Dr Anahita Pandole, one of Mumbai’s top gynaecologists. (Image: Facebook @jamejamshed)Mumbai News Live Updates: Dr Anahita Pandole, who survived the car accident in which former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died earlier this month, underwent a pelvic reconstruction surgery at the HN Reliance Foundation Hospital on Thursday. “Dr Anahita Pandole has been operated today for pelvic reconstruction by an expert team of doctors at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital. Given the complex pelvic fracture, multiple opinions of various experts around the world were also taken including doctors from USA, UK, Europe and more,” said Dr Tarang Gianchandani, hospital CEO, in a statement.
Meanwhile, one of the photographs shared on social media, which was claimed to be a part of actor Ranveer Singh’s “nude photoshoot” for New York-based Paper magazine, in which his private parts were allegedly visible, is morphed and does not belong to him, the actor has told the Mumbai Police in his statement.
In other news, amid an ongoing blame game in Maharashtra over the shifting of the Vedanta-Foxconn project to Gujarat, the company’s Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal’s tweet saying they are “committed to investing” in the state. Fadnavis’ post on Twitter came after Vedanta’s Anil Agrawal in a series of tweets, said they “have to start in one place & based on professional & independent advice we chose Gujarat”.
Renowned gynaecologist Dr Anahita Pandole was operated on Thursday for pelvic reconstruction at Mumbai’s Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, after she and her husband Darius Pandole were grievously injured in a car crash on September 4 that killed former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and KPMG’s Jehangir Pandole.
Meanwhile, Darius Pandole is stable and under observation. Read more
One of the photographs shared on social media, which was claimed to be a part of actor Ranveer Singh’s “nude photoshoot” for New York-based Paper magazine, in which his private parts were allegedly visible, is morphed and does not belong to him, the actor has told the Mumbai Police in his statement recorded on August 29.
It was based on this photograph that the Mumbai Police had registered an FIR against Singh on charges of obscenity on July 26. Read more
Several nurses at the civic body-run Kasturba Gandhi Hospital in Mumbai held a protest on Thursday, demanding eight weekly-offs every month, even as the Municipal Labour Union said that they would not resume duty until their demands were met.
Days after holding protests at major civic body-run hospitals like Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, B Y L Nair and KEM hospitals with similar demands, the protest on Thursday was organised at Kasturba Hospital.
Facing massive Opposition criticism after Vedanta-Foxconn’s decision to shift a multi-million dollar project to Gujarat, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal’s tweet saying they are “committed to investing” in the state.
Fadnavis’ post on Twitter came after Vedanta’s Anil Agrawal in a series of tweets, said they “have to start in one place & based on professional & independent advice we chose Gujarat”. Read more
The Matheran Municipal Council has decided to buy seven e-rickshaws for its three-month pilot project, beginning October 15, to do away with hand-pulled rickshaws in the hill station.
The decision was taken in a meeting of the monitoring committee for Matheran on Tuesday. Read more
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar has demanded an inquiry by a retired judge to ascertain the role of the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the deal with Vedanta-Foxconn falling through. “What efforts did the Aghadi government make to bring this project to Maharashtra?” he asked on Wednesday, requesting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to get the matter investigated through a retired judge.
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Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to give permission to either of the Shiv Sena factions to hold their Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park ground in Dadar, both the camps are vying for another venue – the MMRDA ground at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). Read more
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A day after the Vedanta-Foxconn project was shifted to Gujarat, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday claimed that Maharashtra has lost on yet another big-ticket project of bulk drug park.
“After the loss of the Vedanta-Foxconn project, the bulk drug park that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) had worked on for so long has gone to three states – Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh,” Aaditya told mediapersons. Read more
The Mumbai Water Transport RoRo service between Mumbai and Madwa has ferried 1.50 lakh passengers this monsoon. The monthly ridership recorded is 45,000 in 2022.
The record number of passengers travelling to Mandwa/Alibaug via M2M Ferries can also be attributed to the safe travelling confidence it provides to its passengers. Read more
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has met several industrialists and bankers during his visit to Mumbai, ahead of the curtain raiser event for the third edition of a business conclave. Patnaik urged the industry captains to invest in Odisha and appealed to bankers to extend their support for the financial growth of the state.
On the second day of his visit to the western metropolis ahead of the 'Make in Odisha Conclave', he had one-to-one interactions with Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, WAAREE Group's Hitesh Chimanlal Doshi, Apar Industries chairman Chaitanya Desai, JM Baxi Group managing director Dhurv Kotak and STT GDC India CFO Bimal Khandelwal.
The chief minister also met HDFC Bank country head Arvind Vohra, ICICI Bank's Rakesh Jha and SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara.
The Cathedral & John Connon and Bombay Scottish School figured in the list of best schools in the city across different criteria, `Mumbai Schools Survey 2022' conducted by the Free Press Journal has found. The survey had been undertaken in partnership with the Pillai College of Education and Research (Chembur) and SLN Global Network.
The Cathedral & John Connon and Bombay Scottish figured among the best schools across different criteria.
In the Learning and Teaching category, Campion School, The Cathedral and John Connon School, Billabong High International School, JBCN International School(Borivali), Sulochanadevi Singhania School, The Somaiya School, Bombay Scottish School, Powai were found to be best institutions.
In 'Sports Education' category, Campion School, Don Bosco High School, Jamnabai Narsee School, Oberoi International School, OES International School(Vashi) were found to be the best ones. (PTI)