Maharashtra

April 29, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

MHA officer held in bulletproof jacket scam

The multi-crore bulletproof jacket procurement deal got murkier on Wednesday when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a senior ministry of home affairs (MHA) official for granting undue favours to some suppliers.The officer, RKSharma, holding the rank of a director, was head of a special cell called Modernisation & Provisioning of Central Police Forces and was looking after allocation of weaponry to such paramilitary forces.Preliminary investigations by the CBI revealed th…

Pune

April 28, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

State conducts RTE workshop

The state government in collaboration with Sarva Shikhshan Abhiyan and Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad had organised a two-day workshop for education directors, joint directors and other officials on the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE) at a Balewadi hotel on Monday and Tuesday.The workshop was attended by directors and joint directors from across the state besides various officials from Mantralaya. It was organised to discuss various problems and …

Mumbai

April 28, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Primary teachers take on Maharasthra

Over 10,000 primary school teachers from aided and unaided schools protested against the non-implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission in their schools. Teachers have threatened the state that they will not allow schools to reopen until their demands are met. Even as schools are hiking their fees citing the Sixth pay Commission, teachers claim they are not receiving the benefits. They have given the state, BMC a May 1 deadline to resolve the issue.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation …

Pune

April 27, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Rs25,000-cr US deal with India!

The US Congress has been formally notified of the possibility of the biggest defence deal ever with India, worth over Rs25,000 crore.According to a statement from the US embassy, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on April 22 of the possible sale of 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to the Indian Air Force.When inducted, C-17, one the world’s big transport aircraft, will replace the Russian IL-76 as the biggest aircraft in the Indian military.The…

Mumbai

April 27, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Pune exhibition to help Dalits script success stories

In a first-of-its-kind exhibition in Pune, Dalits will be exhibiting their success stories with the aim of inspiring others from the community and helping them make it big in life. There will be 200 Dalits narrating how they made it in different spheres of life without feeling helpless or marginalised. The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI), which is organising the DEEP Expo from June 4 to 6, is expected to turn it into a yearly affair. A trust founded to empower the…