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Patna: Violence continued unabated in Bihar on Thursday with agitated students indulging in arson and vandalism at several places as Biharsharif observed a complete bandh against the killing of an examinee allegedly in a brutal attack by MNS activists. read more »
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The Maharashtra government is under political pressure to act against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. Police already have a non-bailable arrest warrant against Raj, but are yet to take any action against him. The MNS chief, too, dared the Maharashtra government to arrest him after his party activists on Sunday attacked young North Indians students appearing for a railway recruitmen read more »
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Even as lakhs of students battle it out for every precious seat in a government professional college, the state has decided to alter its clientele from the economically weak and middle class to the NRIs, who come with their high disposal income.

In a contentious move, the Maharastra government has decided to divert seats from the merit quota to make way for the rich and the mighty in its aided read more »
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The roadside booksellers of Flora Fountain, who have helped students and bibliophiles, are determined to get their space back.
They want the civic body to allot them space in Colaba area to run their business. read more »
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Mala changli athavte ahe mumbai me jevha shalet(school) janara vidhyarthi(student) hoto. Asa vatata tevha ti mumbai japun thevli asti tar aaj tichi kimmat(cost) harnachya nabhitil "Kasturi" evdhi asti.Ahh...ahh kai to saumya sakal. Aee(mother) sakali hath khechun uthvaychi, ani mhanaychi "chal re khup vajle, girnicha (Texttile mills) pahila bhonga(horn) vhyachya adhi morit(Bathroom for low cl read more »
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Kalaraag is event promoting performing arts.rnWell, It is actually a college festivalrnIt is a cultural festival run by a engineering college.rnIt is a cultural festival run by a Engineering college students.rnThis is how i would put it from all I could gather from discussions with students of D.Y. Patil college in last couple of weeks. read more »
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Come next academic year, and you may no longer be able to send your child to school in the comforts of a car or a private bus.



In a bid to decrease traffic congestion during peak hours, a committee of senior IAS officers, including U P S Madan of the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit, has drafted a proposal to mak read more »
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Two girls in Mumbai are leading students and residents of slums to host shows on a radio station started by the Mumbai University. read more »
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The smart card, introduced successfully in several cities across the world to make life easier for train and bus commuters, has proved to be a non-starter in Mumbai within just a few months of arrival.

Harsha Gandhi, a Std XII student from Dombivli, bought the much-touted 'Go Mumbai' card.On Monday, Gandhi was told he could not use the card on Western Railway, and when he showed the official read more »
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Students of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) will be barred from interning in foreign companies, from the beginning of the academic year 2008-09.

The decision came in the wake of a large percentage of students opting for internships in foreign firms and universities.

Third year students have to undergo a compulsory eight-week internship as part of their curriculum. However, read more »
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In a shocking revelation, it was found that out of 1.25 lakh teachers for classes 1 to 7 across the state, only 10 per cent could answer all the questions in the English and Maths exercise books.

Interestingly, the teachers were given the same exercise books that they normally correct after the students solve them.

While it is known that many students of class 7 cannot not read and write p read more »
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Last year, close to 1,000 medical graduates evaded the compulsory two-year rural service bond by coughing up the penalty of Rs 1 lakh.

Now, to make it tougher for students to dodge serving in villages, the government has increased the penalty to Rs 10 lakh if they fail to serve a one-year bond after graduation.

Henceforth, post-graduate students will have to serve a one-year bond or pay Rs read more »
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Muslim scholars and academics want marathi language to be made compulsory in all Urdu schools, right from kindergarten. Such a step, they feel, will open up opportunities for students across Maharashtra. read more »
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rnrnOut of the 3,304 computers introduced in 49 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run schools for the use of secondary and higher secondary students, nearly 70 per cent are not in working condition.rnrnOver the last three years, 3,304 computers were donated to the civic body by Reliance, Ster read more »
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The teacher accused of molesting one of his students was thrashed by some women right outside Vasai Gaon police station when he was being brought after being arrested on Tuesday afternoon. read more »
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