Doctors added that security and hospital administration acted swiftly as soon as the mob got enraged. “They destroyed some furniture. But as soon as alarm was raised, security rushed inside,” assistant medical superintendent said.

SEVEN PEOPLE, including a rival and a former employee, were arrested on Monday for the murder of former Shiv Sena deputy shakha pramukh Sachin Sawant last month. 

“His condition is stable. He suffered from severe pancreatitis. Though he has not fully recovered, he can be discharged and be cared for at home,” a senior doctor from the hospital said, adding that it is a matter of days before he is discharged.

The shelter home has 60 patients from KEM, Sion and Nair hospitals. “If a patient is bed-ridden, we do not accept them. There is limited manpower. Each patient takes care of himself,” Laad added.

Earlier, two sites — Gorai and Pahadi in Goregaon were proposed by the state government for the University campus.

“Currently, there are no professional courses for drone-making in India. I had to learn by watching videos on the Internet,” 25-year old Karle says.

The entry points into the city, Anand Naka and Teenhath Naka were gridlocked for hours, leading to minor scuffles between toll workers and commuters. The traffic jams were eventually resolved by afternoon, police sources said.

In case of violation, manufacturers and users will be fined Rs 5,000. But the government has said it will start taking punitive action only after June 23.

A DAY after two graduating students of TISS refused to accept their degrees during the 78th annual convocation, the second day of the event saw several students sporting badges in protest.

Twenty-seven-year old Vyas had gone missing from near her home in south Mumbai on March 16. Two of her colleagues at celebrity salon chain BBlunt, Siddhesh Tamhankar (28) and Khushi Sahjwani (42), have been arrested.

THE STUDENT Council elections, which will make a comeback to university campuses this year after almost two decades, will be apolitical in nature, according to the recommendations of the statute committee. 

The 12-year-old boy from the city will participate in the F4F as a journalist, along with 211 counterparts from different countries.

Poultry prices have seen a significant rise over the last few weeks, with farmgate prices crossing Rs 95 per kg. Experts attributed the price rise to 25 per cent dip in production effected by the soaring temperatures.

The results will be displayed at the council’s headquarters in Noida along with the official website of the CISCE. Students can access the results online on the CISCE website - cisce.org under the ‘Careers’ tab.

The paper leak incident seemed to have occurred during the night, a day before the paper was even sent to the exam centre in Nashik, which indicates that the webmail of an employee of the exam department of SPPU was hacked to obtain the papers.

To give the common man, and woman, of the city a voice, the Pune station of Akashvani is all set to launch a unique programme. Titled Mazha Hi Aika (Listen, Even to Me), the weekly show will be on-air every Wednesday from June.

Power supply has been provided to a total of 98,356 hamlets in the state and by December this year, the remaining 1,704 hamlets will also receive electricity connections, said Patil.

Meteorologists have attributed the continuous inflow of western disturbances as the main reason behind a cooler April, as compared to the temperatures in the same month in the last two years.

The ministry’s nod comes three months after the Ministry of Defence’s No-objection Certificate, which had given a much-needed push to the project that had been stuck for many years.

“Dairies which produce 20 per cent extra SMP than their normal per month production will be eligible for the subsidy,” Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Mahadev Jankar, said.

Between January and March this year, the CBI had filed three FIRs against accused Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and a third against Modi’s Firestar Diamonds.

The team, comprising activists of Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations, Indian Association of People’s Lawyers and Women Against State Repression and Sexual Violence from 12 states, visited villages in Gadchiroli.

The measurement drive was being carried out in Shilphata area of the village in Thane district by the state PWD and National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is executing the project.

This will be the first season, where the state government is implementing the direct benefit transfer scheme for fertilizers — a flagship programme of the central government.