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Mumbai gynaec ‘delivers’ engineer from likely death, 32K-feet mid-air

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 Averting a major scare, a leading Mumbai gynaecologist helped save the life of a Kolhapur engineer who suffered a medical emergency aboard a Delhi-Mumbai flight.

It was around 9.30 p.m. on December 17, when the passengers on Vistara flight No. UK957 were just settling in for a warm dinner when the aircraft PA system crackled to life.

“Is there any doctor on the flight? We have a medical emergency on board,” an airhostess repeated thrice, and the sole medic, Niranjan Chavan got up, leaving his meal midway.

He rushed towards the back of the aircraft and was shocked to see a young co-passenger, struggling to breath, eyes rolled up, and motionless, slumped on his seat, body cold, creating concerns in the flight.

He was later identified as Sushant Shelke, 31, an engineer from Kolhapur, along with an assistant, returning after completing a professional assignment in New Delhi.

“I checked his pulse, but couldn’t feel anya Then I tried to confirm it on my smartwatch when I got a feeble reading of around 96. His blood pressure had plummeted alarmingly. He had hypotension with cold clammy hands. All not very good signs given the circumstances mid-air,” Chavan told IANS.

Immediately, he asked the airline cabin crew, comprising Kavita, Shipra and Hamarzyde, to start oxygen, got some sugar powder and kept it on Shelke’s tongue and then fruit juice to sip on Shelke, who had become a proud new father just a week earlier.

Chavan massaged his hands and arms to increase the blood flow and increase the body temperature, even as many curious passengers tried to crowd around and crane their necks to view the treatment, but were shooed off by the crew.

“He seemed to improve after sometime. Slowly, he told me that he was on a religious fast that day (December 17), but had lived only on tea-biscuits for three days in New Delhi as he sorely missed his home-cooked traditional Kolhapuri cuisine.

After some 45 minutes, Shelke’s blood pressure climbed up to near-normal, the colour seemed to return on his face and he was apparently feeling stronger and cheerful, said Chavan.

The medico, who is the President of prestigious Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society (MOGS, founded in 1934), sat beside the recovering co-passenger and completed the various airline and medical formalities before disembarking.

Later, around midnight, Shelke was handed over to the medical team waiting at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport who took his further charge, and whisked him away for ‘observation’ though he was raring to return home to his family in Kolhapur.

“It was a nerve-wracking incident, my first in over three decades of flying all over, but it was a big learning experience for me treating a critical passenger mid-air like this,” admitted Chavan, who also heaped praises on the Vistara pilots and crew for their promptness without panicking.

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Shiv Sena wave in North Maharashtra, Dr. Shrikant Shinde takes charge of election campaign

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Mumbai Nandurbar: Shiv Sena is on a wave in North Maharashtra. A large number of “Ladli Bheenas” and youth are participating in the rallies of Shiv Sena youth leader Dr. Shrikant Shinde. Dr. Shinde launched his election campaign in North Maharashtra today. Addressing the gathering, he said that the Mahayoti government has taken strong steps to empower women and youth, which is why Maharashtra’s Ladli Behna Yojana is becoming self-reliant. Attacking the opposition, he said that many opposition leaders were opposing the “Ladli Behna Yojana” but under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, this scheme was implemented and it will not be stopped under any circumstances. The opposition is only spreading confusion, Ladli Behna will respond with their votes. Dr. Shrikant Shinde explained that in the last three years, Shiv Sena has reached every corner of Maharashtra under the leadership of Eknath Shinde. Shinde Sahib is empowering his workers by holding eight meetings every day. He has an Urban Development Department, which has resulted in record-breaking funding for the backward villages of Maharashtra, paving the way for strong rural development.

Dr. Shrikant Shinde criticized UBT and said that some people are experts in criticizing, but they have never done any concrete work for the people. That is why today Mahayoti candidates are seen everywhere. The people are well aware of the state of the opposition.

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Kalyan College Namaz Controversy: SIO Demands Action Against Perpetrators

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Mumbai: SIO has demanded strict action against the hooliganism of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad on offering prayers in Mumbai’s Kalyan College. Here, State Secretary SIO Aziz Ahmed said that
The incident that took place at Ideal College of Pharmacy and Research in Kalyan is highly condemnable and unacceptable, where hooligans belonging to Bajrang Dal entered the college campus, threatened and harassed Muslim students for offering prayers and even tried to make them sit in front of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This incident is a direct attack on religious freedom and the sanctity of the educational campus.

SIO strongly condemns this incident and expresses complete solidarity with the affected students. We demand that strict action be taken against the accused at the earliest, the college administration ensure the safety of the students and take concrete steps to prevent such incidents in the future.

We appeal to the entire student community to maintain religious harmony and remain united against such sectarian attitudes and demonstrate strong solidarity.

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Five-year-old kidnapped girl rescued from Vakola, five arrested, girl held hostage by uncle in Panol

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Mumbai: Police has claimed to have arrested five accused, including uncle Momani, on charges of kidnapping a five-year-old girl. The gang had planned to kidnap and sell the girl. A case of kidnapping of a minor girl was registered on November 22 under the limits of Vakola police station. Several teams were formed in Zones 8 and 7. During the investigation, it was revealed that a suspicious rickshaw had gone to Panvel and returned. A man, a woman, a rickshaw driver and the girl were in the rickshaw between 2 and 3 am. The kidnappers were identified as the girl’s uncle Lawrence Niconelis Fernandes, 42, and his wife Momani, who is a Mangal degree, both of them had gone to Panvel by rickshaw and were going to sell the kidnapped girl. The kidnapped girl was recovered from the possession of their acquaintance Sans. The Sans gave details about the wanted accused during the investigation, after which Windra Dinesh Chavan, 60, and Anjali Ajit Korgaokar, 57, were arrested from New Panvel, Raigad. The kidnapped girl was sold for Rs 1,80,000 and Vrinda Chavan was taken into custody from her house and the girl was safely brought to Vakola. This operation was carried out by DCP Manish Kalwaniya on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti and the girl was recovered safely. In this case, the police have arrested rickshaw driver Latif Abdul Majeed Sheikh, 52, a resident of Santa Cruz, Lawrence Nicholas Fernandes, 42, a laborer from Raigarh, Mangal Dagra Jadhav, 38, from Raigarh, Kiran Maruti Sons, 38, from Panvel, Vrinda Vanish Chavan, 60, from Raigarh and the investigation is underway.

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