According to police sources, `Bengal lodge' which was on the first floor of the Sitaram Building was being renovated when the ceiling of the room in the ground floor which was a restaurant collapsed. The ceiling caved in on five persons who eating at the restaurant. They were rushed to G T Hospital where 40-year-old Amira Noor Sheikh was declared dead. Narayan Mahadev Jaiswal and Pappu Lal Singh have been admitted at the hospital with serious injuries, while the other two injured were released after treatment.

Pratap Oza felicitated
Gujarati and Hindi theatre personality Pratap Oza will be felicitated for his contribution to the drama on Monday.

Oza, has acted in numerous Gujarati and Hindi plays besides being a popular face in the advertising world. Earlier, he had been felicitated by the Giants Group and the Aruniha Group. Hehas acted Koi nu meedhal koi ne haathe', `Sandhya kale', `Shabri' and `Zubeida'.

Bus rams bldg, five hurt
A double decker, MMK 2279 that had suffered a tyre puncture hit a building at Chirabazar today evening. Fire brigade sources said that the double decker hit buildings 567 and 569 when the tyre on the side of the driver gave away. Five passengers in the bus suffered minor injuries and were sent to the G T Hospital for aid.

World Diabetes Day
The spiralling costs of managing diabetes was the focus of today's World Diabetes Day commemorations. With an estimated 25 to 30 million people affected by the disease in India, only a fraction of those diagnosed can afford proper treatment. Diabetic complications translate into high expenses and doctors advocate early detection and sustained treatment of the disease.With the cost of a vial of insulin going up from Rs 150 to Rs 200, doctors say that this is the time for the government to make treatment more affordable for the increasingnumber of patients. The thrust, doctors say should be on awareness, education and better care.

The Novo Nordisk Education Foundation, an organisation working on improving diabetes care, organised a Run For Diabetes in various cities, including Mumbai, to involve people in the prevention and better cure of this disease. Diabetes increases the risks of having a heart attack three times, the risk of a brain stroke two times, and is the third most important cause for blindness and a leading cause for kidney failure.

Experts from the foundation say that most of these problems are avoidable. They also add that there is evidence to show that money spent on routine day-to-day care and diabetes awareness actually saves money in the long term. Dr Dipak Chatterjee of S.L. Raheja Hospital adds: ``The ministry of health needs to take note of this trend seriously to tackle the rise in morbidity and mortality. The only viable option is preventive action.''