Nighclubs, restaurants, bars, etc must ensure smoke detectors, sprinklers, hydrants & fire extinguishers are functional, appoint a Fire Safety Officer for each shift.
There is a visible tension among migrant labourers & chefs working in other hotels and eateries. Five individuals from nightclub management have been arrested, so far.
CM Sawant said that managers of the club and others have already been arrested in the case, and an arrest warrant has been issued against the owners of the club.
In a post on X, Sawant wrote that he had apprised the PM of the situation and that the Goa government is 'extending all assistance to the affected families.'
Police said the fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane near Panaji due to a cylinder blast. The chief minister added that the nightclub had not abided by fire safety norms.
Since assuming office for his second term, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has been facing the heat from what his ministers have been voicing & infighting.
After Culture Minister Govind Gaude flagged irregularities in the Pramod Sawant-led tribal welfare dept, the Oppn has demanded a formal inquiry against the CM.
Six people lost their lives and over 50 suffered injuries Saturday following a stampede during the annual Lairai Devi festival at the temple in Shrigaon.
While town planning minister Vishwajit Rane has been accused of changing rules for sale of land to a private builder, BJP struggles to address lack of discipline within the party.
Sawant asks how Kejriwal will protect people of Delhi 'when he can’t protect his own MP’, claims BJP will win all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and the assembly polls, too.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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