1. FIR Against 100 for ‘Rioting, Deterring Public Servants’ After Minor Dies at Sion Hospital
An FIR for rioting and deterring public servants from performing their duties has been registered against 100 odd people after a mob allegedly attacked police personnel outside Sion hospital. The police said two of its personnel and three MSSF officials, who were posted at the hospital, were injured in the incident that took place about 10.40 pm Saturday.
The incident was triggered by the death of a 17-year-old, allegedly due to leptospirosis, said police. According to the police, the teenager was brought to Dharavi police station on July 13 on the basis of suspicion in a mobile theft case. He was let off the same day, said an officer.
Three days later, the minor was admitted at Sion hospital, following which he died allegedly due to leptospirosis.
Source: The Indian Express
2. 10-storey-high ‘Skyscraper Bridge’ to Connect Worli to Sewri in Mumbai by 2022
Zipping past Worli to Sewri may be possible, as the authorities have started work on an elevated connector corridor – a skyscraper bridge – between the two spots. One of the most ambitious projects, scores of commercial and residential buildings may have to be demolished for it, a move that may face opposition from residents.
The 4.5-km-long bridge, which aims to connect the Bandra-Worli sea link to the Mumbai trans-harbour line at Sewri, will run at a height of 32m (the height of a 10-storey building), according to Sanjay Khandare, additional metropolitan commissioner of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). This is the first bridge in Mumbai to be built at such a height, and will go above the existing flyovers and Monorail.
Source: Hindustan Times
3. Eggs Dearer, Now Almost Rs 8 Each
A shortage of vegetables and fish has led to increase in the price of eggs to almost Rs 8 per piece in the retail market. Egg consumption has also gone up to almost 95 lakh per day in Mumbai for the same reasons. Normally, eggs cost Rs 5 each.
The National Egg Coordination Committee(NECC) said the rates would come down as vegetables start coming into the market.
The NECC, which decides the price of eggs, said in Mumbai, normal egg consumption is 75 lakh to 80 lakh a day, but has gone up to 90 to 95 lakh.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
4. Villagers, Cops Rescue Trekkers Stranded in Chanderi Fort
Six students of Air IndiaEngineering Services Limited (AIESL), who were stranded due to heavy rain at the Chanderi Fort near Badlapur, were rescued by the local Kulgaon-Badlapur police with the help of villagers on Saturday night.
The police said the students had gone for a trek to the historic fort on Saturday morning. After having their lunch, the students headed home around 4 pm, but due to heavy rains and fog, they lost their way and realised that they will have to stay back for the night.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
5. Man Posing As Shiv Sena MP’s PA ‘Cheats’ Sales Executive of Rs 2 Lakh
A 26-year-old sales executive was allegedly duped of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of being recruited as the personal assistant of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut. The police said the accused posed as one of the personal assistants of Raut.
Ashutosh Solanki had approached Agripada police last month and a case of cheating was registered on Wednesday. Police said the accused was previously arrested and was out on bail. Police are searching for him.
Solanki told the police he had met Suraj Palaav in 2013 when he worked at telesales. He left that job and has been working as a sales executive at a private firm for the last one year.
Source: The Indian Express
6. Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Woman After ‘Lesbian Ex-lover’ Files Case Against Her
The Bombay High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to a married woman who was in a sexual relationship with another woman, who is the complainant in the case. The relationship between the two women had allegedly soured and the complainant had filed a breach of trust case against the married woman.
Observing that the women were in a lesbian relationship, which turned into “extreme enmity”, the court said that the FIR filed by the complainant was motivated and therefore could not come in the way of the accused woman’s personal liberty.
Source: The Indian Express
7. Bed Bugs Force Air India to Ground Mumbai-Newark Planes
Air India temporarily grounded B777 aircraft, which was scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Newark on Wednesday for fumigation, after passengers from business class complained of bed bugs.
The airline received complaints from passengers who flew in the aircraft from Newark on Tuesday. A Powai resident, Kashmira Tonsekar, who was returning with her family from a holiday in the United States, checked the seats after her younger daughter complained of rashes. She said she had seen a bed bug on her husband’s seat before taking off, but ignored it then thinking it was an insect. “We alerted the crew who sprayed a repellent. After a while, more bugs started coming out from that and other seats,” said Kashmira.
Source: Hindustan Times
8. Junior College Admissions: Mumbai Parents Plan Protest as Kids Don’t Get College of Choice
The second round of admissions for the first-year junior colleges (FYJC) across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) began on Thursday. The parents of students, who could not secure admission in the college of their choice, will protest outside the office of the deputy director of education today.
The parents complained that despite scoring well, several aspirants are left in lurch due to the revised seat matrix, with students being anxious about what lies ahead.
“My daughter scored 92.6% in her board exam, but has not been able to get the college of her first preference. The earlier matrix showed that there are over 100 seats at NM College. But after the court order came in, they all had to be returned to the college to fill the minority quota seats” Pankaj Jain, a parent from Malad said.
Source: Hindustan Times
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