Alia Bhatt lights up life of Mandya village
Mandya: "I have heard that Alia Bhat is a heroine of Hindi films but never seen her. However, she has simply lit up our lives," says teary-eyed Akmal, a resident of KR Pete taluk in Mandya district.
The village has now been liberated for last twenty-five years. Bollywood star Alia Bhatt has provided solar lights to 40 houses in the village, including the Akmal’ hut. This facility is provided under the "My Wardrobe Is So Wardrobe" project. These residents, who are staying near the APMC Yard on Mysuru Road, have been dreaming of light for the past 25 years.
"We must be thankful to Alia. No authorities paid heed to our request even after urging them repeatedly. Two decades passed but no promise was fulfilled. We were excited when these solar lights lit up on Saturday” Akmal briefed.
More than 200 residents living in 40 huts saw a light at their homes for the first time. Alia fans can choose what they like from Alia’s wardrobe in the "My Wardrobe Is So Wardrobe" campaign. With the fund generated through this campaign, solar lights have been provided for the huts.
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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.
