Maharashtra
61% Mumbaikars feel ‘sleepy’ at workplace, claims survey
In a loud wake-up call, a new survey has claimed that 61 per cent of Mumbaikars feel dozy at work and nearly 35 of them believe they suffer from the dreaded insomnia.
The Great Indian Sleep Scorecard (GISS), conducted by the sleep solutions provider Wakefit.co, attempted to decipher sleep patterns and trends among Indians.
Though Mumbai is known as ‘the city that never sleeps’ the survey found that 70 per cent of the people here retired only after 11 p.m. — way past the ideal bed time of 10 p.m.
“Despite going to bed closer to midnight, 29 per cent of the city population was up between 7-8 a.m. and 49 per cent of the people did not feel refreshed on waking up,” noted the eye-popper report.
Interestingly, the GISS-2022 had found that 53 per cent Mumbaikars felt sleepy at work which has now shot up to 61 per cent (2023) — but women outnumber (67 per cent) men (56) on this front.
There is also a steep rise of 34 per cent of Mumbaikars who complained of ‘feeling tired and exhausted’ after wakeing up in the morning this year compared with 2022.
“The high sleep debt is one of the top causes of excessive daytime sleepiness, leading to the likelihood of people nodding off at work. Though maintaining a bedroom environment that is conducive to sleep is key, the report indicated that 43 per cent of Mumbaikars felt their bedroom ambience has been impacting their sleep,” the survey said.
Mumbai medico, Dr. Himanshu Shah said that “sleep disorders are now a very major complaint among all patients coming with any ailments”, mostly arising out of fear and tensions of the future for self and family.
Prominent nature therapist and acupuncture expert Dr. Mayie (Shubhangi) Deshmukh said that sleep problems have gone up drastically in the past three years and particularly post-pandemic era due to ‘the fear factor and the stress overload’ among the people.
The late nights of Mumbaikars are attributed to digital scrolling as it’s a proven fact that switching off from digital devices like mobiles, laptops, tablets, televisions, etc., at least an hour before bedtime is optimal for healthy sleep.
Unfortunately, a whopping 37 per cent of “Mumbaikars remain awake till late in the night browsing through social media, while 88 per cent admitted using their phones till just before bedtime”, and 90 per cent woke up at least once-twice in the night — breaking their sleep.
Dr. Shah said that “insufficient or lack of sound sleep” affects the person’s health, his productivity in personal and professional life and indirectly impacts the national productivity.
The report also exposed how 31 per cent of Mumbaikars “woke up in the night to worry about their future”, and another key factor haunting nearly 35 per cent of the people is they have fallen prey to ‘insomnia’.
The GISS-2023 discovered that a prevalent practice for 37 per cent of Mumbaikars was to “to sleep in places other than their beds”, contributing to their abject sleeping problems, as a dedicated sleep space is central to building a positive sleep habit and therefore empowering greater sleep affinity.
Dr. Deshmukh said that earlier, there were just 8-10 patients a month with all types of sleep disorders, which has now tripled to nearly 25-30.
“I treat them without medicine… Only with acupuncture and ‘panchakarma’ the treatment cycle lasts between 2-4 weeks, and a little more for absolute chronic patients,” Dr. Deshmukh told IANS.
The sleep issues have become glaring now “as almost all patients ask whether it’s due to the vaccination” and Dr. Deshmukh urged the government to seriously look into this aspect on priority before the situation deteriorates.
For GISS-2023, over 10,000 people were surveyed from March 2022-February 2023, across cities, age groups, demographics and has collected around 210,000 responses in the past six years, said Wakefit.co
Maharashtra
Amrauti MP Anil Bonde receives threat from Hyderabadi Muslim over email, anger over removal of IIC banner and anti-Islamic rhetoric, situation tense

Mumbai: A Muslim organization called ICC had put up a banner at Panchoti Chowk in Amrauti, Maharashtra, which sparked a controversy, due to which communal tension has arisen in Amrauti. MP Anil Bonde has demanded a case to be registered against the putting up of the banner. Today, Anil Bonde has received a threatening email in this matter, after which the police have registered an NC in this matter and started investigating. This email has been said that Anil Bonde’s anti-Islamic statement has created hatred and the atmosphere of resentment against him among the Muslims of Hyderabad is very hot. The personal secretary of the complainant Anil Bonde has complained that when he was checking his email as usual in the morning, he received a threatening email. The following email was received on Bonde’s official email from an unknown email ID. Dr. Sahib, the language you used against Islamic teachings has ignited such a fire in the hearts of the Muslims of Hyderabad that the atmosphere here has become dangerously hot. This is anger, which turns into a storm with a spark. Every word of yours is feeling like an open wound to the Muslims, so control your language and your speech because Dr. Sahib, this time emotions have flared up so much that even a wrong word is enough to make the entire atmosphere uncontrollable. A threatening email has been received in the name of the angry Muslim community of Hyderabad. Bonde had filed a complaint in Panchavati Chowk regarding the banner of the Islamic organization. That is why the threat has been sent through email on the official email ID. After which an NC has been registered. Abel Bonde is identified as a hardline Hindutva leader and he had opposed the putting up of an Islamic banner at Panchavati Chowk. The situation is extremely tense due to this incident. The police are on immediate alert.
Maharashtra
Abu Asim Azmi demands immediate help from Indian government after pilgrims were involved in a bus accident during Umrah in Saudi Arabia

Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has expressed grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of Indian pilgrims in a road accident during Umrah in Saudi Arabia and has demanded that the Indian government help bring the bodies of the deceased pilgrims to India. Muslims are saddened and mourning after the video of this tragic accident went viral on social media. Abu Asim said that after visiting the house of Allah, Mecca, the pilgrims’ bus met with an accident while traveling to Medina and this accident was so terrible that 42 pilgrims died in it. Abu Asim said that this tragedy with Indian pilgrims who went for Umrah is very sad. We express our heartfelt condolences to the families of all the martyrs. May Allah Almighty grant them a high place in Paradise, grant patience to the bereaved families and grant a speedy recovery to the injured Amen.
We demand Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jaishankar to immediately provide all possible assistance to the families who have to bring the bodies of their loved ones back to India.
And if anyone wishes to go to Saudi Arabia to perform the last rites of their loved ones, they should be issued emergency visas immediately and the injured should be provided with the best medical facilities.
Maharashtra
Byculla Redevelopment Site Accident Claims Two Lives

Mumbai: A tragic incident occurred on saturday afternoon at the proposed redevelopment site of Habib Mansion in Byculla (West). During piling work, the ground suddenly caved in, resulting in the death of two labourers on the spot.
Two to three other workers suffered serious injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital. The accident took place at the Sundar Galli stretch between Haines Road and Tank Pakhadi Road, where redevelopment work is being undertaken by Ibrahim Jusab Sopariwala & Others. The project is linked to architects A2 Associates and Rajpurkar Associates, with ZZ Consultants reported as the structural advisors.
Local residents claimed that adequate safety measures were missing at the worksite, raising concerns about negligence. Police and BMC officials have cordoned off the area and launched an investigation.
Authorities said a detailed probe will determine whether safety protocols were violated during the redevelopment work.
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