Pune

Six youths have landed in the police lock-up in the last two months for calling up the emergency number 100 and passing vulgar comments on women police personnel on duty. The women police personnel filed complaints against the youths. Additional commissioner of police (administration) Sanjeev Singhal told DNA that the police have decided to take the matter seriously and stern action would be taken against the pranksters. "So far we have filed six cases and stern action will be tak…

The Maharashtra government’s resolution (GR) allowing private and unaided schools to hike their fees up to 50% to enable them to pay teachers as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations has evoked a sharp reaction from various parents’ organisations.Visibly annoyed with the new GR, the parents have put forward their concerns about the kind of facilities given in the schools.The GR issued on Friday says that the private and unaided schools can hike their fees up to 50% and c…

A call or SMS from an agent to sell an insurance policy or announce the latest offering from a nearby mall can now be barred by the users without any intervention from the service providers. Pune-based Optinno Mobitech Private Limited has developed a unique software called Mobiwatchman that allows one to block unwanted calls, messages and spam. Founder and company’s CEO Sagar Bedmutha claimed that this is the first such solution to be developed by any Indian company. "All…

BSc student Sandhya K landed up with a job in an IT firm, just like her cousins with engineering degrees. The 21-year-old will join a Bangalore-based top company from July on a starting salary of Rs1.8lakhs, and her job profile includes a ‘non-technical’ activity like testing. Sandhya says four IT firms came to her college for placements. Like Sandhya, there are several non-engineering graduates ? most of them who are BSc graduates, while a few with BCom and BA degrees ? who are ge…

Cummins Generator Technologies India Limited managing director Pradeep Bhargava said people should strive to solve problems instead of seeking solution from the government.Speaking as the chief guest at the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) Industrial Merit Awards 2010 distribution ceremony organised at SM Joshi Hall on Sunday, he said, "The government cannot solve all the problems alone as it is involved in so many things but citizens can pick up any civi…