Pajir: Lightning strikes house, family unhurt
Konaje: Lightning struck a home at a village in Pajir town during the heavy rainfall on Tuesday. However, the entire family escaped unhurt.
A lightning bolt struck a house that belongs to Sadashiva Shetty at Bengodipadavu this afternoon. A wall of the house is cracked, and the window glasses are crushed in the incident. Also, the electronics items in the home were burned and caused a considerable loss. The electricity meter has also been burned.
The householders were inside the house when the lightning struck the home. However, they were fortunate enough to survive as the incident took place in another room.
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Goa nightclub blaze: Three senior government officials suspended
Panaji (PTI) Three senior officials of the Goa government, including the then Director of Panchayat, were suspended on Sunday in connection with the nightclub fire tragedy for their role in allowing the facility to start operations in 2023, a senior officer said.
A massive fire tore through the nightclub in the early hours of Sunday, claiming 25 lives, including five tourists and 20 staff members.
The suspended officials include Siddhi Tushar Harlankar, who was then Director of Panchayat, Dr Shamila Monteiro, who was then Member Secretary of the Goa State Pollution Control Board, and Raghuvir Bagkar, then Secretary of Village Panchayat Arpora-Nagoa.
They are held responsible for giving permission to 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora to start its operations in 2023, a senior officer said.
Police questioned Roshan Redkar, the sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa Panchayat, who had issued a trade licence to the club.
