General
‘Explain Delay In RTE Admissions For Socio-Economically Marginalised Students In Private Schools’, Demands Child Rights Body
The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has questioned the state government over the delay in the admission process for socio-economically marginalised students in private schools.
Concern over reserved seats remaining vacant
The commission has also raised concerns about a large number of seats that were reserved for these students having remained vacant in the last admission cycle.
25 per cent seat reservation for under privileged
The issues with admissions to 25 per cent reserved seats for disadvantaged children in private schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act were raised in a recent letter by the MSCPCR to the state director of education (primary). The child rights body has also sought a factual report on RTE admissions conducted in 2023-’24 as well as the directorate’s plans for 2024-’25.
Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 25 per cent of Class 1 and pre-primary seats in private non-minority schools are reserved for children from economically weaker and disadvantaged sections.
When did RTE admissions start?
These students get education free of cost, with the government reimbursing schools for their tuition fees. RTE admissions started later than usual this year due to lack of clarity on making Aadhaar compulsory in order to admit students.
The state education department had later clarified that while children from families that had no Aadhaar cards were eligible for admissions, the document would have to be furnished within a stipulated time. The intervention by the commission followed a complaint by Nitin Dalvi, a citybased activist with the Maharashtra State Student-Parent Teacher Federation (MSSPTF), who highlighted problems faced by parents during the admission process.
RTE admission portal was ridden with glitches
He claimed that the RTE admission portal was ridden with glitches, resulting in the admissions continuing till August and more than 12,000 children being denied admissions. “Parents suffer due to the extended admission process, as they are forced to seek admission for their children in private schools and pay the fees. Many private schools refuse admissions to parents who are allotted seats in the draw.
The commission should give a directive to ensure that the next admission cycle ends by May 2024 and that such a high proportion of seats aren’t left vacant,” reads the complaint by Dalvi. This year, the state had received a record 3.64 lakh applications for around 1.02 lakh seats reserved for marginalised students. However, only 94,700 of these applicants were selected, with only 82,879 eventually getting seats of their choice.
Maharashtra
Major operation by Kandivali ANC unit, heroin worth Rs 4 crore seized, 2 accused arrested

Mumbai: The Kandivali unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has arrested two accused in a major drug bust near Yari Road in Versova area of Andheri West.
During the raid, 765 grams of heroin, estimated to be worth around Rs 4 crore in the international market, was recovered from the accused.
The arrested accused are Arman Ayub Malik (32), a resident of Dehradun, Uttarakhand
▪️ Danish Bhoora Ali (23), a resident of Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Both the accused were arrested on May 10, 2026 at around 3 am. In this case, a case under Sections 8(a), 21(a) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 has been registered under FIR No. 50/2026.
According to police officials, investigations are also underway against other people involved in this drug racket. This operation was carried out by a police team of Kandivali ANC Unit led by Mumbai Police Commissioner Mr. Devan Bharti, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mr. Lakshmi Gautam, Additional Commissioner of Police Shailesh ANC and Senior Police Inspector Shashi Kant Jagdale of Kandivali Unit.
Maharashtra
Mumbai city to see 10% water cut from Friday, May 15 due to low water storage in reservoirs: Municipal Corporation administration

