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Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Students & teachers will get to enjoy 129 off days this year in Maharastra govt school
Students & teachers will get to enjoy 129 off days this year PUNE: The school education department has announced the holiday schedule for the 2025-26 session for govt schools in Maharashtra with 129 off days for students and teachers. Schools reopen for the new academic year on June 16 in the rest of the state and on June 23 in Vidarbha. According to this new schedule, there will be 236 days of school sessions, with the remaining allocated for various holidays. Students & teachers will get to enjoy 129 off days this year in Maharastra govt school The education department finalised this timetable after discussions with teachers' associations. Last academic year, there was one less holiday compared to this year. The new session includes an extra Sunday. Throughout the year, there will be 53 Sundays which will be non-working, a govt notification stated. In February , education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh had said that schools would reopen on June 16 to end confusions triggered by the State Curriculum Framework for School Education (SCF-SE) that had recommended aligning Maharashtra's academic calendar with the CBSE schedule, shifting the school academic year from June-April to April-March. Education minister Pankaj Bhoyar had said that govt was considering reopening schools from April 1 for the next academic year. But, most teachers' unions opposed the move on the ground that adopting CBSE calendar without considering Maharashtra's social, cultural and geographical factors would be impractical.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Cotton to dominate Kharif sowing in Wardha district
Nagpur: Cotton will be the leading crop in Wardha district this Kharif season, with over 2.24 lakh hectares planned for its sowing out of the total 4.30 lakh hectares earmarked for cultivation. According to district agricultural officials, cotton will account for more than half of the total sowing area. It is followed by soybean on 1.38 lakh hectares, tur (pigeon pea) on 60,670 hectares, jowar (sorghum) on 5,000 hectares, and other crops on around 1,684 hectares. To support this large-scale cultivation, the district will require approximately 11.24 lakh seed packets of cotton (5,343 quintals), making it the single largest demand among all crops. The demand for Soybean seeds stands at 62,388 quintals, tur at 2,548 quintals, and jowar at 400 quintals. Guardian minister Pankaj Bhoyar has urged officials to ensure the timely availability of seeds as per the projected demand. "Make sure the district has enough seeds stocked up — especially for cotton and soybean," he emphasised during a recent review meeting. The overwhelming preference for cotton reflects the crop's commercial value and historical importance in the region. Agriculture experts attribute this trend to favourable climatic conditions, market demand, and the availability of improved seed varieties. District superintendent agriculture officer Shankar Totawar provided these figures during a detailed presentation of the Kharif season plan, highlighting that seed stock planning and distribution is already under way.
India Today
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- India Today
Maharashtra sanctions Rs 1.57 crore for new vehicles for Governor, minister
The Maharashtra government has sanctioned Rs 1.57 crore to procure four new official vehicles for the governor's convoy and one for a minister of per an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), four vehicles will be brought into the governor's convoy, replacing the existing ones, and they will be procured for Rs 1.31 School Education Department, in a separate order, approved the purchase of a vehicle for Minister of State for School Education Pankaj Bhoyar and pegged the cost at Rs 25.6 The orders were issued last Watch IN THIS STORY#Maharashtra
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
National Kabaddi Returns To Vidarbha After 30 Years
1 2 3 4 Nagpur: Finally, national kabaddi is back in Vidarbha. After a gap of 30 long years, the junior national kabaddi championship will be played in Vidarbha, with Wardha making its debut as a host district to India's best U-20 players representing 27 states. The last national tournament in the region was held in Amravati in 1995. The Kabaddi Association Vidarbha Sangh (KAVS), Nagpur, under the aegis of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), will conduct the four-day championship for boys and girls at the Vidarbha Kesari Ramdasji Tadas Indoor Stadium in Deoli. The final matches and closing ceremony will be held at Bhagat Singh Ground in Wardha on May 12. Guardian minister for Wardha and minister of state for home (rural), Pankaj Bhoyar, said, "With an intention to bring the old glory back to Wardha and after the AKFI gave us the opportunity we decided to host the national championship from May 9 to 12. State chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will distribute the prizes on May 12." The tournament has been titled the 51st Devabhau National Junior Kabaddi Championship . The KAVS, which recently got affiliation from the Indian federation, requested the AKFI to allot the junior nationals to Vidarbha. Former MP and President of KAVS Ramdas Tadas said, "Once, Wardha used to produce Indian kabaddi players. As many as six players from the district were in the Indian team. We aim to bring that old glory back to the region, and after getting the affiliation from the national federation, we requested to host the nationals." Pradipsingh Thakur, the Secretary of the KAVS, said, "For the first time after 1995, Vidarbha will host the nationals. We are all set to make these nationals a memorable event where a total of 750 players and 350 officials from across the country will be seen in action." The participating teams include hosts Vidarbha, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Jammu & Kashmir. State Sports Minister Dattatray Bharne will inaugurate the championship on May 9. On the occasion, Soil and Water Conservation Minister Sanjay Rathod, Pankaj Bhoyar, former Union Minister Raosaheb Danve, and World Kabaddi Federation Secretary Adv A Ushiji Reddy will share the dais.
