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TOI : PUNE: A suspected patient of H1N1 virus, who was quarantined at the Naidu Hospital after she returned from London on Saturday, has been tested negative.

An opthalmologist by profession, the woman hails from Kopargaon in Ahmednagar. “The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has sent its reports and the woman tested negative. She will be discharged soon,” said an official.

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TOI : PUNE: A suspected patient of H1N1 virus, who was quarantined at the Naidu Hospital after she returned from London on Saturday, has been tested negative.

An opthalmologist by profession, the woman hails from Kopargaon in Ahmednagar. “The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has sent its reports and the woman tested negative. She will be discharged soon,” said an official.

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TOI : PUNE: Two persons drowned while another was rescued by a passer-by after their motorcycle fell into a canal on the Baramati-Indapur road late on Friday night.

The Baramati police identified the deceased as Parashuram Lohar (19) and Kumar Bhui (30), both from Natepute in Solapur district. The third person on the motorcycle, Kumar Sorte, was fished out of the water and admitted to a private hospital in Natepute.

According to the police, late on Friday night, Lohar, Bhui and Sorte were on their way home on a two-wheeler. At Pimpli village, they lost control on the motorcycle and fell into the canal. Lohar and Bhui drowned as they could not be rescued on time, the police said.

The Baramati police are further investigating the case.

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TOI : PUNE: Two persons drowned while another was rescued by a passer-by after their motorcycle fell into a canal on the Baramati-Indapur road late on Friday night.

The Baramati police identified the deceased as Parashuram Lohar (19) and Kumar Bhui (30), both from Natepute in Solapur district. The third person on the motorcycle, Kumar Sorte, was fished out of the water and admitted to a private hospital in Natepute.

According to the police, late on Friday night, Lohar, Bhui and Sorte were on their way home on a two-wheeler. At Pimpli village, they lost control on the motorcycle and fell into the canal. Lohar and Bhui drowned as they could not be rescued on time, the police said.

The Baramati police are further investigating the case.

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TOI : PUNE: Responding to demands made by citizens groups, the Pune Municipal Corporation’s school board has asserted that meetings of the schools board are open for common citizens. The school board has stated that the details of the meetings to be held every month will be posted on the website of the Pune Municipal Corporation.

The school board has recently sent a letter to activist Vijay Kumbhar saying that as per the Mumbai primary education rules, the meetings are open for public. The letter states that the dates of the meetings, and the agendas, are put up on the notice boards. So far, the school board has never disallowed anyone from attending the meetings, the letter stated. Print Emai…More

TOI : PUNE: Responding to demands made by citizens groups, the Pune Municipal Corporation’s school board has asserted that meetings of the schools board are open for common citizens. The school board has stated that the details of the meetings to be held every month will be posted on the website of the Pune Municipal Corporation.

The school board has recently sent a letter to activist Vijay Kumbhar saying that as per the Mumbai primary education rules, the meetings are open for public. The letter states that the dates of the meetings, and the agendas, are put up on the notice boards. So far, the school board has never disallowed anyone from attending the meetings, the letter stated. Print Emai…More

TOI : PUNE: Timely action by the workers of a petrol pump averted a major mishap on Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out at a Hindusthan Petroleum pump at Puram chowk on Tilak road due to a short circuit. The pump workers immediately sprung into action and doused the fire before the fire brigade officials and the local police could reach the spot. “We sent a fire tender, but the fire was already doused by the petrol pump workers,” a fire brigade official said.

Speaking to TOI, Vinod Nalawade, an electrician who works at the petrol pump, said, “Electric work was on at the pump and while digging, a labourers accidentally cut an underground wire. In the resulting short circuit, a minor fire broke out. With the help of the workers and fire extinguishers, we immediately doused the fire.”

Another worker said that the fire broke out just above the underground petrol tank. “Because of the timely action by all of us, a major mishap averted,” he said.

Nalawade added: “We had taken all the precautions before starting the work. The electric supply to the pump was cut off. However, due to water, short circuit took place and fire broke out. It was a minor fire and we managed to douse it on our own. We did not inform the fire brigade about the incident,” Nalawade said.

A fire brigade official added: “The pump workers did not informed us. We received a call from public and reached the spot. The incident was not a major one, but as it took place at a petrol pump, we checked all the security measures at the place.”

