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Show us the money, three 13/7 blast victims tell state

Three diamond brokers are still awaiting the compensation and treatment expenses from the state government.
Section: Mumbai  | Sunday, August 7, 2011 8:00 IST

Not so rich get chance to mother and father

A test tube baby camp on and 500 patients who cannot afford IVF (in vitro fertilisation) have already been chosen for treatment at a concessional rate.
Section: Mumbai  | Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:00 IST

Mumbai blasts: Saifee, Harkisondas hospitals won't charge govt for victims

In a meeting held on Monday, representatives of both hospitals told the state that they do not want a single penny from it as charge for treating July 13 serial blasts' victims.
Section: Mumbai  | Friday, July 22, 2011 8:30 IST

Mumbai Blasts: Victim says he was in a daze like a madman

Harish Mahesh Hassija, 22, who sells imitation jewellery, had just stepped out of Khau Galli after a meeting when, “I saw some people playing with kerosene. Soon after, I heard a blast,” he said.
Section: Mumbai  | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:00 IST

Child labour tumbles out of closets after blasts

The multiple bomb blasts in the city last Wednesday have exposed the prevalence of child labour at the Opera House and Zaveri Bazaar areas.
Section: Mumbai  | Tuesday, July 19, 2011 6:00 IST

Mumbai serial blasts: PM’s chosen one left in the lurch

Dinesh Majhi, an employee at a wafer-making stall, lost his right leg at the Opera House bomb blast on Wednesday evening. Dinesh, who is 13 years old as per records at Saifee hospital, still looks shell-shocked and can barely talk.
Section: Mumbai  | Saturday, July 16, 2011 7:47 IST

I had warned chief minister about skewed sex ratio 5 years ago: NGO chief

Varsha Deshpande is the founder member of Lek Laadki Abhiyaan, an organisation which began clamping down on sex determination tests since 2005.
Section: Mumbai  | Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:01 IST

Sex determination: ‘Targeted’, radiologists cry foul

Sonography can also be done by gynaecologists and doctors, they sayand submit a list of suspect centres in Maharashtra.
Section: Mumbai  | Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:00 IST

New cell therapy brings hope for patients facing hip replacement surgery

Severe pain in the hip came as a big blow to Anil Sonavane, a 25-year-old sports enthusiast, when doctors told him that his right hip bone had deteriorated and will have to be replaced.
Section: Mumbai  | Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:18 IST

27 sonography machines sealed

In a drive to curb sex-selection in the city, the BMC has sealed over 27 sonography machines. Most machines have been sealed due to a lack of complete paper work and documentation as per the law.
Section: Mumbai  | Sunday, July 10, 2011 3:00 IST
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