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Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Now, a fourth round in DTE's diploma admissions
MUMBAI: Students applying for diploma courses under the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) will now go through four admission rounds instead of three for the 2025-26 academic year. The change in the number of rounds under the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) will apply to diploma programmes such as engineering, architecture, hotel management, catering technology, surface coating technology and pharmacy. The limited number of rounds earlier forced students to choose expensive private or management quota options. With the introduction of the fourth round, students will have a greater chance of securing a seat through the CAP system. According to the new rules finalised on May 23, if a student is allotted a seat in their first-preference college in the first round, they must confirm admission immediately. In the second round, if a student is assigned a seat among their top three preferences, they will have to take admission, or else they will be disqualified from further rounds. Similarly, in the third round, if they get a seat from their top six preferences, they must accept it. This move is aimed at stopping high-ranking students from blocking multiple seats and ensuring quicker and more efficient seat allocation. The rule also stated that students will be allowed to revise their option forms online before each round from the second round onwards. They can remove or update their earlier choices, giving them flexibility as the admission process progresses. Another big change is the shift to a fully online admission process for seats under the institutional quota and for any remaining vacant seats, after the CAP rounds. Colleges will now be required to publish the list of eligible candidates, merit rankings, and the admission schedule on their websites. This step is expected to bring greater transparency and help students make informed choices. For vacant seats that remain after all CAP rounds are completed, preference will be given to candidates belonging to the respective category. If still unfilled, these seats will be offered based on merit, with priority to candidates from Maharashtra. The rules for cancellation and refund of admission fees have also been updated. If a student wants to cancel their admission, they must apply online. If the cancellation is done before the last date, a refund will be given after deducting ₹1,000 from the total fees. However, if the cancellation is requested after the final date, no refund will be given. The officer with the DTE said this new process will help more students to get admission to the courses and secure the benefits of various government schemes. Registration process for diploma admission is currently underway and will end on June 16.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Hispanic Center expands to lakeshore with nonprofit acquisition
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Hispanic Center of Western Michigan is expanding on the lakeshore by acquiring the Tri-Cities Puentes Initiative. 'This is part of our strategic move to have a presence on the lakeshore and really a declaration to our community saying we have heard that there is a need there,' Melissa Boughner, the president of the Grand Rapids-based , said. The strategy includes future expansion to other lakeshore communities like Muskegon. She said will allow the center to make a greater impact by providing better access to services. 'We do offer many services. A lot of them are family support services, so everything from signing up for SNAP or health insurance, or navigating even something as simple as a DTE bill when there's a language barrier that becomes a larger task,' Boughner said. Tri-Cities Puentes Initiative serves Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg. It is known for a variety of initiatives, including organizing the Hispanic Heritage Fiesta in Grand Haven, which takes place in September. The nonprofit also provides college scholarships and leadership programs. Boughner said the center will continue those programs and try to help address the biggest issues facing the lakeshore Latino community. 'A lot of them are those wraparound family support services. It's the food insecurity, it's the housing insecurity, it's with everything in the immigration world right now, it's making sure that you are receiving the right information,' Boughner said. Boughner says the goal is to help families thrive in West Michigan. 'It's like me giving you a box of tools and saying, 'I hope you figure out how to use them.' Well, the center is going to give you the box of tools, but we're going to show you one by one how to use that tool to really move the needle in your life,' Boughner said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Groups to rally ahead of Michigan Public Service Commission meeting in Detroit
Advocacy groups — and a state representative — are planning to raise concerns about the Michigan Public Service Commission and proposed utility rate hikes at a rally Thursday in Detroit, an hour before the regulatory agency's meeting. The rally is set to start at 5 p.m. at Cadillac Place, 3022 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, where the commission's town hall-style meeting is scheduled as part of an ongoing, legally required process of looking at ways the commission can improve public participation in proceedings. The meeting, set for 6-8 p.m., in Room L-150, is expected to include all three commissioners, chair Dan Scripps, Katherine Peretick and Alessandra Carreon, as well as staff, who are expected to be on hand to hear the public's ideas. The Michigan League of Conservation Voters, the non-partisan political environmental organization which announced the rally on Wednesday, said the rally is an opportunity to "voice concerns about utility rates" and other issues. "Rallygoers will speak out about high energy bills, poor reliability and the powerful influence monopoly utility companies DTE and Consumers Energy hold in Lansing," the league said, adding the aim is to "call out the outsized influence of utility companies on lawmakers, high rates, poor reliability and the need to better hold them accountable." In addition to its members, the league said it is expecting representatives from Clean Water Action, Detroit Action, Michigan United Action, Voters Not Politicians, and State Rep. Donavan McKinney, D-Detroit, who is also running for Congress, at the rally. McKinney, who has been critical of DTE's spending on advertising as unnecessary because it is a virtual monopoly and executive benefits, told the Free Press he is concerned about the rate increase proposal. He also, he said, is working on legislation to continue to require the commission to be more accessible by holding meetings outside Lansing. "I'll be there for a little bit today," he said Thursday, adding that an increase in utility bills is too burdensome to his constituents. "We just want to see the commission hold our utilities accountable." Scripps, who spoke to the Free Press on Wednesday, said he was unaware of the rally, but welcomed the chance to engage with Michiganders in person