Fake news on Kannada movie star Ramya dying of heart attack goes viral
Condolences pour in for actor, who is in Geneva
Bengaluru: A false post on X claiming that Kannada movie star and Congress member Ramya (Divya Spandana) had succumbed to a heart attack sent shockwaves among her fans on Wednesday. Condolences poured in, but several journalists swiftly debunked the news as fake.
The erroneous news triggered a surge of posts on X with the hashtag #DivyaSpandana, which quickly became a trending topic. However, senior journalists Chitra Subramaniam and Dhanya Rajendran both confirmed that they had recently spoken to Ramya, who assured them that she was in good health. Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair also verified that the report of the actor's death from a heart attack was false.
Chitra Subramaniam shared her experience of meeting Ramya in Geneva on her personal X account, saying, "Wonderful meeting the very talented and genteel lady @divyaspandana for dinner in Geneva. We talked about many things, including our love for Bangalore."
Dhanya Rajendran also took to X to relay her conversation with Ramya, emphasizing that the actor was currently in Geneva. She wrote, "Just spoke to @divyaspandana. She is in Geneva, was sleeping peacefully till calls came in. Whoever the irresponsible person was who tweeted this and the news organizations that put it out as news flash, shame on you. #DivyaSpandana."
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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.
