FP FREE PRESS The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. 13 NO. 345 | BHOPAL | MONDAY | MAY 27, 2024 | PAGES 12 `3 - r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026; EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE ‘INDIA BLOC WILL REWRITE THE CONSTITUTION’ SPORTS WEATHER 7 NEWBORNS DIE NATION ‘DON’T GET THE SAME BUZZ’ 44.50c. 29.70c Sunrise : 05.43 Sunset : 07.05 Fire tears through Delhi hospital NEWS BRIEF T’gana: Gutkha with tobacco banned HYDERABAD: Telangana Commissioner of Food Safety has prohibited the manufacturing and sale of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine. The Commissioner issued a notification prohibiting the manufacturing, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of gutkha and pan masala which contain tobacco and nicotine for a period of one year. SpiceJet plane suffers bird hit NEW DELHI: A Lehbound SpiceJet aircraft suffered a bird hit on Sunday morning and returned to the national capital, according to the airline. The plane landed back safely and the passengers were deplaned normally. A source said the Boeing 737 plane had around 135 people onboard. In a statement, SpiceJet said the aircraft operating SG 123 from Delhi to Leh returned back to the national capital after suffering a bird hit on engine 2. Mungeshpur boils at 48.30 Celsius NEW DELHI: Delhi is witnessing extreme heatwave conditions, with the maximum temperatures reaching over 48 degrees Celsius in Mungeshpur, a locality in the national capital. According to India Meterological Department (IMD), "Heatwave occurred at most places and severe heat wave occurred at some places in Delhi. Mungeshpur recorded the highest temperature of 48.3 degrees Celsius." n SHOCKING IRREGULARITIES: Expired licence, no NOC from fire dept n Oxygen cylinders kept in the two-storey building exploded due to which adjacent buildings were damaged, Divisional Fire Officer Rajendra Atwal said n PM announces ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased n Police arrest owner of the hospital A AGENCIES New Delhi A massive fire broke out at a private children's hospital in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar, leaving seven newborns dead, officials said on Sunday . The officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said the blaze broke out at the Baby Care New Born Hospital at around 11:30 pm on Saturday and soon spread to two other adjacent buildings. Sixteen fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze, Divisional Fire Officer Rajendra Atwal said. The private neonatal hospital was operating despite the expiry of its license. It also did not have qualified doctors and no clearance from the fire department, police said on Sunday . "The licence issued to the Baby Care New Born Child Hospital by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of Delhi, has already expired on March 31. "Even the expired licence issued to the said hospital allowed for five beds only," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Choudhary said. CONTD. ON P7 FOR FIRST TIME IN MONTHS Vinod Kumar, father of one of the newborn babies cries after a fire broke out at the hospital State govt orders magisterial probe The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire tragedy at a neonatal hospital in Vivek Vihar that claimed the lives of seven newborns. In an order issued on Sunday, Divisional Commissioner Ashwani Kumar directed the district magistrate of the Shahdara district to inquire into the fire tragedy that occurred on Saturday night. s firefighters struggled to remove the crowd recording videos outside the hospital, a group of locals risked their lives to rescue the babies from the burning building. Local resident Jitender Singh said, "I got a call about the fire around 11:25 pm and reached the spot by 11:30 pm. Three explosions occurred after I arrived. The first one set the entire building on fire, the second caused an oxygen cylinder to explode." "The front of the hospital building was burning. So we broke open the windows at the back and went inside to rescue the children," he said. he fire in Delhi Thospitaltragedy atisa heart-rending. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this incredibly difficult time. I pray that those injured recover at the earliest n PM NARENDRA MODI Swati Maliwal alleges rape & death threats Hamas launches big missile attack towards Tel Aviv Calls out YouTuber Dhruv Rathee AGENCIES New Delhi Rajnath takes dig at Kejriwal CHANDIGARH: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took a dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying he had heard about "work from home" but it is the first time that he is hearing of "work from jail". Addressing an election rally in Punjab's Khanna, Singh said, "Here, AAP is the ruling party. You don't need to be told much about what kind of work it is doing." "There is also an AAP government in Delhi. But the AAP leader was jailed in the liquor scam," he said, referring to Kejriwal's arrest in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. LOCALS TURN HEROES The medical ward of hospital lies in shambles a day after a fire blazed through it in New Delhi A Palestinian woman holds shrouded body of a child killed in Israeli bombardment, at a health clinic in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip AGENCIES Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip) Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel's massive air, sea and ground offensive. