May 11, 2026
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Pune’s SPPU tech dept under scrutiny for ‘excessively inflated purchases’ | Pune News

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Pune: Facing allegations of massive overspending and inflated equipment purchases, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)’s vice-chancellor Suresh Gosavi has constituted a fact-finding committee to scrutinise procurement decisions made by the varsity’s department of technology under two major govt-funded projects.The university said the committee will examine purchases made in 2018 under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan…

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Contempt power is not personal armour for judges, nor sword to silence criticism: Supreme Court; quashes Bombay high court’s 1-week jail term for Navi Mumbai woman for contemptuous circular on judiciary after order favouring stray dog feeders in her housing society | Mumbai News

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New Delhi: Holding that mercy must remain an integral part of the judicial conscience and courts should take a liberal approach when a contemnor accepts a mistake and apologises, Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a Bombay High Court order sentencing a lady to one week imprisonment for her contemptuous statement on judiciary following an HC…

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Maharashtra govt issues Saturday activity guidelines for state board schools | Mumbai News

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Mumbai: The state govt has issued detailed guidelines on activities that state board schools must conduct on Saturdays under the expanded ‘Ananddayi Shanivar’ programme, aimed at promoting experiential and value-based learning.According to a circular issued by the school education department, Saturdays will be reserved for activities such as parent interaction meets, cultural programmes and school-level…

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