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death toll in the Rajkot fire incident rising, several discrepancies are stumbling out regarding the safety precautions. The First Information Report (FIR) registered squarely blames the management. It stated that the gaming zone was operating without a no-objection certificate from the fire department. It did not have adequate arrangements to handle any possible fire that would have «hundred percent» chance to result in fatalities. The FIR states that the game zone was constructed with fabrication structures and galvanised sheets with many areas inside having electrical wirings and AC vents.

Severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' is likely to make landfall between Bangladesh's Khepupara and West Bengal's Sagar Island by midnight Sunday with maximum sustained wind speed of 110-120 km per hour, gusting to 135 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said. More than 300 flights have been cancelled with the Kolkata airport suspending operations for about 21 hours starting 12 PM Sunday. All local trains totalling around 59 have also been cancelled from 11pm Sunday. Ahead of the final and seventh phase of polls, BJP and Trinamool Congress have cancelled their political programmes on Sunday and Monday.

Also Read: 'Came to know through news, friend': Fathers of two babies killed in Delhi hospital fire share their plightSpeaking to ANI, Chaudhary said that the hospital had installed over 10 beds when it had permission only for five beds, and 12 newborns were admitted at the time of incident.Further, Delhi Police also said that the doctors at the facility were not qualified to treat a newborn child in need of Neo-Natal Incentive care, as they were BAMS degree holders only."There were no fire extinguishers installed in the hospital in case of eruption of fire. There is no emergency exit in the hospital in case of any emergency," ANI quoted Delhi police as saying.Meanwhile, police have arrested hospital owner Naveen Khichi, and Dr Akash who was on duty.According to reports, in 2021, Khichi was booked for alleged mistreatment of a newborn during treatment, and at that time, it was discovered that the hospital was not registered under the Delhi Nursing Home Act.Meanwhile, Delhi government has orders Magisterial Enquiry into the Vivek Vihar New Born Baby Care Hospital Fire incidentAdditional Chief Secretary, Revenue and and Divisional Commissioner DDMA, Ashwani Kumar directed Shahadra District Magistrate and District Disaster Management Authority will inquire about the fire tragedy.Also Read | Delhi hospital fire: Owner of New Born Baby Care has history of criminal negligence, says reportEarlier in the day, Atul Garg, Director of the Delhi Fire Department said that there were some oxygen cylinders, because of which the blast took place.While six babies were declared brought dead, one died during treatment.

Met department has issued heavy rainfall warning for four districts of Odisha in the wake of Cyclone Remal approaching the coast. Under its impact, heavy rainfall of 7 to 11 cm has been predicted for Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara and Mayurbhanj districts. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu reviewed the preparations made by the collectors of the four districts in view of the warning, officials said. Around 20,000 fishing boats were safely berthed and collectors of the four districts were instructed to use Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and fire services in case a situation arises, they said.

Bangladesh: More than 115,000 Bangladeshis left their coastal villages on Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, officials said. Cyclone Remal is set to hit the southern coast and parts of neighbouring India on Sunday evening, with Bangladesh's weather department predicting howling gales and gusts of up to 130 kilometres (81 miles) per hour.

Tripura government on Sunday issued a red alert in four districts — South, Dhalai, Khowai, and West — in the wake of severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' which is likely to make landfall between Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts by midnight. «On Sunday, the chief secretary convened a meeting of the state executive committee of disaster management with all stakeholders to review the preparedness for 'Remal'. Officials from the revenue and meteorological departments, Airports Authority of India and security forces attended the meet,» revenue secretary Brijesh Pandey told reporters. «Thunderstorms with lightning, squally winds reaching speeds of 60 kmph, gusting to 70 kmph, and heavy to very heavy rainfall are likely in isolated areas of South, Dhalai, Khowai, and West Tripura districts on May 27. Hence, a red alert has been issued in these four districts,» he added. Pandey mentioned that orange and yellow alerts have been issued for the remaining districts for May 27 and 28.

ALSO READ: Rajkot gaming zone had one exit point, stock of petrol - What we know so far“Since the market is unauthorised, as per Noida authority, none of the establishments have an approved map which is required to provide a fire NOC. Not a single establishment in the market has a fire NOC," said chief fire officer (Noida) Pradeep Kumar Chaubey, as per the report.The police commissioner has asked the fire department to carry out a fire safety drive “to check the firefighting measures at the commercial establishments in the area, and carry out mock drill to check their fire preparedness".