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in what appeared to be the first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January. Palestinian militants have continued to sporadically fire rockets and mortar rounds at communities along the Gaza border since then. Hamas' military wing claimed the attack, and rocket launches could be heard in central Gaza. CONTD. ON P7 other AAP spokespersons and victim-shame me to the extent that I am now facing extreme abuses and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwthreats," she added. al on Sunday said that she has been Maliwal listed several points that receiving rape and death threats afshe felt were neglected in Dhruv ter a "character assassination" Rathee's 2.5-minute video: She said campaign allegedly orchestrated Rathee failed to mention why the by party leaders and volunteers. AAP took a U-turn after accepting She said that the situation escathat the incident happened; the lated after the YouTuber MLC report that reveals injuries Dhruv Rathee posted a onedue to the assault; selected part sided video against her. of the video was released and Maliwal accused the party then the phone of the accused leadership of trywas formatted; the accused ing to intimidate was arrested her into withfrom the crime drawing her scene (CM complaint. She house). Why also expressed was he allowed disappointment to enter the with Dhruv place again? Rathee, saying For tampering that despite her of evidence?; fter the leaders and volunteers efforts to contact a of my party, i.e., AAP orchestrated a and how alhim and share woman who her side of the campaign of character ways stood for story, he ignored assassination, victim shaming, and the right isher calls and fanning of emotions against me, I sues, even messages. went to Mahave been getting rape and death "It is shameful nipur alone that people like threats. This got further without secuhim, who claim exacerbated when YouTuber rity could be to be independ- @Dhruv_Rathee posted a one-sided bought over by ent journalists, video against me the BJP? could act like CONTD. ON P7 A Relationship between Modi & Chai is deep: PM Slamming SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, the Prime Minister said that there are so many promising people in the Yadav community but he (Akhilesh) gave tickets only to his family members AGENCIES Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he grew up washing cup plates and serving tea, adding that the relationship between Modi and tea is very deep. "No one wants to waste their vote on Samajwadi Party. No one will vote for someone who is drowning. The common man will vote only for the one whose government is certain to be formed. The country has come to know the people of the INDI alliance very well. These people are deeply communal. These people are extreme casteists. These people are I grew up washing cups and plates as a child. I have grown up serving tea. The relationship between Modi and tea is also very deep n PM NARENDRA MODI extreme familyists. Whenever their government is formed, these people take decisions on this basis," he added. "These SP people used to release even those terrorists who were caught. The SP government used to suspend any police officer who was reluctant in this. They had made the entire UP and Purvanchal a haven for the mafia. Be it life or land, no one knew when it would be snatched away and in the SP govern- ment, the mafia was also seen as a vote bank," PM Modi said. He further asserted that CM Yogi is carrying forward the 'Swachhta Abhiyan' very bravely. The public was at the mercy of the SP government but now the mafia is trembling in the BJP government. "The sacred Constitution of our country is also on their (INDI alliance) target. They want to loot the reservation of SC-ST-OBC. Our Constitution clearly says that there cannot be reservation based on religion. CONTD. ON P7 QUALITY AT VALUE r RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in COOL IDEAS FROM INSIDE THE HOT BOX BRANDSUTRA 2 SAF jawans die under mysterious circumstances in Chhindwara Poisonous substance traced in their drink Fire breaks out at Lokayukta office premises No damage to building & documents OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Two Special Armed Forces (SAF) jawans died under mysterious circumstances, who were posted as security personnel of an IAS officer in Chhindwara, police said on Sunday In pri. mary investigation police found poisonous substance in their drink. Kotwali SHO Umesh Golhani said that the jawans, identified