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Veteran Bollywood actor Bharat Kapoor passed away on Monday at the age of 80, leaving behind a rich legacy spanning theatre, films, and television. Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit confirmed the news on Instagram, expressing his grief. Throughout his career, Bharat Kapoor was known for portraying strong supporting characters, often essaying roles of antagonists, police officers, lawyers, and authoritative figures.

A fresh safety scare has hit Mumbai Metro Line 4 after a wooden plank reportedly fell, denting a car near the site of a fatal February incident. Local MLA Mihir Kotecha alleged the incident, which MMRDA denies recording, prompting a thorough investigation. Kotecha demanded action against the contractor, citing ongoing safety concerns.

Mumbai's island city faces severe traffic chaos due to ongoing bridge construction. Closures and partial shutdowns of Sion, Elphinstone Road, and Parel TT flyovers are rerouting vehicles onto already packed streets. Widening projects at Byculla and Dadar further exacerbate congestion, impacting both motorists and pedestrians. Relief is anticipated with the Sion ROB reopening mid-August.

A Govandi man was allegedly stabbed by his wife and cousin on Sunday. He reportedly found them in a compromising position at his home. An argument ensued later, leading to the alleged stabbing. The man sustained injuries to his hand and thigh. Police have filed an FIR against the duo for attempt to murder.

The BMC will place a Rs 671-crore proposal to renovate Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, popularly known as sion hospital, before the standing committee on Monday,, a month after the tender period expired. The Opposition parties protested, saying the tender is invalid.

From Tuesday, the first 'special corner' to screen patients and their relativ-es for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and hypertension will begin functioning at sion hospital.

The proposal is part of 716 items on the standing committee agenda awaiting approval.The committee meeting scheduled for Monday has been put off to Thursday.

The police have registered a case against sion hospital security guards after they allegedly detained an ambulance driver for two hours.

A first-year resident doctor at sion hospital, suffering from a panic attack, ran away from a busy ward last Tuesday, unleashing a chain of events that ended in the death of a patient.

A day after a police complaint was registered against sion hospital's emergency medical service department for allegedly neglecting train mishap victim Deepak Sawant, the sleuths were still trying to locate his family.

A resident doctor from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General (Sion) Hospital was allegedly slapped by a policeman posted on campus as a conversation about the discharge of a patient turned into an altercation between the two.

Dr Rajesh Dere, head of forensic medicine at sion hospital, claimed a 60-year-old woman had fallen and blacked out after he ran over her on the hospital premises. CCTV footage confirmed the incident. The chargesheet noted multiple injuries led to her death. Dr Dere was arrested and later released on bail.

BMC has planned to install underground waste bins in hospital premises, aiming to facilitate convenient waste disposal. In the initial phase, a total of 15 underground waste bins will be set up in four civic hospitals namely KEM, sion hospital, Kasturba Hospital, and TB hospital at Sewri.

A week after TOI reported that 11 resident doctors at sion hospital suffer from tuberculosis (TB), the BMC has finally started taking action.

sion hospital's resident doctors did not carry out their threat to strike work on Tuesday after two persons, who had intimidated one of their colleagues, were arrested.