Youth drowns in hotel pool
Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh), July 10 : A young man drowned on Tuesday in a swimming pool in a five-star hotel here in Madhya Pradesh, police said.
Animesh Jain, 20, who was here to attend a wedding ceremony, drowned after diving in the deeper side of the pool. He was swimming along with four friends when the incident happened.
Jain, who was epileptic, could not be resuscitated by rescuers although they managed to pull him out of the waters while he was still alive, police officer Israr Mansuri told IANS.
Mansuri said the deceased belonged to Chhatarpur district and was the son of a businessman.
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Veteran Bengali actor Manoj Mitra hospitalised, condition 'critical'
Kolkata (PTI): Veteran Bengali actor and eminent theatre personality Manoj Mitra has been hospitalised with old age-related ailments and his condition is “very critical”, officials of the medical facility said.
The octogenarian was admitted to hospital with breathing trouble, sodium- potassium imbalance among other health issues, they said.
“Mr Mitra’s condition is very critical. He is under observation,” one of the doctors treating him told PTI on Sunday evening.
Famous for his stellar performances in films like Tapan Sinha's ‘Banchharamer Bagan’, Mitra has also acted in legendary director Satyajit Ray’s classics ‘Ghare Baire’ and ‘Ganashatru’.
Mitra, 85, also featured in films of eminent directors Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Basu Chatterjee, Tarun Majumdar, Shakti Samanta and Goutam Ghose.
He has written over 100 plays.
Among several accolades, the thespian won the Sangeet Natak Akademy Award for Best Playwright in 1985.
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