Builder held for attack on tenants
Thane police tonight arrested a builder and 18 hooligans who allegedly beat up tenants occupying tenements in a building at Wagle Estate, Thane. Police sources said the builder, Raju Savant, had purchased old chawls with a view to developing and constructing buildings on the plot, with an understanding that the old tenants would be given flats. But he didn8217;t honour the contract. The tenants moved court, which ordered that status quo be maintained and allowed tenants to occupy the flats. Today, in a bid to evict them, the builder came with hooligans armed with choppers, revolvers, iron rods and hockey sticks. They pulled residents out of the flats and beat them. Six persons have been hospitalised, police said.
Marks for B Com paper errors
T Y B Com students from Walia College of Commerce, Andheri and M L Dahanukar College, Vile Parle, today alleged that a question in today8217;s Financial Accounting paper had wrong figures. On page two, questionnumber five, under the profit and loss account, the closing stock was given as Rs 1,55,000, and on page three, the stock under Balance Sheet is said to be Rs 2,55,000. Principal M G Shirahatti from Lala Lajpat Rai College said this is indeed a mistake. Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University Naresh Chandra said: quot;Whether the students have taken Rs 1,55,000 or Rs 2,55,000, they8217;ll be given marks,quot; he said.
Birla award for Prof Agarwal
The R D Birla memorial award for the year 1998, the highest award of the Indian Physics Association IPA for outstanding research contribution in Physics, has been given to Prof G S Agarwal, director, physical research laboratory, Ahmedabad.
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