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[ad_1] Published By : Sukanya Nandy Last Updated: April 08, 2023, 13:07 IST Maharashtra education commissioner also advised parents to inquire about schools before getting their children admitted (Representational image) State education commissioner Suraj Mandhare also added that criminal action will be taken against schools with serious mistakes in their documents Maharashtra’s education department has put 800 schools, affiliated with different boards, under the scanner for allegedly running bogus operations. State education commissioner Suraj Mandhare commented on the issue of bogus schools after announcing the RTE lottery in Pune on Wednesday, April 5. “Around 800 schools affiliated to boards in the state are running on bogus certificates and errors have been found in their documents. At least 100 of these schools have been closed permanently,” he said, as quoted by Hindustan Times. Mandhare also added that criminal action will be taken against schools with serious mistakes in

[ad_1] Published By : Sukanya Nandy Last Updated: June 08, 2023, 12:32 IST The Maharashtra FYJC Admission process for Class 11th has begun. Students who have completed their registration for FYJC Admissions can now proceed to submit their preferences for CAP seats in part 2 of CAP regular round 1. The submission of preferences for CAP seats will remain open from June 8 to June 12, and can be completed on the official website, 11thadmission.org.in. The publication of the part 1 merit list, containing the names of filled and verified students, is scheduled for June 13, starting at 10 AM. From June 13 onwards, students will have the opportunity to raise objections or request corrections until June 15 at 6 PM. Moreover, the CAP and quota rounds are scheduled to commence on June 19, 2023. There will be three regular CAP rounds, one special CAP round, and one round specifically for ATKT (Allowed to Keep Terms) students. It is important to note that quota students are also eligible to a

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Afcons Infrastructure has emerged as the lowest bidder for construction of a 21-km-long tunnel, including India’s first 7-km-long undersea tunnel, in Maharashtra for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The tunnel will be constructed in five years, indicating that operation of the first bullet train on the stretch will not be possible before mid-2028. “The financial bids of two technically qualified bidders were opened and Afcons Infrastructure Limited has quoted the lowest bid,” the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) said in a statement. Afcons has quoted Rs 6,397.3 crore for the project. The tunnel will be built between the underground station at Bandra-Kurla Complex and Shilphata in Maharashtra and the undersea tunnel will pass through Thane Creek. It will be a single tube tunnel to accommodate twin tracks for both up and down trains. As per the project, 39 equipment rooms at 37 locations will also be constructed adjoining the tunnel locati

[ad_1] The death toll from a landslide in India’s western state of Maharashtra rose to 26 on Saturday, a disaster relief official said, with dozens still feared trapped under layers of mud and slush two days after the incident. The landslide occurred on Thursday night in the remote mountain hamlet of Irshalwadi, about 60 km from Mumbai, flattening several houses. The hamlet is estimated to have been home to at least 225 people, more than 80 of whom managed to escape. The Times of India newspaper reported on Saturday that around 80 people were still missing. “We are working on our technical equipment, our rescue techniques,” S B Singh, an official with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), told Reuters. “We cannot judge as of now how many people are still stuck,” Singh said, adding that four more bodies were pulled out from underneath the mud on Saturday. Visuals from news channels showed rescue teams, wearing bright orange raincoats and carrying digging tools, trek

[ad_1] A landslide triggered by heavy rains in India’s western Maharashtra state has killed at least 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials say. According to Indian media reports, rescue teams on Thursday were battling lashing rain in the remote, hilly and forested Raigad district, with people scrambling at mounds of earth and rubble. The landslide occurred in Irshalwadi, a mountain village in Raigad late on Wednesday night, the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted. Harsh weather conditions have hampered rescue efforts and authorities have sent in medical teams to help the injured, he added. While 75 people have been rescued, many others are still stuck in the hamlet, about 60km (37 miles) from the state capital, Mumbai, an official told reporters. State Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived at the site on Thursday and told reporters, “The priority now is to rescue those still trapped beneath the rubble.” Some pockets