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Staff on strike at Mumbai’s KEM Hospital

Mumbai, Feb.

Doctors At KEM Hospital Go On Strike After Assault

Doctors In KEM Hospital Go On Strike After AssaultThe Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital is struggling to deal with emergency services after resident doctors went on a strike.

The resident doctors are calling for the arrest of 25 people following an alleged assault on five of their colleagues by relatives of a patient on Monday night.

The patient, who was undergoing treatment in the Central Mumbai hospital for the last 15 days, died in the hospital and the body was not handed over to the relatives.

SRK Trims ‘Billu Barber’ To ‘Billu’

SRK Trimmed ‘Billu Barber’ To ‘Billu’To avoid further controversies, the King Khan aka the Bollywood legend Shahrukh Khan has decided to trim down the word “barber” from the title of his forthcoming home production movie ‘Billu Barber’ because of objection to the word “Barber” in the title by the Salon and Hair Dressers’ Association of Maharashtra.

The association said that “Barber” was not just an insulting term but also referred to a caste.

While talking to report persons, SRK said that his production house Red Chillies has decided to take away the word 'barber' from all the posters.

DGCA orders investigation into Mumbai Airport incident

Maharashtra MapMumbai, Feb 9 : In the wake of the Mumbai Airport incident, Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) Nasim Zaidi has ordered an investigation.

Under Rule 77, Zaidi has appointed Joint DGCA as an inquiry officer for the purpose.

An Indian Airlines pilot of a Delhi bound flight averted a huge tragedy at Mumbai Airport on Monday morning when he applied emergency brakes on spotting an Army helicopter landing just when the aircraft was about to take off.

The helicopter was carrying President Partibha Devisingh Patil''s convoy.

BJP''s Nagpur conclave pitches for change through election 2009

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) LogoNagpur, Feb. 6 : Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from across India gathered here on Friday to draw a roadmap for the general elections likely to take place April -May this year.

The three-day meeting of the party''s national executive and the two day meeting of its national council would be BJP''s last major gathering before taking on the ruling Congress-led UPA government at the hustings.

Kingfisher cuts pilots' salary by Rs. 80,000

Kingfisher cuts pilots’ salary by Rs. 80,000Mumbai, Feb. 6, : Private air-carrier Kingfisher Airlines on Friday cut its pilots' salaries by Rs. 80,000.

The salary package is mainly based on flying hours. The whole package has now been revised downwards to ensure parity with former Deccan pilots.

An airline official confirmed the pay-cut, saying it was the result of a move towards a productivity-linked compensation structure, which is the international norm.

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