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Stone hurled at WR train; Dahisar resident hurtA Dahisar resident was injured on his forehead when he was hit by a stone while travelling...

Stone hurled at WR train; Dahisar resident hurt

A Dahisar resident was injured on his forehead when he was hit by a stone while travelling on a suburban local on Saturday afternoon. Dharmesh Sureshchandra Master (29) was sitting by the window of a fast local, on his way to Churchgate, when an unidentified person threw a stone at the train after it passed Elphinstone Road. The stone struck Master on his forehead. Master got down at Mumbai Central where the station master administered him first aid. A case has been registered under Section 152 of the Indian Railway Act with the Mumbai Central Railway Police regarding the incident.

Dowry case: Navy Lt in custody

A navy Lieutenant has been remanded to police custody till August 9 by the Additional Metropolitan Magistrate here in a dowry death case. Lieutenant Vinayak Sheshnarayan Mishra was arrested for allegedly harassing his wife Archana to get a car in dowry which apparently led her to commit suicide. The police began investigating the caseafter Archana’s parents based in Kanpur produced their daughter’s letters narrating the mental torture she was subjected to and the threat to end her life.

Repair work on Central Rly

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Central Railway will carry out repair works on the down local tracks between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Vidya Vihar on Sunday between 10 am to 4 pm. Hence all slow trains from CST will run on the fast track between the concerned stations. Passengers from Masjid, Sandhurst Road, Chinchpokli, Curry Road and Vidya Vihar will be permitted to travel on the Up line on their card/season ticket via Byculla, Parel and Ghatkopar during the period.

University offers Kannada course

The Department of Kannada of the University of Mumbai will offer a certificate and diploma course in Kannada from August 7. For details call Dr T Vasanthakumar on 652 6091 extn 345 or 469.

New Konkan Rly status system

Passengers can now find the latest train position of the Konkan Railway through a new train displaysystem placed next to the booking window. The first such display system was inaugurated at Madgaon railway station recently. It is a computer operated module and the timings are updated every ten minutes. This system will also start functioning at the other stations shortly.

Bombay Veterinary College anniversary

The Bombay Veterinary College in Parel will celebrate its 114th Foundation Day on August 2. It is the oldest veterinary college in Asia. The function will be held at the college at 6.30 pm.

Course on hypnosis at Borivali

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Free consultation and initiation sessions for autogenic conditioning, self-hypnotism and hypno-healing is being offered by Bijukumar at Borivali. Contact on 805 3397 for further details.

Sugar market open on Sunday

In view of the transporters strike on August 1, the wholesale sugar market at Turbhe, Navi Mumbai will remain open on Sunday to maintain the flow of sugar supplies to distribution channels.

Asthma treatment camp from July28

Hyderabad Ayurvedic Pharmacy is organising a camp for treatment of asthma and other respiratory problems. For details call 413 7843/7845 between July 28-August 1.