Youth dies in freak mishap An office-going youth met with a tragic death and his friend was seriously injured when a heavy compressor dropped on them from a skyscraper on Friday afternoon in Nariman Point area in South Mumbai. Police said the compressor apparently fell from Express Towers though they were unable toascertain from which floor yet. Twenty-one-year old Julius Moria was declared dead on admission while Ignatius Fernandes was kept in the GT hospital at Dhobi Talao. The youths were walking on the pavement adjoining the building when the compressor fell on them, crushing Moria's neck.Turkish film festival A three-day festival of Turkish films will be kicked off at held at the Y B Chavan from March 30 at 6.30 pm. A tribute to noted Turkish film-maker Omer Kavur, the festival has been organised by Prabhat Chitra Mandal in collaboration with Cinemaya-Netpack and the Embassy of Turkey. Three films - Motherland Hotel, The Secret Face and Journey on theClockhand will be screened.IMA president elected Dr K S Aithal, a Goregaon-based physician, has been elected president of the Indian Medical Association (Mumbai, western suburbs). He took over fom Dr B S Mehta. He will focus on social security schemes for young practitioners during his tenure, said a release.Book on Indian cinema The Federation of Western India Cine Employees, an apex body of film workers and technicians in the Hindi film industry, is releasing a book Magic and Mystique, dealing with the history of Indian cinema as seen through people working in Bollywood. Painter M F Hussain will release the book on Monday at the ISCKON Auditorium, Juhu.District governor elected Dr J T Vyas has been elected district governor for the Rotary District 3140 covering Mumbai and Thane. Dr Vyas is the head of general surgery at Nanavati Hospital. He joined the Rotary Club of Bombay West in 1981 and was elected charter president of Rotary Club of BombayNorth Island Juhu in 1985.NRMU stages dharna Members of the National Railway Mazdoor Union (NRMU) today sat on a dharna to protest the non-absorption of apprentices who had completed a training programme of the railways into service for the past five years. According to the union, the apprentices had undergone a three year training programme but have not been absorbed following a decision of the railways not to recruit any new staff despite there being vacancies.Indian Express staffer retires B R Rao, senior proof-reader at The Indian Express retired after putting in 37 years of service. His colleagues gave him a warm farewell.Former RBI governor dies B N Adarkar, economist and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India died on Friday at Breach Candy Hospital after a brief illness. He was 87.
