Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The admission process for First Year Diploma courses in Engineering and Technology, and Architecture, after Class 10, for the academic year 2026-27, will begin from May 20 in Maharashtra, government officials said on Friday. Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil has directed the Directorate of Technical Education to ensure that the admission process is conducted within the prescribed timeline and in a well planned manner.Minister Patil said t…
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Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Chandrakant Patil on Thursday directed the administration to file criminal charges against educational institutions that deceive students, saying that protecting the academic interests of students is the government’s highest priority, and any fraud or academic loss to students will not be tolerated. Taking serious note of a fraud case at Baliram Hire College in Bandra, Mumbai, Minister Patil ordered immediate criminal proceedings against the guilty management.The government …
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Chandrakant Patil, on Friday said that the state government has taken an important step to speed up implementation of the four-year undergraduate programme, a major change in higher education. He announced that a three-day online training programme will be made mandatory for all principals, directors, and faculty members in the state for the effective introduction of Honours and Honours with Research courses….
Pune, April 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to grant 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies aligns perfectly with Mahatma Jyotiba Phule’s vision of women’s education and empowerment. He noted that this historic move serves as a true tribute to the great social reformer.Marking the bicentenary birth anniversary year of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the Chief Minister inaugurated the ‘Jyot…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Friday directed the Legislative Affairs Minister Chandrakant Patil to submit report on MArch 16 over the action taken against the Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries who were not present during the discussion on budget grants on departments of urban development, social justice and special assistance, housing, tourism and cultural affairs and other backward classes welfare. The Speaker gave h…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Taking serious note of complaints regarding discrepancies in the college fee fixation process, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday announced in the Legislative Assembly that a high-level inquiry committee, headed by a retired High Court judge, will be constituted to investigate the matter.The announcement came in response to a calling attention motion tabled by MLA Mahesh Shinde, with MLA Prashant Bamb also participating in the discussio…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Monday indicated that the suspension of M Devender Singh, a 2011-batch IAS officer and Member Secretary of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), is likely to be withdrawn. This comes after high-level discussions in the Legislative Assembly involving senior ministers and the Chief Minister.The controversy began with a heated discussion regarding the alarming rise in pollution levels in the Chandrapur district.Environment Min…
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) MahaYuti leaders congratulated Nitin Nabin for his appointment as the BJP president on Tuesday and wished him success. Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde said this is not merely an assumption of office, but a historic moment of generational change within the party. In his post on X, Shinde said: “By being appointed as the youngest National President in the history of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Nitin Nabin ji has already created a new history. …
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid recurring speculation that Nationalist Congress Party–Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP) leader Supriya Sule may join the BJP, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed such claims, saying he is “not an astrologer” and prefers to focus on development rather than conjecture. The speculation gained momentum after Sule praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending all-party delegations abroad following Operation Sindoor.Responding to media qu…
Pune, Jan 12 (IANS) The political atmosphere in Pune has escalated to a critical juncture as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and the BJP’s top guns, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, are embroiled in a significant verbal confrontation regarding the issue of “freebie” politics.The conflict intensified after Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, representing the Nationalist Congress Party, promised free PMPML (Pune Mahanagar Pa…