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CET Cell orders video recording of institute-level admission rounds, appoints observers

India, Sept. 3 -- The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has introduced new measures to make institute-level admissions for technical education courses more transparent and prevent malpractices. Fo... Read More


School bags must weigh no more than 10% of body weight

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The state school education department has directed schools across Maharashtra to ensure that students' school bags weigh no more than 10% of their body weight. The directive, issued... Read More


Observers, CCTV for pvt college admissions

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has introduced new measures to make institute-level admissions for technical education courses more transparent and prevent malpractices. F... Read More


State edu dept launches school inspection drive

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- With CJP's 'School Thik Karo' campaign drawing attention to gaps in BMC schools, the Maharashtra school education department on Wednesday announced a statewide 'Chala Shalet Jauya' ... Read More


Teachers oppose plan to make principals responsible for mid-day meals at schools

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Sena, a teachers' organisation and union working to address service-related grievances of educators, staged a protest outside the education officer's ... Read More


Coaching class operators up in arms against draft Coaching Class Act 2026

India, Aug. 31 -- Coaching class operators across Maharashtra have opposed several provisions in the draft Coaching Class Act 2026 and have demanded that the government relax the proposed rules. The S... Read More


Coaching class operators flay draft law as 'too strict', threaten to move court

MUMBAI, Aug. 31 -- Coaching class operators across Maharashtra have opposed several provisions in the draft Coaching Class Act 2026 and have demanded that the government relax the proposed rules. The ... Read More


Annabhau Sathe's works open up to English readers

India, Aug. 30 -- From the struggles of farmers and workers to the pain of caste, gender, and class oppression, the powerful stories of Dalit author and social reformer Annabhau Sathe are set to reach... Read More


Social reformer Annabhau Sathe's works open up to English readers

Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- Thirty-two of his literary works, originally written in Marathi, are being translated into English and will be published worldwide by Bloomsbury Publishing. This will give readers o... Read More


BMC students wait four months for school supplies; contractor blames West Asia war for umbrella delay

India, Aug. 29 -- With the monsoon season drawing to a close, thousands of students in Classes 1 to 8 studying at Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run schools are still waiting for umbrellas a... Read More