Mumbai notes

According to the Nagpada police, Rajendra Prabhakar Sarkhide 27 who was suspended from service in 1997 barged into the office and demanded to be reinstated. When the corporation authorities declined he set himself on fire. He has been admitted to the Nair Hospital with 100 per cent burns and his condition was stated to be critical.

Oculoplastic symposium

The Bombay Ophthalmologists8217; Association and Jaslok Hospital amp; Research Centre will hold a workshop-cum-symposium Oculoplastic 998242; at Jaslok Hospital on March 13 and 14. Among the foreign delegates are British oculoplastic surgeon J R C Collin and Dr Tim Sullivan from Australia. The surgeons will perform a live surgery at Jaslok on March 14. For details, contact Jaslok at 15, Dr G Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai-400026. Call on 4933333/4963333;email Jaslok giasbm01.vsnl.net.in

Workshops on better living

The Yoga Abhyas Samadhi Ashram will hold workshops on Better Health and Life8217; through Pranayam and meditation between march 13 and 21. The teaching and training techniques are based on Patanjali Yoga Sutra. The venue for the workshops, to be held from 6 to 9.15 pm, is Mahatma Gandhi Seva Mandir, opposite Bandra Lake, S V Road, Bandra W. For further information, contact PH Business Centre, Dwarka Ashish, 2nd Floor, 6/8, Jambul Wadi, Kalbadevi Road. Call on 2062799 or 2084689.

Workshop on kidney diseases

The National Kidney Foundation is having a workshop on Kidney Diseases 8211; Prevention, Dialysis and Transplant on Saturday, March 13 at 3.30 pm at Tarabai Hall, opposite Foundation8217;s office, under Marine Drive Flyover, Marine Drive. For more information, call on 2814892.

PUCL awards announced

The People8217;s Union for Civil Liberties PUCL has selected K R Meera of Malayala Manorama, Kottayam, and Jyoti Punwani ofMid-Day, Mumbai, for the 18th PUCL Journalism for Human Rights award8217; for the year 1998. Punwani bagged the award for her coverage of violence during the recent years in Mumbai, a PUCL release said.