul 23, 2018Six lakh new traders registered in state as taxpayers under GST
While construction activities are also a combination of goods and services, the industry has been identified as a separate entity and as pure service under the GST, said the official.
Mon, Jul 23, 2018
Mumbai floods: No civic budget funds for stormwater drains in Vasai-Virar
The Sunday Express looks at the civic body’s budgetary provisions for drain cleaning and stormwater drains to decode the corpaoration’s monsoon preparedness.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018FYJC 2nd merit list: Huge vacancies, but many high-scorers yet to get into colleges of their choice
Many applicants, who had scored above 85 per cent, missed out on the sought-after colleges after their quota seats (minority, in-house and management) were left out of the online admission process after a high court order.
Mon, Jul 23, 2018
FYJC second merit list out: Amid ‘chaos’, many high scorers fail to make the cut
The state government’s move to return vacant quota seats to the college, in line with a court ruling, has thrown the admission process out of gear.
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
50,000 seats in engineering colleges in Maharashtra likely to go vacant
This is only marginally lower than last year’s figures, when 41 per cent or 56,000 of the total seats were left vacant at the end of the admission process.
Thu, Jul 19, 2018
Vasai-Virar: Panel set up to probe waterlogging cause
On July 10, Vasai had recorded the state’s highest rainfall (299 m), leading to heavy waterlogging and crippling the satellite townships of Vasai, Virar and Nallasopara for almost five days.
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
Vasai floods: Dead man’s family gets Rs 4 lakh compensation
Jadhav, a resident of Someshwar Nagar, died after falling into a drain during the flood on July 10, said Tehsildar Kiran Survase.
Mon, Jul 16, 2018
Mumbai rainfall: Vasai industrial hub loses around Rs 150 crore as floods wreak havoc
Until Thursday morning, over 120 industrial estates in the Navghar industrial area were inaccessible
Sat, Jul 14, 2018