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mumbai: Television actor Pratyusha Banerjee,who featured in the serial Balika Vadhu,filed a harassment complaint against her former boyfriend Makrand Malhotra at Oshiwara police station Wednesday. According to the police,the couple were in a relationship for the past two years. However,they broke up a few days ago,after which Malhotra,began harassing her on phone. Malhotra,too,has filed a complaint against Banerjee’s father who had allegedly called and abused him.

Proposal for medical college at Cooper hospital gets fresh

mumbai: A proposal mooted in 2008 for starting a medical college at R N Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle has received a fresh push after the mandatory 25-acre land requirement was reduced to 10 acres by the state government.

12-year-old from Goregaon succumbs to dengue

mumbai: A 12-year-old boy from Goregoan (West) died of dengue late Tuesday night. This is the second death reported from the area. Anup Karwar,a resident of Motilal Nagar,was admitted in Kapadia hospital Tuesday afternoon.