Missing retired engineer traced in Chennai
Social workers timely action reunites him with family
Moodbidri, July 26: The timely action of social workers and social media helped a retired executive engineer who was missing from Tirupati, reunited with his family members at Yedapadavu.
On July 15, retired executive engineer Subraya Karanth (78) of Shibrikere in Yedapadavu was missed in Tirupati and traced in Chennai on July 20.
What happened?
On July 14, Subraya Karanth along with his wife started their journey from Mangaluru to reach their daughter’s house at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. Because of amnesia and ill-health, he alighted at Tirupati railway station due to confusion on July 15. His wife did not notice this. Later, Karanth took another train and reached Chennai.
As soon as the news of missing spread, family members rushed to Tirupati and searched all places including hotels and lodges for four days. When they checked the CCTV footage, they found that Karanth was getting into Chennai train. After reaching Chennai, Karanth wandered there and collapsed due to ill-health. Suddenly, a social worker Venkatesh rushed to help him. When checked, Venkatesh found a paper piece in Karanth’s pocket, in which ‘CH Medical’ of Moodbidri was mentioned. Based on the note, Venkatesh contacted the medical shop over phone. Suddenly, CH Abdul Gafur who is also a social worker, got Karanth’s photo through mobile and forwarded it to the WhatsApp blood group friends for response. After getting complete details on Karanth from WhatsApp group admin Rizwan, Abdul contacted the family members of Karanth and informed the news. Later, the family members rushed to Chennai and brought Karanth back on last Saturday.
Now, the family members of Karanth thanked the concerns and efforts of social workers and response of WhatsApp group for reuniting their family member.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
