MKCL Arabia Ltd to conduct courses at King Saud university
Maharashtra knowledge corporation limited has also been entrusted with conducting online exams.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON APR 05, 2019 03:27 PM IST
After successfully running the Maharashtra State Certificate in Information Technology (MSCIT) for 18 years, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) has joined hands with King Saud University, a renowned university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“The learning management system used in designing MKCL’s MSCIT course was demonstrated to the University officials, they understood that it matches international benchmarking and so MKCL was awarded the contract,” said Neel Prabhu, general manager for international business development programme, MKCL. So, a joint venture company, MKCL Arabia Ltd has been formed. MKCL has also been entrusted with conducting online exams. MKCL has enrolled atleast 20,000 learners in online mode from atleast 130 countries.
Residents demand restrictions on heavy vehicles inside Narhe
By Dheeraj Bengrut, Pune
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:07 PM IST
The death of the 19-year-old nursing student girl has shocked the residents of Narhe and surrounding areas and demand has been made to ban for ban heavy vehicles on residential roads by local residents
Demand to increase EBC hostels in the state
By Dheeraj Bengrut, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:07 PM IST
After colleges in the state reopened on February 15 after almost a year’s gap, students have started coming back to Pune, Mumbai and other major cities to resume offline studies
Admissions under RTE begin, registrations open until March 21st
By Namrata Devikar, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:06 PM IST
The admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) have begun from Wednesday, according to the school education and sports department
Bandu Andekar in police custody in attempted murder case
By Shalaka Shinde, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:06 PM IST
Bandu Andekar, a local gangster in Pune was remanded to the custody of Pune police on Wednesday along with his aides in a case of attempted murder of a 21-year-old and his friends who had a rivalry with Andekar’s gang members, according to the police
Fake toll racket: Seven arrested for issuing fake receipts, siphoning crores
By HT Correspondent, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:06 PM IST
Five contractors were among 11 toll plaza workers booked by Pune rural police for printing fake toll plaza receipts and siphoning money to the tune of ₹3 crore over the past few months, according to Abhinav Deshmukh, superintendent of Pune rural police
Nilesh Ghaywal detained, Pune rural police may re-open cases in which he was acquitted
By HT Correspondent, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:05 PM IST
The Pune rural police are planning to appeal for reopening of at least two cases in which Nilesh Bansilal Ghaywal (44) was acquitted, according to Pune rural police superintendent Abhinav Deshmukh
Open inquiry into Jal Yukta Shivar receives poor response from complainants
By Yogesh Joshi and Manasi Deshpande, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:05 PM IST
The four-member panel set up by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government during December last year to probe alleged irregularities in Jal Yukta Shivar scheme has received only four complaints from Pune, prompting BJP to claim that inquiry is driven by politics
Two fire incidents reported in Pune within 12 hours, no casualties
By HT Correspondent, Pune
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:05 PM IST
Two fire incidents were recorded from Pune in one day within hours of each other on Wednesday
PMC: 578 students dropped out of school in a year
By Namrata Devikar, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:04 PM IST
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has found that in the last one year, 578 students from PMC have dropped out of school
Army recruitment racket: Two of the four arrested are serving personnel
By Shalaka Shinde, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 11:44 PM IST
Two serving Indian Army officials are among seven people who have been arrested in the Indian Army soldier recruitment entrance exam question paper leak, according to a written statement issued by the Pune police
14-year-old apprehended for sexual assault of minor girl
By HT Correspondent, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 11:44 PM IST
A 14-year-old boy was apprehended by Pimpri-Chinchwad police for sexual assault of a five-year-old girl in a slum in Bhosari
Unrepaired roads in Vishrantwadi a recipe for danger
By Dheeraj Bengrut, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 11:44 PM IST
The residents of Vishrantwadi and nearby areas are facing a daily hurdle to travel through roads that are lying unrepaired by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s road department
PMC to develop Jambulwadi lake for recreational activities using PPP model
By Abhay Khairnar, Pune
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2021 11:44 PM IST
After Pashan and Katraj lakes, the PMC is set to develop the Jambhulwadi lake near Ambegaon using the public-private partnership (PPP) model
PMC proposes ₹50 lakh for study on climate change’s infrastructure impact
By Abhay Khairnar, Pune
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 11:43 PM IST
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to conduct a study on climate change and its impact on the city’s infrastructure
Unidentified body with mutilated genitals found; police suspect brutal murder
By HT Correspondent, Pune
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2021 11:43 PM IST
A mangled body of a man with mutilated genitals was found and a case of murder was registered by the Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Monday