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All the below mentioned students are eligible for one extra card for the month of March 31, 2015. Sr. No. Member No. of Transactions 1 KEITH DIAS 21 2 DIVYA DAVE 13 3 AMEY MHASKAR 12 4 VRAJESH DOSHI 12 5 SALVIUS SOOSAI 11 6 NEHA ASHOK PARMAR 10 7 VIVIAN JOHNSIMON CHETTIAR 10 8 RAVEENA D'COSTA 10 9 SAWANT SAISH  10 10 MABEL FRANCIS 10 11 SAGAR MALAVIYA 10

Colleges are allowing smart phones or laptops in class for taking notes MUMBAI: With the start of the exam season, students across colleges are busy preparing for papers with the help of apps. Owing to a string of free apps available online that can be downloaded on most smart phones, students are ditching the copious note taking and revision methods and are adopting new age l ear ning methods. For instance, Evernote, the multi-platform note sharing app, has become immensely popular among students as it allows them to synchronise all their notes across devices. “In class, I take down notes on the app and later edit it. By doing this, I don’t have go through multiple notebooks to study during exams as all my notes are in one place. If someone misses a lecture, I can just forward my notes to them via the app too,” said Shivani Tyagi, a mass media student. The trend in India reflects a worldwide movement towards these learning apps. A 2013 survey by UK based Educational ...

They joined as peons but went on to etch their fortune at HC library Bombay High Court library staff. (Ganesh Shirsekar) Written by  Aamir Khan  | Mumbai |  February 26, 2015 2:15 am When 48-year-old Sachin Ambolkar decided to be a chauffeur to a Bombay High Court judge, he had no idea how the forthcoming years of his life would shape up. Ambolkar is now among a group employed in the Bombay High Court’s Judges’ Library who say they are living their dream, courtesy a “driving force” in the form of the chief librarian who persuaded them to pursue higher education. Motivated by chief librarian Uma Narayan, Ambolkar went on to complete his graduation and is now an assistant in the library. What helped Ambolkar bag the job was his brief stint with a private library when he was in school, at a meager Rs 90 per day for a four-hour shift. Mangesh Mhaskar’s tale is similar to Ambolkar’s. With a Class 12 certificate, Mhaskar started out as a peon ...