Innovative ideas by students make university a winner
Last week, students of Mumbai University bagged the overall championship prize at the state-level Avishkar research festival in Kolhapur.
By Bhavya Dore | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2012 02:17 AM IST
Last week, students of Mumbai University bagged the overall championship prize at the state-level Avishkar research festival in Kolhapur.
The University had sent 44 entries across six categories: pure sciences, commerce, management and law, medicine and pharmacy, humanities and languages, agriculture and animal husbandry and engineering and technology. These were selected from more than 700 submissions, which were then whittled down to around 250 and then the final 44 that went to the next level.
“This year we had better participation and a good coordinated effort from the vice-chancellor down to every student,” said Mrudul Nile, director, students’ welfare.
The university has been trying to emphasise on research for the past few years. “We have been encouraging research by students and the students are also highly motivated,” said Rajpal Hande, director of the board of college and university development at the University.
Probe not against Tendulkar or Lata Mangeshkar but against BJP IT cell: Deshmukh
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 04:59 PM IST
- Deshmukh on February 8 ordered a probe to check if Indian celebrities were forced to tweet by the BJP to counter the tweets posted by international celebrities who tweeted criticising the government’s handling of the farm laws.
Technical glitches in CoWIN cause crowding at Mumbai’s BKC vaccination centre
By Mehul R Thakkar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 04:13 PM IST
On Monday, 1,981 beneficiaries from this category were vaccinated at eight vaccination centres in Mumbai. Now, the number of vaccination centres for this category of beneficiaries is 25 in Mumbai
Mumbai real estate developer arrested for raping woman on pretext of marriage
By Vijay Kumar Yadav
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2021 02:25 PM IST
The woman filed a case in Mumbai against Sunit Waghmare after he refused to marry her. The case was later shifted to Lonavla as Waghmare first allegedly raped the woman at a resort there in 2019
No relief to rape accused, he got consent by ‘concealing facts’: Bombay HC
By Kanchan Chaudhari
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2021 02:17 PM IST
The Aurangabad bench refused to quash a case against a 31-year-old for allegedly raping a woman after promising her marriage, saying he did not tell her his parents will never let them marry because of her ‘lower caste status’
5-fold increase in platform ticket price in key stations in Mumbai. List here
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2021 04:24 PM IST
The decision was taken to avoid overcrowding on the platforms.
Farmers suffered losses during lockdown, now facing power supply cut: Fadnavis
PTI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:16 PM IST
Without naming state Energy Minister and Congress leader Nitin Raut, Fadnavis said the former had talked about giving relief to lockdown-hit consumers, but instead power tariff was increased.
Maharashtra: Amid govt-guv tussle, dev boards, MLC appointments in a limbo
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:12 PM IST
While the governor is yet to approve the names, the government is yet to extend the term of development boards of Vidarbha and Marathwada region for another five years
TRP scam: Bombay high court grants bail to former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta
By KAY Dodhiya
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 12:08 PM IST
The bail conditions stipulate that Dasgupta has to visit the crime branch on every first Saturday of the month for six months
Maharashtra cyber police suspects cyber attack behind Mumbai power outage
By Faisal Malik, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 08:45 AM IST
- Cyber police report says some 14 trojan horses - a virus often disguised as a legitimate software- may have been introduced in the server of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) last October when power failure crippled Mumbai for more than two hours.
Tales of pandemic: Each day was a blur, says matron of BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
By Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:38 AM IST
For 52-year-old Rucha Salgaonkar, who was assigned the post of matron at BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai Central in March 2020, the first assignment was to prepare a Covid ward.
Tales of pandemic: Worked 5 days in a row, says 108 ambulance driver
By Rupsa Chakraborty, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:35 AM IST
Atik Khan, 43, an ambulance driver with 108 ambulance service operated by the Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS), was on a night shift when the national lockdown was declared on March 24, 2020.
Informed at last minute, 3 Mumbai hospitals scrambled to get ready for vaccination
By Rupsa Chakraborty, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:31 AM IST
After being informed on Sunday that they have been shortlisted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the third phase of vaccination, HJ Doshi Hindu Sabha Hospital, KJ Somaiya Medical College and SRCC Children’s Hospital scrambled to prepare for beneficiaries on Monday.
Budget session: Maharashtra govt tables supplementary demands worth ₹21,076 crore
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:27 AM IST
Supplementary budget refers to additional expenditure required for the year for unforeseen expenses over and above the annual budget
Maharashtra sees slight dip in Covid cases with 6,000 new ones
By Naresh Kamath, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:25 AM IST
While battling glitches on the CoWIN app, 4,723 members of the general public received the first shot of the vaccine on Monday. The state also saw the number of new cases of Covid-19 fall to the 6,000 range after hovering above 8,000 for the past five days.
Bombay HC vacates stay on GR restraining hike in school fees amid pandemic
By KAY Dodhiya, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 01:19 AM IST
The the court has said the state may initiate action against a school in case of complaints from parents or even take suo motu action in case of alleged exploitation by a school.