MUMBAI, May 17: Two alleged extortionists were nabbed by the Dahisar police on Saturday night. Following a tip-off that the duo were likely to meet at a lonely spot near Gokhale Nursing Home at Gawde Nagar in Dahisar, the police laid a trap. At around 10.30 pm, the police party saw two men moving about in a suspicious manner. After surrounding the two, the police inspector warned them to surrender. However, Suresh Shetty and Ravindra Surve opened fire on the police who fired back. Finally, the police succeeded in overpowering the culprits and took them into custody. One revolver and five live rounds were recovered from them.

MIM's public MBA presentation

Professors from the Maharishi Institute of Management (MIM) will make a presentation on `Prepare Yourself to Lead the World' as part of MIM's international MBA programme. The presentation, on May 19 at 10.30 am in Hotel Diplomat's meeting room, will include a video show on the achievements of MIM's studentsand graduates. Students will also have a chance to take MIM's entrance exam. For details, call on 2021661.

Women's meet at Thane

At a three-day conference beginning on Sunday, over 250 delegates from all over the state will discuss problems faced by women.

The meet has been organised by the state unit of National Federation of Indian Women at M H High School, Thane. The issues slated for discussion include feminisation of poverty, effect of communalism on rights of women, and the ever increasing incidence of domestic violence and atrocities on women, said Meghana Mehendale, president (Thane unit) of the Bharatiya Mahila Federation, adding that Pushpa Bhave, Shrinivas Khadelwale, Sulabha Brahme, Nirmale Sathe, Sushma Datar are expected to speak.