FPJ News Bulletin: Mumbai least in corruption, MHT-CET results, no benefits from yoga

FPJ News Bulletin: Mumbai least in corruption, MHT-CET results, no benefits from yoga

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 02:47 PM IST
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The Chattrapathi Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station is lit in the colours of India's flag ahead of the country's Republic Day commemorations in Mumbai on January 25, 2016. India will celebrate its 67th Republic Day on January 26. AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE |

Read today’s news highlights- MHT-CET 2016 results out, Mumbai least corrupt in property offences, yoga not beneficial say physiotherapists and more.

Mumbai is the least corrupt city in Maharashtra: ACB

Quite an applauding moment as the Anti-Corruption Bureau has released a state wide statistical report that shows an increasing trend in property related offences wherein Mumbai is the least corrupted as compared to Pune that tops the chart followed by Aurangabad. Mumbai ranks 8th for offences related to corruption with 35 offences, Pune 79 offences and Aurangabad with 75.

Physiotherapists refuse to push Yoga, say no evidence of benefits

Surprisingly, after acknowledging the practice of yoga in the 21st century, the Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) has opposed an attempt to thrust Yoga syllabus in the curriculum for Physiotherapy courses, asserting that there is hardly any established evidence of Yoga benefits.

Mumbai: “Are we waiting for Robots to come and clean the Nullahs?”

Shive Sena and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) have locked horns over the cleaning of nullahs in the city. MCGM claims that 80 per cent of the nullahs have been cleaned despite missing the deadline of May 31. However, Corporators across the party lines say the other way round.

Mumbai MHT-CET 2016 results out

Aligned with the ongoing controversy of NEET exams, MHT-CET results are out. Of the 2,75,627 students of the state who had appeared for admissions into health sciences, only 16.98% have made it to the eligible category for medical and dental courses. There are about 16,000 medical, dental and health science seats in the state. Of these 3,395 seats will come under NEET, as the national-level common entrance test is applicable for admissions into private and deemed university seats.

FPJ Opinion: Diversionary tactics of all political scamsters

Today’s editorial speaks on the ongoing corruptions among politicians and also the ones that shook the past. These include the famous Bofors deal, Fooder scam and the latest London deal made by Robert Vadra. ‘Why don’t you file a case and try him in court?’ is invariably the response of those suspected to have made illicit millions misusing power.

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