Man asks for samosas, gets samosas and punishment
Rampur (UP): Bizarre, though it may sound, but a youth in Rampur called up the district magistrate’s control room and asked for samosas with chutney. Despite being ticked off by the control room, he kept calling and asking for four samosas -he claimed he had a craving for the snack. Finally, the district magistrate Aujaneya Kumar asked the officials to send him four samosas. As a punishment for troubling officials during lockdown, the district magistrate also sent out an order for the youth to clean the drain. Later, the district magistrate shared pictures of the youth cleaning the drain on his Twitter handle though he did not name the youth. (IANS)
Prison inmates get order of 6,000 masks
Mirzapur (UP): Inmates of a prison here are working hard to deliver around 6,000 masks ordered by district officials in view of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has led to a huge spike in the demand of personal protective equipment. According to the district prison officials, 14 prisoners are sewing around 800 masks daily. They started with two sewing machines, previously used to train them in tailoring, and distributed the masks among all the inmates, Jail Superintendent Anil Rai said on Monday. Presently there are around 600 prisoners in the jail. Impressed by the quality of the product, District Magistrate Sushil Kumar Patel provided five sewing machines and placed an order of 4,000 masks. The order would be ready in a couple of days, Rai said, adding the superintendent of police has also provided a sewing machine. Besides the order from the district magistrate, the chief medical officer has also placed an order of 2,000 masks, he said. The raw material for these masks, including cloth, sanitised tissue paper, thread and elastic, are being purchased from the wholesale market. The finished products are dried in the sun before they are ready for use, the prison superintendent said. Rai said permission would be sought from the district magistrate to sell the masks in markets. (PTI)
Boy slips, dies while flying kite
Sambhal (UP): A 16-year-old boy died after slipped from the terrace while flying kite at Sarai locality in Gunnaur area in Sambhal on Sunday, police said. Waseem was rushed to a private doctor who referred him to a higher facility where he succumbed to injuries during treatment. He had sustained severe head injuries. SHO Praveen Singh Solanki said that amid complete lockdown, people are asked to stay indoors but it has been tough keeping children indoors.”Children are often involved in flying kites and other activities. We are continuously asking them not to do anything which can cause harm but there are some who do not want to listen,” he said. (IANS)