A private ambulance abandoned the body of a deceased man midway in Palghar district, allegedly refusing to drive further due to road conditions. Forced to act, the family carried the body in a makeshift cloth stretcher for nearly 1.8 km to their home. Officials said the road was motorable

Students at Nair Hospital Dental College hostel have complained of unhygienic living conditions for over eight days, citing uncollected garbage and unclean rooms. Authorities said the issue arose due to a strike by contract-based cleaning staff