Holiday for schools, PU colleges on August 1: Dakshina Kannada DC
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan has issued an order declaring holiday for schools and PU colleges in the district on Thursday, August.
This order was issued as a precautionary measure in the backdrop of the district experiencing heavy rains.
On Thursday, all Anganwadi centers, government, aided and private primary, high schools and Pre-University colleges in the district will remain closed.
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Two injured as fire breaks out in south Mumbai hotel kitchen
Mumbai (PTI): Two persons suffered injuries after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a hotel in south Mumbai on Sunday afternoon, civic officials said.
The incident occurred around 4.30 pm at the Colaba Social Bar and Restaurant located on Boman Beharam Marg behind the Taj Hotel, they said.
A fire erupted in the kitchen area of the hotel located in the basement of a five-storey building, a civic official said.
The fire brigade sent a team to the spot and brought the blaze under control by 4.56 pm.
Two persons sustained injuries in the accident. One of them, Sunil Singh (28), suffered five per cent burns and took discharge against medical advice, while the other victim, Subrat Barai (35), has been admitted to Saint George Hospital with 15 per cent burns.
Barai is said to be in a stable condition, officials said, adding that the cause of the fire is being ascertained.
