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A 40-year-old resident of Rajastan has been found guilty of murdering his 36 year-old wife. The Thane additional sessions judge Borkar sentenced Nandlal Bajrang Soni to life imprisonment yesterday.

40 year-old Soni had married Pushpa Devi 15 years back, and they had a five year-old son Sanjay Kumar. Five months before the incident, Pushpa Devi came with her son to Mumbai to stay with her brother-in-law, one Mangilal, at Bhayander. Soni was unemployed and allegedly indulged in drinking and gambling. On September 21, 1995 he allegedly smashed Pushpa to death with an iron rod khalbatta.

The murder was discovered by Pushpa's sister only the next morning. When she rang the door bell, Soni opened the door and informed her of Pushpa's death.

She then informed the police, who arrested Soni.

The judge has relied on circumstantial evidence in the absence of eyewitnesses in delivering the judgement.

Appeal

Sunanda Pagey, 40, a resident of Kanpur, presently staying with her brother in Mumbai is undergoing treatment for blood cancer (multiple myeloma) at the Tata Memorial hospital. She has been advised to undergo Autologus Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant for which the expenses will be about Rs eight lakh. She has appealed to the public for help to give her a new lease of life.

Contributions may be directed to Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) ,c/o Kalpana Venkatraman, Head, Patient care and social service unit quoting the case number SP ADOP N-9 or to the savings bank account of Sunanda Pagey number 12141 with Syndicate Bank, INHS Ashivini, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005.

Sulabh Intl

Sulabh International, a social service organisation, was awarded the certificate of appreciation by the Inner Wheel Public Services Committee, Mumbai for its outstanding contribution for urban and rural development activities during the year 1996-97, a press release read.

First aid

The Jamsetji Tata Ambulance college is conducting a free six-month course in ``first aid to the injured'' from Sunday, June 8, 1997 at the Bombay City Ambulance Corps at 21, New Marine Lines, next to Birla Matushri Sabhagrah Mumbai - 20. The course will be conducted twice a week on Saturday from 5 pm to 7 pm and on Sunday from 3.30 to 5.30 pm.

Those desiring to enrol for the course should call on the commandant of the college in person from Monday to Friday between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm and on Saturday and Sunday between 4 and 7 pm by May 31, 1997.

Water-cut

The water supply to industries and domestic consumers at Thane, Taloja, Badlapur, Dombivali, Ambernath, Belapur and other areas in Navi Mumbai will remain closed on May 9 from 8.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs. This is for the purpose of carrying out premonsoon maintenance and other repairs on the transmission lines by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board. Authorities concerned say that the timings of water-cuts will be subject to minor adjustments, depending on the exigencies of work.

Dyslexia library

The Maharashtra Dyslexia Association (MDA) a non-profit organisation committed to spreading awareness of dyslexia has opened its reading room at Lower Parel to the general public. The reading room is well equipped with periodicals, books, worksheets and pamphlets on learning disabilities.

The MDA was set up in March 1996 to promote a better understanding of this common but misunderstood problem.

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