Pune

Science Day will spread scientific spirit

Various institutions in the city have made elaborate preparations to celebrate the National Science Day on Saturday.

The day is celebrated every year on February 28 to commemorate the Raman's effect discovered by India's ace scientist CV Raman in 1928.

The National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Metereology (IITM) however celebrated the National Science Day on Friday itself.

At the Nutan Marathi Vidyayala (girls), school authorities said the entire week has been devoted to the promotion and understanding of science.

Principal Madhura Kulkarni said, "Starting with a science quiz for the students of standard VI and VII on Tuesday, we also had a lectures by experts."

Case filed against motorcycle rider

He was involved in a mishap which killed a student

A second year engineering student Sameera Samel (19) of Mumbai, currently staying at the college hostel at Balewadi, was killed in an accident on February 12. The scooter pillion rider Shilpi Singh (19) escaped with serious injuries, when an unidentified motorcycle rider collided with them on Baner road.

The Chatuhshrungi police registered a case in this regard on Thursday after the pillion rider recovered from her accidental injuries.

Teenager dies after brawl at Nashik school

A fight for a place on the bench leads to the incident

A fight between two students at a school took a tragic turn here in which a 15-year-old student lost his life on Friday.

Akshay Potti (15) and his classmate in class IXth C at St Francis High School, Rane Nagar reportedly fought around 7 am in the school. The brawl is believed to have started for a place on the bench and took an ugly turn with Akshay being rushed to the hospital.

The school authorities informed his parents and took him to Sahyadri Hospital where his father Anilkumar Potti also arrived.

Gang of vehicle thieves busted

Four-wheelers worth Rs20 lakh seized, three arrested

The city crime branch officials on Thursday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of vehicle thieves following the arrest of three suspects. The trio is allegedly involved in forging documents and selling the vehicles in other states.

Additional commissioner of police (crime) Rajender Singh said one of the suspects was caught red-handed in November 2008 while stealing a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at Bhosari. During the course of investigation, the crime branch arrested two more suspects from Nashik.

SC adjourns hearing in Sun Dew Apartment case

It was built by ex-CM Manohar Joshi's son-in-law after changing reservation

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging the Bombay High Court order to demolish the controversial Sun Dew Apartment on Prabhat Road.

The multi-storeyed commercial complex is owned by Girish Vyas, the son-in-law of former chief minister Manohar Joshi.

A division bench comprising Justice RV Raveendran and Justice Markenday Katju adjourned the hearing by six weeks to enable the parties to explore the possibility of finding an amicable solution to the issue.

Common people can preserve Marathi, says Deshpande

The good days for Marathi won't be far if the masses use the language confidently during their day-to-day work along with the classes, said senior artist and critic VB Deshpande.

He was speaking with DNA on the eve of Marathi Bhasha Diwas celebrated on February 27.

He said, "The countries, which have been created on the basis of language, observe February 22 as International Language Day. However, we observe February 27 as Marathi Bhasha Diwas in Maharashtra to commemorate the birth anniversary of renowned writer Vi Va Shirwadkar alias Kusumagraj, who was very particular about the use of the language."

We started observing the special day ten years ago as Marathi Bhasha Diwas to preserve the language, he said.

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