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TOI : PUNE: Timely action by the workers of a petrol pump averted a major mishap on Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out at a Hindusthan Petroleum pump at Puram chowk on Tilak road due to a short circuit. The pump workers immediately sprung into action and doused the fire before the fire brigade officials and the local police could reach the spot. “We sent a fire tender, but the fire was already doused by the petrol pump workers,” a fire brigade official said.

Speaking to TOI, Vinod Nalawade, an electrician who works at the petrol pump, said, “Electric work was on at the pump and while digging, a labourers accidentally cut an underground wire. In the resulting short circuit, a minor fire broke out. With the help of the workers and fire extinguishers, we immediately doused the fire.”

Another worker said that the fire broke out just above the underground petrol tank. “Because of the timely action by all of us, a major mishap averted,” he said.

Nalawade added: “We had taken all the precautions before starting the work. The electric supply to the pump was cut off. However, due to water, short circuit took place and fire broke out. It was a minor fire and we managed to douse it on our own. We did not inform the fire brigade about the incident,” Nalawade said.

A fire brigade official added: “The pump workers did not informed us. We received a call from public and reached the spot. The incident was not a major one, but as it took place at a petrol pump, we checked all the security measures at the place.”

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TOI : PUNE: The higher secondary certificate (HSC, class XII) toppers from Pune division have said that it was the tough and lengthy’ physics paper in the MHT-CET that brought down their overall score in the entrance exam.

Gauri Deshmukh, who topped the Pune division HSC exam with 95.50 per cent score, managed to secure 182 marks in the MHT-CET.

“I found the physics paper tough. Once I had written the exam (MHT-CET), I knew I would score just about 180 to 185 marks. I had targeted a score of about 190, but as I did not do too well in physics, my score came down. Also, I should have scored two to four marks more in mathematics,” said Gauri. She scored 92 in mathematics, 42 in physics and 48 in chemistry.

Gauri said that had she studied only for 40 days to prepare for MHT-CET after the Board exams got over. “The nature of both these exams is very different. While HSC is subjective, the entrance test checks your aptitude. As soon as the HSC exams got over I had to focus on CET. Competitive exams are the key to top colleges and I think I have achieved what I wanted. I am happy with both (HSC and MHT-CET) marks,” she said.

Aishwarya Kokre of Tuljaram Chaturchand Mahavidyalaya at Baramati, who secured the overall second rank with a 95% score in HSC, said her physics score disappointed her tremendously. “I think I did not prepare very well as far as physics is concerned. I scored only 33 marks out of 50 in physics, which brought down my overall score,” said Aishwarya, who also stood first in the backward class in HSC exams.

She scored 165 in MHT-CET with 86 out of 100 in Mathematics and 46 in Chemistry. “I was expecting to score between 180 and 185 but physics let me down,” said the Baramati…More

TOI : PUNE: The higher secondary certificate (HSC, class XII) toppers from Pune division have said that it was the tough and lengthy’ physics paper in the MHT-CET that brought down their overall score in the entrance exam.

Gauri Deshmukh, who topped the Pune division HSC exam with 95.50 per cent score, managed to secure 182 marks in the MHT-CET.

“I found the physics paper tough. Once I had written the exam (MHT-CET), I knew I would score just about 180 to 185 marks. I had targeted a score of about 190, but as I did not do too well in physics, my score came down. Also, I should have scored two to four marks more in mathematics,” said Gauri. She scored 92 in mathematics, 42 in physics and 48 in chemistry.

Gauri said that had she studied only for 40 days to prepare for MHT-CET after the Board exams got over. “The nature of both these exams is very different. While HSC is subjective, the entrance test checks your aptitude. As soon as the HSC exams got over I had to focus on CET. Competitive exams are the key to top colleges and I think I have achieved what I wanted. I am happy with both (HSC and MHT-CET) marks,” she said.

Aishwarya Kokre of Tuljaram Chaturchand Mahavidyalaya at Baramati, who secured the overall second rank with a 95% score in HSC, said her physics score disappointed her tremendously. “I think I did not prepare very well as far as physics is concerned. I scored only 33 marks out of 50 in physics, which brought down my overall score,” said Aishwarya, who also stood first in the backward class in HSC exams.

She scored 165 in MHT-CET with 86 out of 100 in Mathematics and 46 in Chemistry. “I was expecting to score between 180 and 185 but physics let me down,” said the Baramati…More