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Schools in Maharashtra to reopen from Nov 23 for classes 9 to 12; HSC, SSC exams in May 2021

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After almost nine months when schools were shut down in March due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Maharashtra education department has now planned to reopen schools for grades nine to 12 from November 23, State Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad, announced on Friday.


As reported by ANI, Gaikwad informed, We have proposed before the state government to restart classes in schools for Class 9, 10, 11 and 12 from November 23. Also, we have proposed that exams of Class 10 and Class 12 should be conducted in May, instead of February or March.”

Each year, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), conducts examinations for classes 10 and 12 in February and March respectively. But, due to the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 and incompletion of syllabus, the state government proposed to conduct the 10th and 12th boards exams in May.
Gaikwad also mentioned that since students have not been able to conduct physical classes, her priority was to get every student back on track before they appeared for their board examinations.

Due to incompletion of syllabus, because of the lockdown, Gaikwad informed, I have also discussed the issue of how much curriculum can be omitted so that teachers can complete the remaining part. We will have to cut at least 25 per cent of the curriculum.

As parents are still skeptical about sending their kids back to school, Gaikwad ensured on taking all safety precautions instructed but the central and state government. The government will ensure that appropriate measures are in place for the safety of students and teachers in schools.

Before sending their children for physical classes, parents will have to submit a no objection? application to the respective departments. Even if parents disagree, students online classes would still continue and their grades wouldn’t depend on their attendance.

Maharashtra so far has recorded, 1,02,099 active cases in the state with a recovery rate of 91.35 per cent. With 5,027 new positive cases on Saturday, COVID-19 tally in the state reached to 17,10,314 on Friday. The case fatality rate in the state is 2.63 per cent. 

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COVID-19

Thane Municipal Corporation adds 25 beds as COVID cases rise

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March 31, 2023

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Radhika Dhawad | Thane

Thane Municipal Corporation added 25 additional beds separately in the wake of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases.

Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) added 25 additional beds in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa apart from arranging a special ward  dedicated to COVID-19 patients. The total number of active patients in the city stood at 252 while five succumbed to the virus.  Meanwhile, TMC Commissioner Abhijit Bangar said a ‘death audit’ of patients who died of COVID would be conducted. The TMC has ensured it has additional stock of oxygen concentrators, testing kits, medicines, to name a few. Bangar told HT, “Due to the increasing number of Covid patients, it is necessary for everyone to be alert.”

He added, The number of Covid tests should be increased to stay one step ahead of the disease. As a result, the number of patients is likely to increase due to increased testing. However, as per the ‘test, isolate, treat’ protocol for Covid, it becomes necessary to isolate and treat more and more patients. The testing centres will not remain closed even for a single day. At the same time, more arrangements for testing will be made immediately in public places, markets, railway stations, malls.” 

India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.

Also read: Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 24 hours

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Politics

After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, his namesake who contested from Wayanad disqualified

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March 31, 2023

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Radhika Dhawad | Wayanad
An independent candidate named Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses.

Rahul Gandhi

An independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections named Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses. Gandhi, who’s name figures as ‘Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma’ in an Election Commission list of persons, had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent and had received 2196 votes from the Wayanad seat in Kerala – a constituency from where ex-Congress MP Rahul Rajiv Gandhi had won with over seven lakh votes.

However, since it is mandatory for all contestants to submit their account of election expenses among other mandatory requirements under EC rules and the Representation of the People Act.

Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma stood disqualified to contest polls from September 13, 2021 till September 13, 2024. According to Section 10A, the Election Commission can disqualify a contestant for a period of three years from the date of the order if he/she has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by law and has no good reason or justification for the failure.

Also read: ‘CBI under UPA govt. pressurised me to frame Modi,’ recalls Amit Shah

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Nagpur News

Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 24 hours

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March 31, 2023

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Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city.

A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city, out of which 15 belonged to urban area while and 6 were from the rural areas, and one from outside Nagpur district. 

At present, there are 72 active patients in the city. Three new cases of the new XBB.1.16 variant of COVID-19 were detected that took the total tally to five in the district.  

India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.

Also read: CELESTIAL! Unique alignment of Moon and 5 planets

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