Journalist Rana Ayyub takes break from work citing mental health, anxiety attacks due to stress
Says govt has doubled its intimidation against her
New Delhi: Senior investigative journalist Rana Ayyub on Sunday took to her Instagram account to announce that she was taking a break from work citing mental health reasons.
In the post, she also stated that the government has doubled up its intimidation at work and all of it is taking a toll on her mental health. She added she was fighting it and will resume work soon.
She also stated that she will be writing in detail the events of the past seven weeks to let people know that she cannot be brave all the time.
She also wrote that one of her important hour-long international shows last week had to be canceled as she went blank and numb adding that she has also been suffering anxiety attacks and palpitations induced by stress.
“It has been one of the toughest weeks of my life,” she wrote in the post.
“I have taken a short break from work to fight this battle. Till such time, I am at home, spending time with my family, allowing myself this period of vulnerability. Inshallah I will be back soon” she added.
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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.