or by phone, email or mail to hear concerns, complaints or answer questions. Over the last few years, he added, the commission has tried to do more to be accessible to Michiganders, including holding meetings throughout the state in cities outside Lansing that would be more convenient for people to attend. Other groups, he said, have used commission meetings as an opportunity to organize. More: Trump administration orders Consumers Energy to keep Michigan coal-fired power plant open There is no set agenda for the meeting other than remarks from the commissioners, representatives from the attorney general's office and the Utility Consumer Participation Board, and depending on turnout, group conversations, a commission spokesman said. The commissioners are appointed by the governor to staggered terms. DTE rate hikes are on the minds of utility customers because the commission is in the process of reviewing a rate hike of $574 million, more than twice what it granted DTE just months ago — and, if approved, it would result in higher electricity bills for customers. Scripps said the commission will review DTE's request, line by line. Some Michiganders, including Michigan's attorney general, have questioned the rate increases and whether additional revenue will benefit customers or is aimed at improving the bottom line to make the company more attractive to investors. "At some point, we have to ask how long utility companies like DTE and Consumers Energy will be allowed to treat customer bills and our energy rates like a blank check," Nessel said in an April press release. "My office will carefully scrutinize this rate hike request." In separate investigations, the Free Press has scrutinized the commission. One report in late 2023 looked into whether the commission and the utilities it regulates were too cozy. Last year, another reported on how the agency handled consumer complaints. Critics of the commission said its little-known formal complaint process for resolving grievances with a public utility was intimidating and difficult to navigate and placed the burden of proof on the consumer. Scripps, who is an attorney, explained that the commission, like any government organization, seeks to balance various competing perspectives and interests, including those between the public and the utilities. In addition, Scripps said, in an effort to be fair, the commission is required to follow nuanced rules that can limit some conversations with parties outside the formal process on issues the commission is deciding. Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Groups to rally ahead of Michigan Public Service Commission town hall
CBS News
6 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Residents still frustrated nearly 3 months after massive water main break in Southwest Detroit
Nearly three months after the major water main break in Southwest Detroit, residents say they are still recovering and frustrated with the city's response. "We have not been able to use the building at all. We have no gas and no electricity, still, from that day," said Jaime Carrillo. Jaime Carrillo, the owner of the Ballet Folklorico Moyocoyani Izel studio on Rowan Street, says he has been working to get the space back open, but is running into one obstacle after another. Those delays have led to little progress, leaving the studio in the same shape it was in three months ago. "We still had to do a lot of clean-up on our own, and we still have to. I still have to get some basic like inspections and stuff like that from engineers and stuff, but I've not been able to get anybody out here," said Carrillo. "I drive by here every day hoping that everything is done." Carrillo says he's not alone in the community's growing frustrations with the city, energy and insurance contractors regarding what he calls a complicated and lengthy claims and repair process. "People are still worried, mad. I mean, I think they have a mix of emotions and stuff, just because things have not been done the way they said they were. Of course, it's taken a lot longer," said Carrillo. One of Carrillo's biggest problems is electricity. He says the city installed new circuit panels quickly, but nothing since. CBS News Detroit reached out to DTE, which said it hadn't received any calls about reconnection from Carrillo's address but would send a crew immediately. Carrillo says the pain of starting over has been a big burden on this tight-knit community. "All these people that live here, they work really hard and a lot of them work paycheck to paycheck, and for this to happen to them, it's devastating," said Carrillo. Bryan Peckinpaugh with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department says Carrillo's concerns are hard to hear. "We've been striving to be very compassionate with everybody there and making sure that we extend our hand whenever possible to offer assistance," said Peckinpaugh. He says that, in an effort, the city has held two in-person meetings for residents on April 26 and May 17 with claims adjusters to discuss any issues and hopes to have every claim settled by the end of June. "Just because the disaster ends doesn't mean we won't be in the community, in the months and years to come," said Peckinpaugh.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Are Utilities Stocks Lagging DTE Energy (DTE) This Year?
Investors interested in Utilities stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is DTE Energy (DTE) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out. DTE Energy is one of 106 companies in the Utilities group. The Utilities group currently sits at #2 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. The Zacks Rank is a proven system that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions, highlighting a variety of stocks that are displaying the right characteristics to beat the market over the next one to three months. DTE Energy is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy). Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for DTE's full-year earnings has moved 0.6% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving. Our latest available data shows that DTE has returned about 13.6% since the start of the calendar year. In comparison, Utilities companies have returned an average of 8.1%. This shows that DTE Energy is outperforming its peers so far this year. National Grid (NGG) is another Utilities stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 25.7%. In National Grid's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 2.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Looking more specifically, DTE Energy belongs to the Utility - Electric Power industry, which includes 60 individual stocks and currently sits at #72 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 8.1% so far this year, meaning that DTE is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns. National Grid is also part of the same industry. Investors interested in the Utilities sector may want to keep a close eye on DTE Energy and National Grid as they attempt to continue their solid performance. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report DTE Energy Company (DTE) : Free Stock Analysis Report National Grid Transco, PLC (NGG) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
