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Contractual asst profs at civichosps barred after turning 40

MUMBAI, March 29 -- Assistant professors hired on contract in civic-run teaching hospitals are up against an age-limit stipulation, which states that their contracts will not be renewed when they turn... Read More


Unavailability of ambulance costs a life

India, March 28 -- In the early hours of Thursday, when Steven Fernandes, a 73-year-old Andheri resident, was teetering between life and death, his family was scrambling for an ambulance to rush him t... Read More


73-yr-old man suffers heart attack, dies while waiting for ambulance

MUMBAI, March 28 -- In the early hours of Thursday, when Steven Fernandes, a 73-year-old Andheri resident, was teetering between life and death, his family was scrambling for an ambulance to rush him ... Read More


BMC workers worried about implementation of PPP model in civic hospitals

India, March 26 -- On Tuesday, the Municipal Mazdoor Union (MMU) protested outside the civic-run Kasturba Hospital demanding that the BMC reconsider its decision to bring hospitals run by it under the... Read More


Employees oppose PPP model in civic hospitals

MUMBAI, March 26 -- On Tuesday, the Municipal Mazdoor Union (MMU) protested outside the civic-run Kasturba Hospital demanding that the BMC reconsider its decision to bring hospitals run by it under th... Read More


Andheri gas leak fire victim struggles with hospital bills

India, March 20 -- A sudden burst of flames caused by a leaking gas pipeline in Andheri East on March 9 disrupted 22-year-old Arvind Kaithal's life, leaving him incapacitated on a hospital bed, fighti... Read More


Gas leak fire victim struggling with hospital bills, job stress

MUMBAI, March 20 -- A sudden burst of flames caused by a leaking gas pipeline in Andheri East on March 9 disrupted 22-year-old Arvind Kaithal's life, leaving him incapacitated on a hospital bed, fight... Read More


Navi Mumbai residents demand Conservation Reserve status for DPS Lake

India, March 17 -- Residents of Navi Mumbai came together in Nerul on Sunday demanding for the DPS Lake, a biodiversity-rich area, to be declared as a Conservation Reserve so that development here is ... Read More


Declare DPS Lake a Conservation Reserve, say Navi Mum residents

navi MUMBAI, March 17 -- Residents of Navi Mumbai came together in Nerul on Sunday to seek declaration of the biodiversity-rich DPS Lake as a Conservation Reserve. Rekha Sankhla, a Seawoods resident, ... Read More


Heatwave continues till Thursday 8.30am, temp may lower

India, March 13 -- On Wednesday, the city once again witnessed soaring temperatures, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) updating its forecast to a heatwave alert at noon. The alert will be... Read More