as Dhaniram Uike (55) and Premlal Kakodia (54), were deployed for security purposes at the residence of a senior IAS officer in the district. The exact cause of jawans' death is yet to be ascertained. CONTD. ON P7 It took around one-and-a-half hours to control the blaze OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Fire broke out at the premises of Lokayukta headquarters office here on Sunday. Three fire tenders controlled the blaze for more than one hour, the officials said. SP Manu Vyas informed that unused items like furniture and other items were kept in the open area of the premises for disposal. On Sunday afternoon, office guards spotted fire and raised alarm. Fire ten- ders from Bhopal municipal corporation (BMC) reached the spot and the guards posted for security duty also tried to control the fire. He added that no loss for building and files has been reported in the fire. Prima facie, the fire broke out because of a short circuit. Bhopal records season’s highest @45.40; Rajgarh 46.8 RED ALERT FOR SEVERE HEATWAVE IN RAJGARH, DHAR, RATLAM OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in On the second day of Nautapa, Bhopal recorded 45.4 degrees Celsius which was highest of the season on Sunday It enhanced the discom. fort level in the state capital. Roads wore a deserted look in many pockets. However, as it was Sunday traffic was not so , intense but due to intense heat, even prominent roads wore a deserted look. However, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration has taken initiatives to beat the heat. It pressed sprinklers into service for relief of commuters. Tents have been installed at traffic signals for shadows for vehicle owners. A red alert has already REMAL'S LANDFALL been issued for severe heatwave in districts like Dhar, Ratlam and Rajgarh. Orange alert has been issued for moderate heatwave in district Alirajpur, Jhabua, Shajapur, Agar-Malwa, Guna, Shivpuri, Bhind, Sheopurkalan, Ujjain, Panna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari, Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Harda, Dewas, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ashok Nagar, Gwalior, Datia, Morena, Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Sagar, Maihar and Damoh. Not only day, even nights were hot in many districts. Nights are likely to be hot in Ujjain, Panna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh and Niwari. The trend is likely to continue for the next three to four days. Places Rajgarh Shajapur Niwari Guna Khajuraho Sehore Aonwari Gwalior Tikamgarh Bhopal Damoh Khandwa Shivpuri Nowgong Raisen Katni Ratlam Satna Narsinghpur Jabalpur Neemuch Indore Dewas Mandla Umaria Shahdol Sidhi Chhindwara Day temp (deg/cel) 46.8 46.6 46.5 46.2 46.0 46.0 45.7 45.6 45.5 45.4 45.2 45.1 45.0 45.0 44.4 44.4 44.2 43.8 43.7 43.4 43.4 43.3 43.3 43.2 43.0 42.8 42.4 42.0 RAJKOT GAMING ZONE FIRE Owner, manager Over 1 lakh people in Bengal's coastal areas among six booked for shifted to shelters culpable homicide KOLKATA: As severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' initiated its landfall process between the coasts of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal on Sunday evening, authorities took swift action, evacuating over 1 lakh people from vulnerable areas of the state to safety . Met officials said the landfall process of Remal, with its centre about 30 km from the coastline at 8.30pm, will continue for about four hours. "The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' commenced over the adjacent coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara close to the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring country a Met offi," cial said, adding that it will hit land around midnight. By 3 pm, the West Bengal government had evacuated around 1.10 lakh people from coastal and vulnerable areas and shifted them to cyclone shelters, schools, and colleges. CONTD. ON P7 Guj CM conducts on-site inspection FACILITY DIDN'T HAVE FIRE NOC AGENCIES Ahmedabad An owner partner of the Rajkot-based TRP game zone and its manager were arrested on the charge of culpable homicide after a devastating blaze killed 27 persons including children, while it emerged the facility was operated without fire NOC. The game zone had fire safety equipment but action taken to control the fire was not sufficient, leading to the tragedy on Saturday, a senior police officer said on Sunday, a day after the tragedy . GUJ HC CALLS IT ‘MAN-MADE DISASTER’ T he Gujarat High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognisance of the fire tragedy, terming it a prima facie "manmade disaster". The bench noted a stock of highly inflammable materials such as petrol, fibres and fibreglass sheets were stored at the facility. "Yuvrajsinh Solanki, a partner in the Raceway Enterprise, which operated the TRP game zone, and the entertainment facility's manager Nitin Jain have so far been arrested," said Rajkot Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Parthrajsinh Gohil. CONTD. ON P7