Middle-school children in Mumbai are subject to an interesting educational experiment: they are taught history, supposedly a boring subject, through Amar Chitra Katha comic books. While this is a novel teaching method, there are many dangers in letting children learn about important historical details through a comic book.
read more » Discuss Tell a friendBury
Cricket ace Sachin Tendulkar is reason enough to bring out the cricket fever yet again, this time on the big screen. A middle class girl’s aspirations to see her elder brother become a cricketer in "Dada Fakt Tujha Saathi". All set to release on October 6, the Marathi film, directed by Anil Surve and co-produced by Vinod Wilson, is loosely based on Tendulkar’s life.
read more » 4 Comments Tell a friendBury
In Akola 8 policemen were suspended on Saturday and five others, including two officers, issued show cause notices in connection with the escape of five prisoners from a lock-up here, official sources said.
The action followed a preliminary probe into the escape episode by Kashinath Marwadikar, Additional Superintendent of Police in neighbouring Washim district.
The civic health care system in Mumbai was set up primarily for those who cannot afford health care by supplying basic medicines and treatment for free.
Drugs like Paracetamol and Septran, which come under the BMC schedule of essential drugs, are meant to be given free. But in reality, patients claim
read more » Discuss Tell a friendBury
The BMC claims that they have spent Rs. eight crore in repairing the roads to the major immersion sites.
With the onset of Ananth Chaturthi, various mandals in the city along with the government agencies are gearing up to give a dignified farewell to Lord Ganesh>
read more » 3 Comments Tell a friendBury
The Railways has taken steps for swift monetary compensation to the victims of terror attacks in Mumbai's suburban trains in July last year, railway ministry officials said.
read more » 1 Comment Tell a friendBury
The young guns of India and Pakistan will square off in a dream final of the World Twenty20 Championships on Monday at the culmination of a tournament which has changed the face of cricket.
Hookah bars or lounges, which are fast emerging as popular hangouts for Mumbai’s youngsters and often used by them for socialising, could soon come under the scanner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Learn more about natural acne treatment products and acne medicine that can help you treat your skin disorders and get rid of ugly acne. Natural and herbal acne medicine is the best acne treatment available to everyone.
read more » Discuss Tell a friendBury
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai plans to develop 21 underground parking lots in the business area of South Mumbai, central and western suburbs of the city, and tenders for the first two are to be issued by this month end.
read more » Discuss Tell a friendBury
'Is sugar sweet (Yes/No)?' The bitter reality is that 30% of Maharashtra's Class V students could not answer this question in a basic written test on English.
Several Class IV students could not tell a triangle from a square or a circle, and thousands of Class V students could not write the first five letters of the English alphabet despite having studied the language for three years.
The Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited’s (MKCL) digital university was launched on Friday by Mr Sharad Pawar, Union minister for agriculture. The digital university is an online network of all the colleges affiliated to the various universities.
read more » 2 Comments Tell a friendBury
Political opponents Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have found a common cause. Both parties have trained their guns on Direct-to-Home Service operator Tata Sky for its alleged bias in beaming Marathi channels.
read more » Discuss Tell a friendBury
Marathikatta.com - A community for true maharashtrians and mumbaikars! Register, read, write, vote, comment and make friends! Forward this to all your friends and make it popular!