PTI.Rajkot Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Parthrajsinh Gohil confirmed that the police also arrested Yuvrajsinh Solanki, a partner in the Raceway Enterprise, which operated the TRP game zone.ALSO READ: Rajkot, Delhi Fire News LiveThe police also registered an FIR against Dhaval Corporation proprietor Dhaval Thakkar, Raceway Enterprise partners Ashoksinh Jadeja, Kiritsinh Jadeja, Prakashchand Hiran, Yuvrajsinh Solanki, and Rahul Rathod.All the accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 337 (causing hurt by an act that endangers life or personal safety of others), 338 (causing grievous hurt to a person by doing an act that endangers their life or personal safety) and 114 (someone present when the offence is committed), as per the FIR.ALSO READ: Rajkot gaming zone fire: Stock of petrol, one exit point and no fire NOC - What we know so farAccording to the FIR, the accused persons erected a 50-metre-wide and 60-metre-long structure using metal sheet fabrication, which reached a height of around two stories, to create a game zone.The FIR added that they did not have proper firefighting equipment and had not obtained the local fire department's no-objection certificate (NOC).Though two accused in the FIR have been arrested, the crime branch has formed four teams to capture the four absconding accused.

Also Read: Delhi hospital fire: 7 newborns die of suffocation, PM announces ex gratia of ₹2 lakh"I did not have knowledge of the incident. A friend informed me that there was an explosion in the baby care centre.

seven rescued babies died in the fire incident at the Baby Care New Born Hospital on Saturday night around 11.30 pm, five are undergoing treatment.The hospital is owned by Dr Naveen Khichi who is absconding since the incident, and he is believed to have fled to Jaipur.Also Read: Delhi hospital fire: 7 newborns die of suffocation, PM announces ex gratia of ₹2 lakhAccording to India Today, in 2021, Khichi was booked for alleged mistreatment of a newborn during treatment at the children's hospital.He had also reportedly threatened the couple from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras when they went to him after the hand of their baby was fractured during treatment and procured CCTV footage showing a nurse beating the newborn.In 2021, it was discovered that the hospital was not registered under the Delhi Nursing Home Act.

telecom operators to block all incoming international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers, an official statement said on Sunday. The Department of Telecom (DoT) said that it has been reported that fraudsters are making international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers to Indian citizens and committing cyber-crime and financial frauds. Such calls appear to be originating within India but are being made by cyber-criminals from abroad by manipulating the calling line identity (CLI) and have been misused in recent cases of fake digital arrests, FedEx scams, drugs or narcotics in courier, impersonation as government and police officials, disconnections of mobile numbers by DoT or TRAI officials, etc. «DoT and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have devised a system to identify and block such international spoofed calls from reaching any Indian telecom subscriber. Now directions have been issued to the TSPs for blocking such incoming international spoofed calls,» the statement said.

U.N. migration agency estimated on Sunday as rescue efforts continued. Media in the South Pacific nation north of Australia had previously estimated Friday's landslide had buried more than 300 people. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said earlier on Sunday that only five bodies had been retrieved from the rubble.

Narendra Modi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased in the fire tragedy at a hospital in Delhi, in which at least seven new-borns were killed. «In the wake of the fire tragedy at a hospital in Delhi, the Prime Minister has announced that an ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. Rs. 50,000 would be given to each of those injured,» the Prime Ministers' office posted on X. PM Modi also expressed sadness over the fire tragedy.

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financial fraud. These calls seem to originate from within India but are actually made by cyber-criminals abroad who manipulate the calling line identity (CLI).

₹5 lakh worth of insurance payout in its CTC. An outright misrepresentation. A scam, in my opinion.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department elevated its storm danger signal to the maximum level of 10 for two ports and nine coastal districts in the South Asian country, issuing warnings via loudspeakers.Also Read | Live updates on Cyclone Remal in India and BangladeshThe coastal regions of these South Asian neighbours have faced numerous severe storms in recent years. In 2021, Cyclone Yaas rendered over 50,000 people homeless and resulted in at least one fatality.

Bengaluru weather: According to its website, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted the monsoon's arrival in Karnataka's capital of Bengaluru by June 13 or 14. Rainfall in the state is predicted to begin in the first week of June.CS Patil, a meteorologist at IMD Bengaluru told Times Now that monsoon has already advanced over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and is expected to reach the Kerala coast by June 1-2.

Maharashtra, with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The city of Akola, situated in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, registered a maximum temperature of 45.8 degrees Celsius on Friday and 45.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, marking the highest temperatures of the season in the city this month, the weather office said.Collector Ajit Kumbhar on Saturday enforced Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) until May 31 due to possible heatwave conditions in the city, PTI reported.

Akola has been the hottest city in Maharashtra over the last two days when it recorded the maximum temperature of more than 45 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. In view of the heatwave conditions likely in Akola, Collector Ajit Kumbhar on Saturday imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) till May 31, prohibiting public gathering. The collector in an order asked establishments to made adequate arrangements of drinking water and fans for workers and to change the timings of private coaching classes, saying they should not be held during the afternoon. Akola city, located in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, recorded the maximum temperature of 45.8 degrees Celsius on Friday and 45.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, the season's highest temperature in the city this month, according to the IMD data.

first batch of cricketers who travelled for the prestigious tournament. Other MI cricketers in the national squad, including Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav, were seen among the first batch of cricketers flying to the US.It was expected that MI players would be among the first to fly to the US as Mumbai were eliminated in the league stage of this year’s IPL season.