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The state government will institute an inquiry to find out the culprit(s) behind the false claim that Mumbai University has a five-star rating from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (Naac). The claim appeared in an advertisement regarding the university’s recently-held convocation ceremony. Higher and technical education minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said that the government will initiate an inquiry into the matter and also issue a warning to acting vice-chancellor C…

Bangalore

April 15, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Aravind Limbavali gives VCs a clean chit

Higher education minister Aravind Limbavali on Wednesday patted the vice-chancellors and administrative staff of various universities in the state for their excellent performance. "Vice-chancellors of all state universities are doing a good job," Limbavali told reporters after attending the Dr BR Ambedkar birth anniversary celebrations in Bangalore University(BU).When asked about a recent comment made by governor HR Bhardwaj on the indiscipline prevailing in state universities, L…

Bangalore

April 15, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Great Indian headcount begins today in Karnataka

The first phase of the 15th national census exercise will kickstart in Karnataka on Thursday. This 45-day exercise will end on June 1, during which officials will knock on your doors to collect data on your family, housing and household amenities.Director of census operations in Karnataka, Anil Kumar, and the state nodal officer for the operations, KS Prabhakar, met mediapersons and said that the massive exercise would take off at 8 am on Thursday at Raj Bhavan, with officials first collec…

Jaipur

April 14, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Commotion rules JMC’s general body meeting

The date 13 again proved to be a blackday for the Jaipur Municipal Corporation. The BJP and Congress councillors hurled comments and abuses at each other in the second general body meeting on Tuesday and mayor Jyoti Khandelwal remained helpless and continued reading her budget speech. On January 13, the JMC witnessed a similar furore and the mayor was forced to flee from her office chamber.On Tuesday, both the Congress and BJP councillors had pre-planned how to ‘behave’ in the JM…

Pune

April 14, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Band threatens to quit Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited

Divisional commissioner and acting chairman of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) Dilip Band has written a letter to the Pune municipal commissioner stating that he was ready to resign from the transport utility.In his letter sent to municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade on Tuesday, Band stated that he had been making serious efforts to improve the public transport company.He said the Union government had warned the PMPML to purchase buses before March 31, failing whi…