Topic: MUMBAI
Twice suspended, Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze dismissed from service
Waze, in jail since his arrest in Antilla bomb scare case, was previously suspended in a case related to death of an accused in 2002 Ghatkopar bomb blast.
Ghatkopar’s good Samaritan — part-time English teacher now runs his auto as free ‘ambulance’
Dattatray Sawant started ferrying Covid and non-Covid patients after Maharashtra went into lockdown last month. So far, 31 patients have availed the ‘ambulance’ service.
IAS officer Iqbal Chahal, BMC chief & Mumbai’s Covid hero, was once shunted out by Modi govt
Chahal was serving in the Union home ministry when in 2015 he was moved to the WCD ministry, before he was unceremoniously ‘compelled’ to leave the central government.
Air ambulance loses wheel during takeoff from Nagpur, safely belly-lands at Mumbai airport
It safely belly-landed on a foam carpet which was created on the runway by spreading foam using fire extinguishers so that the plane doesn't catch fire during emergency landing.
1,114 Mumbai buildings sealed, double since March, as Covid spreads across city
The surge in the number of sealed buildings was accompanied by a spurt in active Covid cases in the city. Mumbai has so far recorded 6,40,507 Covid positive cases and 12,990 deaths.
More people died of Covid in Delhi in last 4 days than in Mumbai since March
Delhi has been reporting a high number of daily Covid cases and its test positivity is nearly 33 per cent, compared to Mumbai’s 13 per cent.
Mumbai Congress protests against city-based beverage maker for ad mocking Sonia & Rahul Gandhi
In statement, Mumbai Congress said it ‘vandalised’ the premises of Storia Foods & Beverages for the ad, which the party alleges, has 'defamatory' images of Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi.
Lockdown reduces Covid infection rate for Maharashtra, cases plateau in Pune, drop in Mumbai
Active cases in Maharashtra continue to rise, but there has been a drop in the R value, which means the infection spread is slowing down.
Mumbai Covid numbers fall but don’t be complacent, it’s thanks to lockdown, experts say
Over the past four days, Mumbai has been adding less than 6,000 cases daily to its Covid tally. Its positivity rate too has fallen to 13.65% as on Monday compared to 20-30% between 4 and 11 April.
Covid has hit Mumbai’s urban affluent the most
With more than 1,70,000 households in buildings and high-rises sealed by the government, Mumbai is seeing more cases from urban areas than the slums.
Covid-positive and pregnant? The risk to your child is low
Babies born to Covid-positive women do not need to be separated from their mothers at birth.
Cairn Energy sues Air India, seeks to seize India’s overseas assets to recover $1.7 billion
Sources in the govt said India will take all necessary steps to defend itself against any such 'illegal enforcement action'.
Defence
What’s DGAFMS, Indian military’s medical wing leading the fight against Covid
The Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Service reports to the Department of Defence and not to the Department of Military Affairs or the CDS.
By the rivers of the heartland & across Vindhyas, proof which politics sucks & which works
Politics & economics are at the heart of Covid tragedy in UP, Bihar. The regional imbalance in political power, economic & social indicators is deeply troublesome.