Due to the shortage of water storage in the reservoirs supplying water to the city of Mumbai, to ensure that this water storage is used for a long time, as a precautionary measure and in view of the India Meteorological Department’s prediction of a reduced monsoon next year due to El Nino and IOD, the Mumbai Municipal Corporation administration has decided to implement water storage in Mumbai at less than 1%. As per the instructions of the Department of Water Resources, Government of Maharashtra, dated 15 May 2026, there is no need for the residents to panic. However, the Mumbai Municipal Corporation administration has also made a humble appeal to all the citizens to use water sparingly.
Considering the statistics as on 11 May 2026, there is a total of 3,40,399 million litres of water in the reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai. As against the annual requirement of 1,447,363 million litres, only 23.52% of the usable water is available at present. The Municipal Corporation administration is keeping a close watch on the water supply and a plan for daily water supply is being made. Not only this, Mumbai will get 1,47,092 million litres from the storage in Bhatsa Dam and 90,000 million litres from the storage in Upper Vetarna Dam. This means that water supply is available for Mumbai and the citizens of Mumbai need not panic. However, in view of the recent rise in temperature, increase in evaporation and the need to continue the planned water supply even after the water storage has fallen below 10 per cent, the Mumbai Municipal Corporation administration has decided to implement a 10 per cent water reduction as a precautionary measure. The 10 per cent water reduction will also be applicable in the water supply provided by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation to Thane, Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation and other villages from Friday, May 15, 2026. This water shortage will continue until there is satisfactory rainfall and the useful storage in the water bodies improves.
Avoid wastage of water
It is possible to use water efficiently and avoid wastage in daily life. For this, water saving habits should be adopted.
Drink the required amount of water in a glass. Bathing with water in a bucket instead of using a shower saves a lot of water. Avoid brushing your teeth and shaving with the tap running. Do not leave the tap running while doing housework. Instead, take water in a vessel and complete the work.
It is easy to clean cars with a wet cloth by taking water in a vessel without using a tap. Instead of washing the floors, galleries, verandahs, stairs, etc. of the house, clean them with a wet cloth. Do not throw away the water of the previous day, thinking it is stale.
If you wash more clothes at once in the washing machine, the water consumption of the machine can be reduced. Nozzles that restrict the flow of the taps and wash the basin taps or make the water flow in the form of mist are easily available in the market. By installing such nozzles on the taps, it is possible to save up to two-thirds of water. Therefore, citizens should use it along with all hotels and restaurants.
Restaurants and hotels should provide water in glasses only when the customers need it. Or provide water bottles. So that the water from the glasses filled with water is not wasted unnecessarily. The water system and channels should be checked in all homes and housing societies. If any leakage is found, it should be fixed immediately, this also saves water and does not pollute the water.
It is important to ensure that there is no overflow while filling the water tanks on the roof.
All commercial and industrial establishments where water is used in large quantities should also adopt practices that can prevent water wastage and save water. Overall, water saving measures are easy to adopt. By adopting them, the Municipal Corporation administration is appealing to Mumbaikars to save as much water as possible, use water very sparingly, and cooperate with the efforts of the Municipal Corporation administration.
Maharashtra
Asaduddin Owaisi calls Pathan Brahmin, heir to Osama bin Laden, demands action from Devendra Fadnavis against Nitesh Rane

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP leader and minister Nitesh Rane has compared All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen national chief Asaduddin Owaisi to terrorist Osama bin Laden and has declared AIMIM a terrorist organization. Along with this, he has also demanded a ban on it on the lines of Popular Front of India PFI. Nitesh Rane has shown provocation by declaring a political party as terrorist, after which AIMIM has also expressed its displeasure and demanded action against Nitesh Rane. Expressing his displeasure over this, the AIMIM leader and former MLA said that Nitesh Rane is mentally deranged and that he says anything, so strict action should be taken against him. On comparing Asaduddin Owaisi to terrorist Osama bin Laden, Waris Pathan said that Owaisi has been elected as a member of parliament five times and is always a strong supporter of India. When Pakistan was to be exposed on a global scale regarding Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Owaisi an ambassador and he exposed Pakistan’s work. Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to pay attention to this. At the same time, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should remove Nitesh Rane from the ministry and take strict action against him because this statement is intolerable and Nitesh Rane keeps issuing such indecent statements. In such a situation, action against Nitesh Rane is necessary. There is resentment in the AIMIM over the rhetoric against Owaisi. In this matter, Waris Pathan has also given a befitting reply to Nitesh Rane and criticized his mental state. He said that labeling a political party as a terrorist and demanding its ban is completely inappropriate and unconstitutional.
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