BOTCHED EYE OPS: BMC CHIEF BARS DOC, SEEKS PROBE

MUMBAI: After seven patients suffered varying degrees of vision loss following botched cataract surgeries at the civic-run Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Hospital on January 4, BMC chief Ajoy Mehta has barred Dr

Arun Choudhary, assistant honorary professor and head of the ophthalmic unit at the hospital, from practising in any public hospital until a full-fledged departmental inquiry is done. Mehta has also sought an inquiry against Dr

Ganesh Shinde, dean of RN Cooper Hospital, the parent unit of the trauma centre. ››P7

Metro car shed: Civic body to consider proposal to remove trees at Aarey

MUMBAI: The Mumbai civic body on Thursday told the Bombay high court that its Tree Authority will consider a proposal to remove trees in the Aarey Colony for the construction of the Metro-3 car shed, in its first meeting that is yet to be scheduled. ››P2

CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra appointed as EC

NEW DELHI: Weeks before the Lok Sabha polls, Sushil Chandra, a 1980-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was appointed as the Election Commissioner, a government notification issued on Thursday said. Chandra was earlier the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the apex policy making body of the I-T department. ››P12

Agustawestland case: Rajiv Saxena gets bail after Delhi court sees medical report

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena, a co-accused in Agustawestland chopper scam case. Saxena got interim bail till February 22 on two bail sureties of ~5 lakh each. Saxena was arrested in a money laundering case related to Agustawestland scam. The court’s judgment came after examining a medical report from AIIMS.

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