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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama.
[00:00:13] I am your host Vishnu and these are the major news stories of Sunday, May 26, 2024.
[00:00:20] In a tragic incident, seven newborns were killed after a massive fire broke out at a
[00:00:24] children's hospital in Vivek Vihar area in East Delhi on Saturday night.
[00:00:29] The death toll and the fire tragedy at the Game Zone Amusement Park in Gujarat's
[00:00:33] Rajkot reached 35.
[00:00:35] As per reports, the Game Zone management had not obtained a Fire No Objection Certificate.
[00:00:41] Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a uniform civil code for the entire country
[00:00:45] and one nation, one election would be implemented if the BJP returns to power a third time.
[00:00:50] Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, claimed
[00:00:54] the India-Blocked parties would rewrite the constitution to provide reservation on
[00:00:58] the basis of religion and alleged they want to turn the country's majority community
[00:01:02] into second-class citizens.
[00:01:05] The opposition Congress and the BJP on Sunday castigated the left government in Kerala for
[00:01:09] its liquor policy, accusing the excise and tourism ministers of lying to the public
[00:01:13] by claiming that no discussion had taken place regarding the scrapping of the dry
[00:01:17] day norm.
[00:01:18] Let's get into the details.
[00:01:21] Seven newborns were killed after a massive fire broke out at a children's hospital
[00:01:24] in Vivek Vihar area in East Delhi on Saturday night.
[00:01:27] Twelve newborns were rescued from the medical facility but seven of them died,
[00:01:31] Delhi Fire Services Chief Atul Garg said.
[00:01:34] Five babies are undergoing treatment at another hospital, Garg said.
[00:01:38] Deputy Commissioner of Police Surendra Chaudhary said the owner of the hospital, Navin Kichhi,
[00:01:42] is absconding and teams have been formed to nab him.
[00:01:46] Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said those responsible for negligence will not
[00:01:49] be spared.
[00:01:50] Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also said strictest punishment will be given
[00:01:53] to those found negligent or involved in any wrongdoing.
[00:01:57] As the death toll in the fire tragedy at the Games on Amusement Park in Rajkot
[00:02:01] reached 35, it has emerged that the administrators took advantage of the
[00:02:05] weekend and launched a Rs 99 scheme, drastically reducing the entry fee from Rs 500 to
[00:02:10] lure visitors.
[00:02:12] Sources said this ill-fated decision, driven by profit, pushed people into a death trap.
[00:02:17] According to sources, the game zone saw approximately 300 people thronging the game
[00:02:21] park on the day of the incident.
[00:02:23] It has come to light that the game zone management did not obtain a Fire No Objection
[00:02:27] certificate.
[00:02:28] To avoid municipal approvals, the game zone was set up in a shed and a three-storey
[00:02:32] facility was launched after only acquiring a ride certificate.
[00:02:36] The officials responsible for issuing the certificates are now absconding.
[00:02:40] The fire reportedly started due to a welding spark on a ladder.
[00:02:43] With only one staircase available, people on the second and third floors were trapped,
[00:02:47] leading to a higher casualty rate.
[00:02:49] The fire spread rapidly due to the structure and materials used in the game zone.
[00:02:53] Additionally, 1,500 litres of diesel stored on site exacerbated the fire, causing
[00:02:58] it to become fierce and uncontrollable, the sources added.
[00:03:01] Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PM's
[00:03:05] National Relief Fund for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
[00:03:11] The Gujarat government also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to kin of each
[00:03:15] deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured persons.
[00:03:18] Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said a uniform civil code for the entire country
[00:03:22] will be implemented within the next five years after extensive consultations with
[00:03:25] all stakeholders if the BJP returns to power.
[00:03:29] In an interview he gave to the Press Trust of India, Shah said the Modi government
[00:03:32] in its next term will also implement one nation, one election as the time has
[00:03:36] come for the elections to be held simultaneously in the country.
[00:03:39] The senior BJP leader further said the simultaneous elections will also bring down costs.
[00:03:44] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed India block parties will rewrite
[00:03:47] the constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religion and alleged they
[00:03:51] want to turn the country's majority community into second class citizens.
[00:03:55] Addressing a public meeting in Purwanchal region's Ghosee in Uttar Pradesh, he also
[00:03:59] alleged the opposition grouping will end the reservation given to SC, ST, OBC
[00:04:04] and give all of it to Muslims.
[00:04:06] He accused India parties of making different caste fighting among themselves.
[00:04:10] He said a third method has been created to circumvent the OBC reservation.
[00:04:14] Modi accused the India parties of declaring Muslim caste as OBC overnight
[00:04:17] and cited the Calcutta High Court verdict that rejected OBC reservation for 77 Muslim caste.
[00:04:23] The opposition Congress and the BJP on Sunday castigated the left government in
[00:04:27] Kerala for its liquor policy, accusing Ex-Six Minister M.B Rajesh and
[00:04:30] Tourism Minister P.A. Muhammad Riyaz of lying to the public by claiming that
[00:04:34] no discussion had taken place regarding the scrapping of the dry day norm.
[00:04:38] While the Congress questioned the silence of Chief Minister Pinarayvich N on
[00:04:40] the issue and sought to know why a vigilance probe had not been ordered
[00:04:43] into the allegations, the Safran party reminded the CM that his friend and
[00:04:47] Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues had to go to
[00:04:51] jail over a similar issue for changing the government policy.
[00:04:54] The Congress urged the government to announce a judicial probe into the
[00:04:57] allegations and sacked the Ex-Six Minister, while the BJP pressed for
[00:05:00] CM Vijayan to hand over the investigation to a central agency.
[00:05:04] The issue of withdrawal of the dry day policy snowballed into a controversy
[00:05:07] after an audio clip perpetually of a bar association member,
[00:05:11] allegedly asking other members to pay money for
[00:05:13] a favourable liquor policy was aired on TV channels.
[00:05:16] The opposition Congress led UDF came out with allegations that the left
[00:05:19] government sought Rs 20 crore from bar owners to make a policy favourable
[00:05:23] to them and demanded the resignation of Minister Rajesh.
[00:05:27] Brushing aside the allegations and the opposition's demand,
[00:05:29] Rajesh said the state government has not yet held any deliberations
[00:05:32] regarding its liquor policy.
[00:05:34] That brings us to the end of this episode.
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[00:05:38] Vishnu Muraledran with technical support from IW Studios.
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