Under-construction school building collapses in Anekal: Two dead, more than 15 injured
Anekal: Two people died and more than 15 others were injured due to the collapse of a school building under construction. It was reported that the incident took place at Bidarahalli in Anekal taluk at around seven o'clock this morning.
A private school is being constructed in Bidarahalli and the second floor of the building is under construction. The centering of the building collapsed suddenly when the workers started work this morning. On top of that, 25 percent of the workers who were engaged in work fell. It is known that two workers who were seriously injured died on the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Shahid (31) and Minar Biswas. They are said to be from West Bengal. The injured have been admitted to the Anekal Hospital.
Anekal police and fire brigade personnel have reached the spot and are engaged in rescue operations.
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'Someone must be held accountable': HC converts civil suit on Goa nightclub tragedy into PIL
Panaji (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.In a stern observation, Goa bench of the High Court of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan said the local panchayat had "failed to take suo motu cognisance" of the club and had taken "no action despite complaints."
The division bench directed the Goa government to file a detailed reply on the permissions granted to the nightclub.
The High Court, while fixing January 8 as the next date of hearing, pointed out that commercial operations were continuing in the structure despite it having been served a demolition order.
The original petition was filed after the December 6 tragedy by Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Sunil Divkar, the owners of the land on which the nightclub was operating.
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Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa, the lawyer representing the petitioner, was made amicus curiae in the matter and has been asked to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.
In their petition, Amonkar and Divkar highlighted "the alarming pattern of statutory violations that have remained inadequately addressed despite multiple complaints, inspections, show-cause notices, and even a demolition order".
They contended that these violations posed "immediate threats to public safety, ecological integrity, and the rule of law in the state of Goa."
Investigations by multiple agencies into the nightclub fire have revealed various irregularities, including lack of permissions to operate the nightclub.
The Goa police arrested five managers and staff members of the club, while co-owners Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra have been detained in Thailand after they fled the country.
