Maharashtra News LIVE Updates: Govt officials to decide on reopening of schools in Pune
Maharashtra government issued SOPs regarding the reopening of schools in the state. In rural areas, physical classes for 5 to 7 and 8 to 12 in urban areas will resume from August 17. Basic Covid protocols like social distancing, sanitisation and mask-wearing are mandatory. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday cancelled the Common Entrance Test (CET) for Class 11 in Maharashtra, scheduled for August 21, saying it would result in "gross injustice" and affect students' "right to life" in view of the COVID-19 threat. Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 5,609 coronavirus positive cases and 137 fatalities, including the highest 46 in the Pune region, while 7,568 patients recovered, a state health department official said.Stay tuned for all the latest updates here...Read Less
Official nod awaited for standard XI admissions in Aurangabad
A policy decision for starting the Class XI admissions in Aurangabad was awaited till Monday evening in the wake of the Bombay high court scrapping the proposed Common Entrance Test (CET).While Aurangabad has already been excluded from the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for admissions to junior colleges, the cancellation of the CET is now expected to pave way for beginning of Class XI admissions. Read story here
No takers for antibody cocktail: Maharashtra govt hospitals refuse to collect stock
In a development that may be considered as an indicator that the pandemic is currently under control in many parts of the state, government hospitals and medical colleges in Maharashtra have refused to collect the stock of antibody cocktail drugs which were in high demand 90 days ago. Read story here
Remove VC for misusing powers: NU prof urges HC
A Nagpur University professor has moved the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court demanding removal of vice-chancellor Subhash Chaudhari alleging systematic victimization and misuse of powers by him, under Section 11 (14) (e) of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016. Read story here
HC flays CBI for slow probe in Nimgade murder case
Flaying the CBI for its slow pace of investigation into veteran architect Eknath Nimgade%E2%80%99s murder, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Tuesday directed it to accelerate the probe. Read story here
2017 National Bravery awardee loads bananas on farm to sustain family
Aurangabad: However hard Ajaj Nadaf (20) may try to couch it, disappointment lurks on his face as he displays his 2017 National Bravery Award as well as numerous mementos, certificates and letters of appreciation for his heroic courage in saving two people from drowning. Four years since his derring-do, promises by the authorities of a job and a house, among others, have fallen by the wayside. Today, Ajaj works as a loader at a banana farm to sustain his family, earning Rs 300 a day. Read story here
In stiff competition, tie-breaker formula in play for FYJC entry
The spectre of the common entrance examination for first Year Junior College admissions across the state has disappeared only to be replaced with unease about the cut-off marks which will now form the basis for entry to Std XI in state board colleges. Read story here
No test for fully vaccinated travellers: Panel
National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation chairman Dr N K Arora on Tuesday told TOI that the top panel recently reiterated to the Centre its earlier recommendations about excluding the fully vaccinated travellers from RT-PCR tests for intra-country and inter-state travel. Read story here