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NDTV
07-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Maharashtra Schools To Stay Open On July 8 And 9 Despite Protest By Thousands Of Teachers
Maharashtra Teacher Protest: The schools of Maharashtra were earlier expected to stay closed on July 8 and 9, as a result of planned protest by teachers on these dates. However, the Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Mahesh Palekar has clarified the schools will remain open on July 8 and 9 as stated by My Pune Pulse. The protest, however, will continue until the teachers' demands are addressed. The protest will be led by major teacher unions such as the Maharashtra State Headmasters' Association and the Joint Headmasters' Association. Background On the Protest This ongoing agitation traces back to August 2024 when the teachers had protested for 75 days continuously and asked to increase the financial aid for aided and partially aided schools. Even though the state cabinet had agreed to fulfill the demands in October 2024, the final Government Resolution (GR) failed to provide the requested funds, causing frustration among teachers and plans for a fresh round of protests. Protest At Azad Maidan Azad Maidan, known for holding major public demonstrations like 2018 farmer's march, 2021 protests against farm laws and the largest ever political meeting in December 1931 led by Mahatma Gandhi will once again become the epicenter of a large-scale protest. Thousands of teacher will gather at the Azad Maidan, urging the state cabinet to release the pending financial aid as agreed. If the demands are not met, the protest is expected to continue beyond July 9.
India Today
02-05-2025
- India Today
Fact Check: Hindu family attacked for posting anti-Pak content? No, this was a road rage case
As tensions between India and Pakistan heighten with every passing day, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, a video of a brawl was virally shared with shocking claims. A post alleged, "A Hindu family in Pune was attacked by a group after posting against Pakistan on social media."Many shared the video on Facebook and wrote captions like: "In our own country, a Hindu family in Pune was brutally attacked just for speaking out against Pakistan. This is the harsh reality we face — silenced in our own home for voicing the truth."advertisement India Today Fact Check found that the clash had nothing to do with an anti-Pakistani post on social media. It was a road rage ProbeUpon reverse-searching the viral clip's keyframes, we came across a news report published in My Pune Pulse on April 29, featuring screengrabs from that video. The incident occurred in the busy Bhawani Peth area of Pune. Reportedly, a two-wheeler rider honked at a pedestrian crossing the road, who then confronted the rider. This soon escalated into a to a Lokmat Times report, on Sunday, April 27, Harsh Keshwani honked his horn while passing through the narrow lane. Shoaib Umar Saiyyad, who had parked his auto-rickshaw on the road and was unloading goods, was angered by this. He allegedly abused Harsh and physically attacked him. When his brother Karan, his sister Nikita, and their grandfather Bharat arrived and confronted Shoaib, he and his associates attacked the allegedly hit Harsh on the head with a stone and threatened to kill him. Harsh was reportedly rushed to the hospital for treatment. The others were injured as well. They claimed that Shoaib also threatened to burn their house down. A Pune Mirror report also said the to a Punekar News report, the police detained the accused, Shoaib, and registered an attempt-to-murder case against him and other unidentified accomplices, following an FIR lodged by Karan Lalit Keshwani at Khadak Police Today Fact Check reached out to Mahendra Kamble, the investigating officer in the case. He confirmed to us that no social media post led to this brawl — it was a road rage it is abundantly clear that a video of a brawl was shared with a false Reel Want to send us something for verification? Please share it on our at 73 7000 7000 You can also send us an email at factcheck@
