Fire breaks out in AIIMS
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a nursing college in south Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, said a Delhi Fire Service official. A call about the fire was received at 12:20 pm. Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire broke out on the second floor of the nursing college, the official said. The fire was doused by 12:50 pm. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, he said. No injury or casualty has been reported yet, he added. (PTI)
Govt again changes Bakrid holiday to August 22
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday changed the date of Bakrid holiday again to Wednesday from Thursday for its offices in Delhi. On the basis of the report of Ruiyat Hilal (moon deciding committee) headed by Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid, Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, intimating that witnesses of sighting of moon have been received from different cities of India, it has been decided that all central government administrative offices located in Delhi/New Delhi shall remain closed on August 22, instead of August 23 on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), a statement issued on Monday by the Personnel Ministry said. The government has withdrawn earlier release issued on August 14 stating that Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) will be celebrated on August 23, according to the statement. (PTI)
Attack on eatery: Suspended DMK worker surrenders
Chennai: A suspended DMK worker, wanted in connection with the alleged assault on employees of a restaurant which declined to serve him food, surrendered before a city court on Monday, police said. Others, involved in the attack, have already been arrested, the police said. The suspended Yuvaraj was remanded to custody, they said. A video of the attack, which took place here recently had gone viral on social media showing a couple of persons thrashing the employees of the restaurant which did not serve them food as it was closing time. A case was filed against Yuvaraj and some of his accomplices following the incident, the police said. The DMK had suspended him and another person for allegedly violating the party discipline and bringing disrepute to it. Later, the DMK working president MK Stalin had visited the eatery and enquired about the incident with its owner and some of the affected employees. (PTI)
2 booked for sharing obscene audio about Vajpayee, 1 held
Bahraich: Two persons were booked for allegedly sharing an obscene audio clip about former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on social media following which one of them was arrested, police said on Monday. A case was registered against them following a complaint by social worker Sunil Singh, Superintendent of Police Sabharaj said. “Azad Khan, a resident of Bhopatpur village, had on Saturday posted a nearly two-minute indecent audio about the former prime minister on WhatsApp, and forwarded the same to his friends and various groups,” the SP said. Anwar-ul-Haq who was posted as a pharmacist at a government hospital in Bahraich encouraged people to spread it further, the official said. The case was lodged against them for spreading animosity and disturbing communal harmony under the IPC and IT Act. “Azad Khan was arrested yesterday and the police is raiding possible places related to Anwar-ul-Haq,” he said. After the audio clip went viral, local Hindu organisations demanded that police take tough action against those who posted the obscene audio. Chief Medical Officer of Bahraich AK Pandey said a departmental probe would be initiated against the pharmacist after analysing the FIR. (PTI)
Girl develops device that can send distress calls sans internet
Kota: A class 12 girl here has developed a safety device that can be attached to a women’s wrist watch to help her send emergency alerts to family members in case she is threatened or assaulted without internet. Bhavya Agrawal told PTI that she has uploaded the details of the project in Namo App — official app of the prime minister of India — as she needs funding to compress the device into nano size. Currently, the device weighs about 500 grams, she added. “The rising incidents of crime against woman drove me to focus on developing a device for their safety through which they could seek instant help in time of need and if required can be under family’s surveillance,” said Bhavya, 17, whose favourite subjects are math and science. Taking help from YouTube, she eventually developed the device, which without internet or data connection, sends an alert and location navigation through GPS to family members of a woman in emergency situations. Bhavya said the GPS module in the device is directly connected to the Global Positioning System satellites which allows it to send or receive messages and calls without internet connection. A GPS device can instantaneously give one’s exact position and time, almost anywhere on the planet, for free. A person only needs a GPS receiver for that. “A woman just needs to push a button to send the message that would be delivered to family members’ mobile phones within 10 seconds. It has a second button to make a call,” Bhavya said. The district administration felicitated Bhavya during an Independence Day function in Ummed stadium here. Bhavya aspires to become a scientist or an inventor to serve the people, especially women. (PTI)