Mumbai Notes

Screen staffer passes away

Popular film photographer R D Rai passed away on Thursday. He was 44. Rai joined The Indian Express as a press photographer in 1979. He later moved on to the film magazine Screen, with which he was associated till his last days.

Staffer retires

R P Verma, president of the Indian Express Employees8217; Union, retired on January 7 after working with the organisation for 19 years. He was given a fond farewell by the employees on Friday.

Spiritual meet

A three-day workshop on personal effectiveness through interaction and meditations will be held in Dadar and Vashi starting on February 6 and 20, respectively. The non-religious programme is designed to enhance productivity, handling stress and personal well-being. For details, contact D A Pradhan on 7821717 or Nandkumar Nair on 5683669.