The civic administration’s drive to improve the condition of traffic in the city by providing parking spaces now seems to come at a cost of Mumbai’s open spaces.

The administration plans to construct car parks under two well-maintained gardens in the city. It will table a proposal before the civic improvements committee today for inclusion of these plots in the list of plots where construction of one or two-tier parking arrangement with facility for shopping is permissible.

The garden plots—near Hinduja Hospital in Mahim and Nare Park in Parel—are both in good shape. As per current reservations on the plots, erecting a parking facility under them is not allowed.

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MUMBAI: A 13-year-old schoolboy hanged himself at his plush Shivaji Park residence on Thursday afternoon even as his mother and grandmother were in adjoining rooms. Gaurang Dalvi was a class IX student of the prestigious Bombay Scottish high school in Mahim. He did not leave behind any suicide note. His parents have told the police they never suspected anything wrong and that Gaurang was a happy and friendly youngster.

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Suicide or Dare gone wrong?

Teen commits suicide at Shivaji Park

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MUMBAI: With nursery admissions starting from December, parents have begun the hunt for the perfect school for their children. With pre-primary schools popping up at every corner, parents are spoilt for choice, coupled with the grueling interviews, long queues and donation demands.

However, what bothers them the most is the soaring fee structure. Since no government body regulates the pre-primary schools, the spiralling fees have sent parents in a tizzy.

“The average fees charged are around Rs50,000 to Rs1,00,000, with some schools even demanding around Rs50,000 as donations,” said Vijaya Salunke, a parent.

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According to reports, nearly 60 students of Mahim-based Bombay Scottish High School have used the social networking Web site, Orkut, to air their grievances against the school's Principal, DPN Prasad, and the Vice Principal.

These students have contributed without reservation to a recently set up forum on Orkut, called 'All those who hate DPN', alleging that the Principal along with his Deputy have ruined the image of the school.

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Related Story: City principals seek police help to check cyber crime

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October 19th, 2007: Mumbai traffic cops will soon convene a meeting of top school administrators to showcase a model school bus service. A brainchild of activist Indrani Malkani, the service has reduced traffic outside Cathedral & John Connon School in Fort to a large extent.

The use of the school bus service by 94 per cent students of the school has taken 716 cars off the school’s street during peak traffic hours. Buses, 52 in all, converge on the three roads where the junior, middle and senior sections of the school are situated. “We would like all schools to adopt this model for reducing traffic and vehicular pollution considerably,” said S S Solunke, DCP (Traffic), South.

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Another Article: 3 city schools show way to beat traffic chaos

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November 4th, 2007 - The Powai Lake can bring down the ambient temperature of the Powai valley by three to four degree Celsius than that of the surrounding region.’ Explaining the significance of the lake to a group of students participating in a ‘Young Environmentalists (YE) Programme’, retired professor of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay K C Sahu emphasised on conservation of the same. The event was aimed at creating awareness about the lake.

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Mumbai, October 28 There were no head butts or ugly showdowns during the MSSA under-16 girl’s football final between St Anne’s, Fort and Bombay Scottish, Mahim. But that doesn’t mean that the game lacked intensity. The old rivals played thrilling contest that went to a tie-breaker where Bombay Scottish won 7-6.

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MUMBAI, India, 26 August 2005 – In the classroom at Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, the children sing with a passion and maturity, far beyond their teenage years. For they know they are enrolled on a course that might one day save their lives.

This is the latest group of students to go through SALSEP - the School Adolescence Life Skills Education Programme – a course that stresses the importance of life skills in tackling a variety of adolescent issues from sex to drug abuse. All of the material is taught with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS prevention.

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