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Now, panel to look at school fee hike afresh

Sunday 22 November '09

It was around five months back that a reputed unaided English medium school affiliated to the SSC board in the city hiked its fees for Classes V to X to Rs 20,000 per annum from Rs 12,000 — an increase of over 60 per cent.
Schools oppose state’s SSC till Class-V move

Saturday 21 November '09

A recent state circular asking schools following CBSE, ICSE and other boards to switch to SSC from Class I to Class V is being fought by school managements that feel it would bring down standards in their schools.
Board mulls ‘best five’ option for SSC students

Wednesday 18 November '09

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is planning to offer a ‘best five’option to the SSC students to bring about parity with the CBSE, ICSE and other boards.
Rainfall in November is not new to city

Tuesday 17 November '09

Rain in November is no more a new phenomenon for the city and the record shows that it has rained in this month in every year in the last decade except 1999 and 2005.
High performance computing soon in engineering curriculum

Monday 16 November '09

Taking notice of the latest estimated figures suggesting that about 80,000 to one lakh experts in High Performance Computing...
Rush of candidates for varsity V-C post

Monday 16 November '09

Around 96 applications from candidates vying for the post of University of Pune vice-chancellor have reached the nodal office of the V-C Search Committee.
44,260 pass Sept exam, boost for ATKT plan

Sunday 15 November '09

In what comes as a shot in the arm for the Allow to Keep Term scheme launched by the state government this year...
60 kph winds lash city for 4 hrs

Thursday 12 November '09

Even as the IMD officers maintained that cyclonic condition in winter season is rare but not abnormal, the city on Wednesday experienced an abnormal wind speed of 50 to 60 km per hour for about four hours, in the first half of the day.
UAF eyes collaboration with city engineering colleges

Saturday 7 November '09

The University of Alaska Fairbanks the US, is looking for collaborative arrangement with city engineering colleges, in which students can have a common engineering degree and an opportunity to study for two years in Pune and two years at UAF.
Bi-focal courses: Govt mulls reducing marks

Saturday 7 November '09

The government is considering reducing the marks for bi-focal courses in classes 11 and 12.
Bifocal subjects: opposition from all quarters at board meeting

Friday 6 November '09

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education plan to reduce the marks allotted to bifocal subjects from 200 to 100 met with strong opposition from teachers’ representatives, principals and officers of directorate of vocational education and training.
Crowd at Marathi book expo gives bibliophiles hope

Thursday 5 November '09

While there is a perception that readers for Marathi books are declining day by day, here is an exception.
Aspirants on rise, bifocal option under scrutiny

Thursday 5 November '09

Last year, there were around 30,000 HSC students aspiring to join engineering colleges who opted for bifocal courses (technical electives such as computer science/electronics/ motor servicing) so as to get a high score for their Class 12 public exams.
Swine flu shadow over school annual gatherings

Tuesday 3 November '09

With the fear of swine flu epidemic reviving in winter, schools have been asked to curb their plans for annual gathering and residential trips.
Rainwater harvesting need of the hour: expert

Sunday 1 November '09

Terming the current status of water resources in India as an emergency situation, Johan Rockstrom, internationally acclaimed environmentalist and executive director of Stockholm Environment Institute said rainwater harvesting is the need of the hour to preserve water.
Third Front fails to impress, loses deposit

Saturday 24 October '09

After much hype in the run-up to the elections, the Republican-Left Democratic Front or the Third Front failed to impress city voters.
Pune silver lining in BJP-Sena cloud

Friday 23 October '09

Bucking the statewide trend, the Shiv Sena-BJP combine registered a marked improvement over their 2004 results, bagging four out of eight seats in Pune city.
On counting eve, prayers and last-minute preparations

Thursday 22 October '09

Hours before counting of votes to decide the fate of candidates in the eight city constituencies, many candidates were busy with last-minute prayers or seeking blessings from elders.
Lighting up lives, with earthen lamps

Saturday 17 October '09

For six years now, Anand Saraf has been celebrating Diwali in a manner he knows best-by spreading light in the lives of many, especially jawans fighting on the border.
Rethink fixed 5-yr term: college principals to Sibal

Sunday 11 October '09

With several colleges already functioning without a head due to lack of qualified candidates...
Raj pulls a huge crowd, causes jitters around

Saturday 10 October '09

A day after Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar and Raj Thackeray held election meetings, almost around the same time in the city...
‘Honour killings have emerged as a serious problem for rural women’

Saturday 3 October '09

To commemorate 2nd October as the International Day of Non-Violence, an awareness campaign against atrocities on women and children was launched at Karuna Sadan in Sector 11 on Friday.
Confusion marks extension of Keep Term scheme

Thursday 1 October '09

Even as the Bombay High Court has given the go-ahead to the state government’s Allowed To Keep Term (ATKT) scheme for SSC students...
Focus on tie-ups with city institutes, says Alliance Francaise director

Wednesday 30 September '09

Alliance Francaise de Pune will now be focussing on having more tie-ups with educational institutes in the city for promoting French language and culture.
MNS and RLDF likely to play spoilers for big 4

Sunday 27 September '09

The political pundits may be unsure about Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Republican-Left Democratic Front winning any seats in Pune district in the Assembly elections...
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