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Nearly 100 injured so far in firemen recruitment drive (Mumbai)
Several men have sustained injuries as the quality of canvas used in the drive is poor . Nearly a hundred men have been severely injured due to poor safety nets provided by the Mumbai fire brigade during its ongoing recruitment drive .
The fire service needs to fill 1,200 positions. Currently, 910 positions have opened in Mumbai for which about 20,000 men have applied so far.
Mumbai Fire Service chief Sanjay Manjrekar, when asked about the poor quality of the safety net said that if a thousand people jump on it every day, it is bound to tear. He further added that only those who get scared or who jump incorrectly sustain injuries.
Substandard quality of training equipments
The physical includes running 800 m in under three minutes, doing 20 pull-ups, and jumping from a height of 19 feet, which is nearly two storeys-high.
The candidates are asked to jump from a height of 19 feet, while a bunch of firemen below hold a large canvas sheet as a safety net. However, the quality of the canvas is poor and it keeps giving way. Due to this, several men have crash-landed with grievous results. Ankushdada Kurade of the Swabhimani Bhartiya Panther labour union who has been keeping a close watch on the drive claims that around 100 men have had fractures.
Kurade claimed that using canvas as a safety net is an outdated technique and the BMC needs to use inflatable cushioning or pneumatic jumping sheets. The recruitment drive will last until February 11.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: Ban on Tabela milk poses a risk of unemployment, Abu Asim protests against FDA order, banning Tabila milk is not right

Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi, opposing the FDA’s action against milk vendors and milk sellers and the ban on the sale of unpasteurized milk, today held a banner on the steps outside the Assembly and protested against it, saying that the FDA’s action is commendable, but the way in which the order to stop the sale of unpasteurized milk by banning the sale of unpasteurized milk has been issued is unfair to these milk sellers, which has increased unemployment. Azmi held a banner in his hands that read: Millions of unemployed, failed government, stop injustice with Tabila people. Addressing reporters, Azmi said that Tabila milk is better than one and a half and closed milk. In our house, milk is provided from Aarey Colony, which is better than dairy milk, while buffaloes and animals are raised for Tabila milk and its pure milk is sold. If open milk is to be banned, guidelines should be issued regarding this. Along with this, action should be taken if there is adulteration in milk. However, the government should consider this by suddenly banning Tabila milk. Unemployment will increase due to this. Azmi said that action against adulterators is necessary because adulteration is now common in everything from vegetables to milk, but along with this, milk dairies should be given a six-month time and allowed to supply milk as per the guidelines, Azmi demanded. He said that the FDA’s ban on open milk has created a livelihood problem for dairies owners and their associates.
Maharashtra
Additional Municipal Commissioner Prajakta Verma Longare visits Mumbai Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Maternity Home

Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Prajakta Verma Longare made a surprise inspection of Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Maternity Home and Maternity Ward. Yesterday evening (July 7, 2026) he visited Diwali Ben Mehta (MA) General Hospital in Chembur and reviewed the medical facilities provided by the hospital. Is the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) working properly? It was inspected on the computer. Apart from this, important instructions were given to the hospital administration regarding the use of the system. He inspected the vacant staff accommodation space in the hospital premises and the adjoining vacant plot. He also directed the concerned department to submit detailed information about the correspondence done so far in this regard. After this, the Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) took detailed information about the patients admitted to the hospital and the deliveries occurring within a month. Diwali Ben Mehta (MA) took detailed information about the number of doctors and staff on duty in the General Hospital. Along with this, he inspected the entire hospital. He directed the concerned officers to complete the repair and maintenance work of the hospital immediately. The Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) also directed the concerned medical officers to provide quality health facilities to the patients admitted for treatment and provide them with medicines in a timely manner. Executive Health Officer Dr. Daksha Shah, Joint Executive Health Officer Dr. Santosh Gaikwad, Chief Medical Superintendent of General Hospital Dr. Chandrakant Pawar and concerned officers were present on this occasion.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: BEST bus accident in Bhandup, vehicles collide, pedestrians also injured in collision, accident in Vashi due to tire burst of BEST bus, chaos

A bus accident in Mumbai’s Bhandup area has created chaos in the area. An out-of-control bus hit several vehicles on the road in the Critical Hospital area of Kokan Nagar in Bhandup, including some pedestrians. The vehicles were severely damaged in the accident. It has been reported that the victim of the accident is an E-bus. It is estimated that the accident occurred due to the bus driver losing control of the bus. According to initial information, it is being estimated that the accident occurred due to the bus driver losing control of the bus. However, the extent of the accident is clear from the damage to the bus. The bus crushed a pedestrian crossing the road, in which he was seriously injured. It has been learned that the name of the injured pedestrian is Atul Padley. As a result, Padley is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. After the accident, local citizens immediately reached the area and admitted the injured pedestrian for treatment. However, his condition is currently said to be critical. Meanwhile, while the news of the horrific BEST bus accident in Dadar was fresh a few days ago, now the accident in Bhandup has created chaos in the area, so the police are investigating how the accident happened.
On the other hand, on Monday night, a tire of a BEST bus burst while passing through the Vashi toll plaza. The accident was averted due to the presence of mind of the BEST driver. This incident took place around 9:30 pm when the bus number 8230 of Wadala depot was passing through the toll plaza. At that time, the driver Kiran Jadhav suddenly burst, due to which he lost control of the moving bus. However, the driver Kishore Gaur immediately controlled the accident and stopped the bus safely before it hit other vehicles or pedestrians.
Speaking on this, Assistant Police Inspector (API) of Vashi Ravinder Nirod said, “Kiran Jadhav (aged 32) was a BEST bus driver who was taking passengers from Wadala bus depot towards Ghansoli. At around 9.50 pm, Jadhav suddenly got a tyre burst and lost control of the vehicle. In this accident, the driver Jadhav suffered minor injuries as he hit the steering wheel and the front windshield of the bus was broken in the accident.” Senior Police Inspector of Vashi Shashikant Chandikar said, “Fortunately, the BEST bus driver got a tyre burst while passing over the Vashi Creek bridge but the BEST driver avoided the accident.”
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