MUMBAI: The Maharashtra unit of the Congress will hold protest against the BJP-ruled Centre from Monday by beating plates and ringing bells outside th.
The new restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government have spelled definite doom for the hospitality industry in the state (Photo for erpresentative purpose only)
NEW DELHI: The new guidelines of the Maharashtra government to curb Covid-19 infections will force almost 90 per cent of restaurants to shut down and has spelled doom for the hospitality industry in the state, Hotel and Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI) said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra is witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases, forcing authorities to impose restrictions from April 5.
HRAWI also urged the state government to compensate employees engaged in the industry and their families for the loss of income, and also support hoteliers and restaurateurs by waiving all statutory fees, taxes and utility bills.
Bombay high court. (File photo)
MUMBAI: The Mumbai police on Tuesday assured the Bombay high court that they would not arrest Rahul Sahasrabuddhe, the NCLT-appointed administrator running the Dreams Mall where a hospital caught fire last month, claiming 11 lives. Sahasrabuddhe approached the HC last week, seeking a direction to the police to not take any coercive action against him.
Additional public prosecutor Aruna Kamat Pai on Tuesday told a division bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale that Sahasrabuddhe is not yet named as an accused in the FIR lodged by the police on March 26.
On March 25, a fire broke out in the Sunrise Hospital situated on the fourth floor of the Dreams Mall in suburban Bhandup. The hospital had started functioning in October 2020.
Iqbal Chahal
Mumbai: People should keep their hospital or room preferences aside and get admitted wherever they have been alloc-ated beds by the ward offices, BMC chief I S Chahal said on Sunday. Last week, 3,000 beds have been made operational in dedicated Covid hospitals (DCH) and dedicated Covid health centres (DCHC) and preparations are on to activate 3,000 more, including 400 ICU beds, by next week, he added.
Civic officials have report-ed a worrying trend wherein people wait for beds to open in hospitals of their choice and delay treatment. Chahal said, “Citizens should occupy beds wherever available for immediate treatment.as the treatment protocol is similar everywhere. Patients are becoming critical by waiting for a hospital choice.(whereas) abundant beds are available in other hospitals.” He said the number of DCHC and DCH beds has been increased from 12,906 to 15,971. But of the 3,900-odd vacant beds currently, less than 500 are in private hospitals, while 3,388 are