1-year-old girl, pregnant mother killed in Israel air strike on Gaza
Gaza City:A pregnant mother and her 14-month-old baby girl have been killed by an Israeliairstrike, as cross-border violence continues near Gaza.
Palestinian militants fired over 200 rockets into Israel on Saturday on a second day of fighting. Israel responded with dozens of retaliatory airstrikes and tank shelling on at least 30 different militant targets.
Gazan civilians fled the strikes, as Israelis ran to air-raid shelters. The Gaza Health Ministry said the baby girl, Seba Abu Arar, was killed when an Israeli airstrike hit her home in east Gaza City.
courtesy: independent.co.uk
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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.
