1 injured in film-set blastA Bollywood junior artiste was seriously injured when the explosives he was testing for a blast scene went off accidentally at Dindoshi on Monday morning.Said the Dindoshi police, the incident occurred at 8 am when Shrinivas Pandurag Naik (37) was preparing explosives for a blast scene in the Partho Ghosh directed film Majboor. The scene was to be shot at the Santosh Nagar zopadpatti near Vare High School, Goregoan (E).The explosives went off ripping the cabin where Naik was preparing for the shot. A case of negligence has been filed against fight director Mehbob Master.CSWs' meetFalkland Road, the heart of the red-light area in Mumbai, observed International Women's Day with a difference, thanks to a unique meeting of the commercial sex workers with global AIDS experts organised by the IHO.After the 22nd National Conference for the study of STDs and AIDS held at Taj hotel, a team of 15 AIDS experts led by film star Sunil Dutt addressed a gathering of Sahelis.Project Saheli, a brain child of the IHO has been involved in educating over 5,500 sex workers in the city and delivers 5 million condoms per month to various brothels.Play competitionThe 24th Hindi one-act play competition will be held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on March 23 to 25, 1998. The competition is open to all offices, companies, clubs, schools and colleges. The competition has an added attraction of a cash award of Rs 5,000 for the best script writer. The last date of receipt for entries is March 20. Those interested can contact Deepak Mantri or Girish Desai.
