Maharashtra

Satyam Board meet to discuss operational issues on Thursday

Satyam LogoMumbai, Feb 11 : The board of directors of Satyam Computer Services will meet in Mumbai on Thursday to discuss the company''s operational issues.

The newly elected Satyam Chairman Kiran Karnik will chair the board meeting.

After receiving a Rs. 600 crore loan from banks, the company directors are aiming to restore the investor''s confidence.

The meeting is also likely to discuss issues relating to companies manifesting interest in acquiring a controlling stake in Satyam.

Meanwhile, the designated auditors are working on the restatement of accounts.

Zero tolerance to combat terrorism and naxalism: Chidambaram

P ChindambaramMumbai, Feb. 10 : Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said the government has a zero tolerance policy to fight terrorism and naxal threat.

In a high-level security review meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, other top functionaries, Chidambaram said that New Delhi had given a dossier to Islamabad on the Mumbai terror attacks and was awaiting a response.

He rubbished the Pakistani stand that there was Bangladeshi involvement in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.

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.

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