Articles by Payal Gwalani
Talking oximeter, smart gloves, vibrating device for dyslexia on display at exhibition of assistive technologies
Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged from Mumbai had many devices on display including a magnification software to enable visually impaired people to read, a talking oxymeter and a motion-detecting walking stick
Published on Oct 08, 2022 12:45 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Bandra Worli Sea Link accident: Bodies of three victims claimed by relatives on Thursday
The three victims whose bodies were still at the mortuary of BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai Central for more than 24 hours after the accident were Satyender Singh Rajput (28), Rajendra Kumar (50) and Gajraj Singh (31)
Updated on Oct 07, 2022 12:16 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Somnath Salve: He took this job to give his children a better life
Mumbai: Manohar Tapasne (58) was looking forward to October, as his son-in-law Somnath Salve was set to complete a month at his new job as an ambulance driver, and his second daughter’s wedding was to take place at the end of the month
Published on Oct 06, 2022 12:42 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Widely known for preventing several suicides, Chetan Kadam died in the act of saving lives
When the news of his passing reached his neighbours, residents of TP road in Parel, early in the morning, they all flocked to the BYL Nair Charitable Hospital at Mumbai Central. All those assembled outside the mortuary had a story to tell about Kadam going out of his way to help them or their family members. NCP members
Published on Oct 06, 2022 12:36 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
JJ Hospital to get facelift in surgery department
The state government has released funds of more than ₹30 crores for this overhaul. Work on all these units is underway, and they are expected to be operational in the next six to eight months. Three of the existing modular OTs were set up with funds received under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) in 2008
Published on Oct 04, 2022 01:33 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Woman with long-term exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers undergoes lung transplant
The lung transplant took place at Global Hospital, Parel, in August. The patient was lucky enough to get a donor match after a short wait, and was discharged on October 1 after a hospital stay of one and a half months. Doctors say she was in reasonably good health when she was discharged
Published on Oct 04, 2022 01:17 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Soon, take a walk at Parel’s 136-year-old Mumbai Veterinary College
Mumbai: The lush campus of the erstwhile Mumbai Veterinary College (MVC) -- an island of calm amid the chaos of mid-town’s business district – will soon be open for public viewing
Published on Sep 30, 2022 12:44 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Community health workers object to ₹75 a day honorarium
However, the state government has earmarked a daily honorarium of ₹75 to visit 25 homes even though the volunteers were getting ₹125 for the same work in 2020 when the last such survey was conducted
Published on Sep 28, 2022 12:24 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
3 years on, depositors soldier to claim life savings
Mumbai Andheri resident Dipavali Naik, 67, was an account holder in the now-defunct Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank for over 30 years – the family’s life savings were deposited there, assuring her and her husband Ulhas a comfortable retired life
Published on Sep 22, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Payal Gwalani
Mandals set the stage for city to sway this Navratri
Mumbai: With Ganeshotsav gone by, the city is now preparing to enter the thick of the festive season in a big way with Navratri
Published on Sep 21, 2022 11:28 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary & Payal Gwalani
Patients with spinal cord injuries appeal to PM for better facilities
They have now collectively appealed to the prime minister to include it in a separate category under RwPD Act
Published on Sep 19, 2022 10:58 PM IST
Payal Gwalani
Obesity in children: Paediatricians bat for nutrient-specific labels on packaged food
The Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Academy (NCDPA), a subspecialty of Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), has written to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Published on Sep 19, 2022 10:37 PM IST
Payal Gwalani
Veterinary college students, interns join the war on lumpy skin disease
Pankaj Biradar would be preparing for his final-year postgraduate exams if he were not on the field vaccinating cattle against the deadly lumpy skin disease (LSD) and creating awareness among dairy farmers and livestock owners
Published on Sep 15, 2022 11:11 PM IST
Payal Gwalani, Mumbai
Prescription drugs, a cheaper way to get high, a big draw on black market
In June, a chemist from Bandra reached his store earlier than usual and found a parcel containing bottles of cough syrup
Published on Sep 13, 2022 11:27 PM IST
Payal Gwalani and Gautam S. Mengle, Mumbai
NACO ropes in target communities to implement, monitor programme
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) is setting up resource groups involving members from six target communities to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate phase 5 of the National AIDS Control Programme
Updated on Sep 12, 2022 09:14 PM IST
Payal Gwalani, Mumbai
Start-ups, doctors come together to bridge digital divide in diabetes care
These are among the few start-ups that stirred many conversations in Ahmedabad this weekend on the sidelines of DiaCare Con 2022
Published on Sep 12, 2022 04:04 PM IST
Payal Gwalani
Remission was legal, but was it just: Judge who convicted Bilkis’s rapists
Retired justice Umesh Salvi was a special judge in the Mumbai city civil and sessions court in 2009 when he sentenced 11 men to life imprisonment for raping Bano and killing seven members of her family, including her three-year-old daughter
Updated on Aug 24, 2022 05:19 AM IST
Payal Gwalani, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
11 convicts released: ‘It is legal, but is it just?’
Justice Salvi was speaking at a solidarity meeting organised in the city on Tuesday by United Against Injustice and Discrimination
Published on Aug 23, 2022 09:43 PM IST
Payal Gwalani