Haridwar police order restaurant owners on Kanwar Yatra route to display proprietors' names
Haridwar: Following Muzaffarnagar's example in Uttar Pradesh, the Haridwar Police administration in Uttarakhand has mandated that restaurant, hotel, and dhaba owners along the Kanwar Yatra route prominently display the names of their proprietors.
In an order, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Haridwar said it was mandatory for all shopkeepers to put their names outside their shops during the Kanwar Yatra
"All hotel and dhaba owners are ordered to display their name, QR code, and mobile numbers outside their outlets. Action would be taken against violators, and their outlets would be removed," the order by SSP, Pramod Singh Dobal, read.
The decision was reversed by the Uttar Pradesh Police in Muzaffarnagar a day later, changing the mandate for eateries to display owners' names from mandatory to voluntary, following criticism from Opposition parties.
Under the revised directive, every food shop or cart owner is encouraged to display their name on the board.
The Chief Minister justified the move as necessary to uphold the sanctity of Kanwar pilgrims.
Henceforth, all eateries, including restaurants, roadside dhabas, and food carts, are encouraged to display the owner's name prominently.
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Nine dead as fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people belonging to two families dead, including a toddler, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors.
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"One body was recovered from the first floor, five from the second floor and three from the staircase which was found locked," the DFS officer said.
Those found dead on the second floor have been identified as Arvind Jain (60), his wife Anita Jain (58), son Nishant Jain (35), daughter-in-law Anchal Jain (33) and grandchild Akash Jain.
On the third floor, three members of a family were found dead. They were identified as Nitin Jain (50), wife Shailey Jain (48) and son Samyak Jain (25).
On the first floor a woman identified as Shikha Jain (45) was found dead while her husband Naveen Jain (48) sustained injuries.
A senior police officer said, "Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital."
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours. Efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
