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HC comes down heavily on State government

Mumbai, Dec 14 (UNI) The Bombay high court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra government for ''the sorry state of affairs'' at the Government Law College (GLC) in the Metropolis.

A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice J P Devdhar, also issued notice to Maharashtra Public Service Commission Secretary asking him to remain present in person on the next date of hearing, January 12.

The court has converted a letter, raising concern over quality of education in the Government Law College and acute shortage of lecturers, addressed by Senior Counsel Rafiq Dada, into a suo-motu petition.

The letter says that though 2300 students have been admitted in the College there were only four full time faculty members and six other faculty members were working there on a visiting basis.

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Efficient energy use can save 125 lakh units daily

Chandigarh, Dec 14 (UNI) Efficient energy use can save almost 125 lakh units of electricity daily in Haryana. Construction and energisation of a new power generating project to produce this volume of electricity daily would cost Rs 2400 crore and about three years time, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Power) Ashok Lavasa said while stressing the need of energy conservation on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day here today. He said the energy consumption in buildings constituted about 33 per.....

IEG to begin golden jubliee celebrations with release of book by PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (UNI) Country's leading research organisation the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) will kick-start its golden jubliee celebrations with the release of two volumes of the book, 'Growth, Equity, Environment and Population: Economic and Sociological Perspectives', by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Both the series have been edited by IEG Director Kanchan Chopra and IEG Chairman (Board of Governors) C H Hanumantha Rao. The institute, with its mandate of 'in- depth research for informed policy making', is one of.....

Building collapse will be thoroughly investigated: Phatak

Mumbai, Dec 14 (UNI) Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak today said the guilty behind the building collapse at Shimpoli in Borivali (West) will be punished after thorough investigation into the incident. Speaking to reporters, Mr Phatak said the guilty will not be spared as people were living on the ground floor of the building in spite of it being under construction. The deceased -- Mewalal Kanojia (37), Jahangir K (25), Chandan S K (30) and two others who could not be.....
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