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Fire at Mumbai restro kills 14, Nagpur businessman Yug Tuli’s Mojo’s also gutted

At least 14 people were killed when a major fire broke out at '1 Above' restaurant situated at Central Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound.
The fire at Central Mumbai’s Kamala Mills Compound.

At least 14 people were killed and 19 others were injured when a major fire broke out on late Thursday night at ‘1 Above’ restaurant situated at Central Mumbai’s Kamala Mills compound. Kamala Mills Compound hosts a lot of swanky restaurants, which are a retreat for party goers who love partying till wee hours. The compound also consists of several business establishments and has offices of media outlets like Times Now, Mirror Now, TV9, to name a few.

As per a report, the fire originated from 1 Above’s false ceiling, which was made of highly inflammable dry bamboo. The fire spread quickly and reached next door to Mojo’s Bistro, which is partly owned by Nagpur businessmen Yug Tuli. Son of an IPS officer, who once the Nagpur Commissioner of Police and Shankar Mahadevan’s son Siddhant also reportedly are partners of Mojo’s Bistro. It was only after three hours that firefighters were able to control the fire at both the restaurants, which were completely gutted by then.

At least 14 people were killed when a major fire broke out at '1 Above' restaurant situated at Central Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound.
Both ‘1 Above’ and Mojo’s Bistro have been gutted due to the fire.

As per the police, the deaths were due to suffocation as most people could not find the emergency exists at ‘1 Above.’ Firemen also didn’t find any fire extinguishers in the restaurant. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an inquiry post the incident and has said that strict action will be taken against those responsible for this negligence. As per ANI, five BMC officials have already been suspended. The police in the morning also registered an FIR against ‘1 Above’ owners – Kripesh Sanghvi, Jigar Sanghvi and Abhijeet Mankar for not keeping any fire safety equipment, blocking the safety exists and not helping those who were trapped in the fire. They have been charged with sections 304, 337, 338 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Two of these people have already been reportedly detained by the police.

Meanwhile, Mojo’s Bistro has issued a statement which says, ‘We are extremely saddened by the incident. Mojo’s has all its fire safety norms, certificates, and procedures in place. The staff are thoroughly trained in fire drills hence our staff was able to evacuate all our guests and themselves out to safety with zero injuries. There were no cylinders on our premises. We are fully complying with the authorities to help in any way we can. Our prayers and deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this gruesome incident.’

Mojo’s, which was first started in Bajaj Nagar, Nagpur, by Yug Tuli as Mojo’s Cafe was closed down a few years back as it lacked proper permissions. Yug then took the restaurant to Mumbai’s Vashi and opened another one at Kamala Mills compound. Interestingly, the owners of Mojo’s were reportedly planning the re-opening of the restaurant in Nagpur in January 2018 and the promotional material for the same was also out on social media platforms.

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Nitin Gadkari graces screening of ‘Me Vasantrao’ at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari graced the special screening of Marathi movie ‘Me Vasantrao’ – a movie based on the life of Hindustani classical singer and violinist Vasantrao Deshpande.

The screening was held at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur on Sunday evening in the presence family members, friends and the cast of the movie.

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Mayor Dayashankari Tiwari kicks off polio drive in Nagpur

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Nagpur Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari, on Sunday, launched Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) door-to-door polio campaign drive. He, along with Deputy Mayor Manisha Dhawade visited Rognidan Centre in Mahal, Nagpur and inaugurated the campaign by giving polio drops to a toddler.
As per NMC officials, ten Zonal Medical Officers and Ten Health inspectors would visit every house in their respective zones, in order to vaccinate children between the ages of zero-five to immune them against polio.
NMC had recognised Sunday as the official day for polio vaccination. Under Polio Ravivar, they plan to vaccinate more than three lakh kids in Nagpur. They also urged Nagpurkars to vaccinate their children at pulse Polio Booths near their homes from 8 am- 5 pm, on Sunday.
NMC Standing Committee Chief, Corporator Vijay Zalke spoke to Nation Next regarding this campaign and said, This year’s polio drive is going to be bigger than last year. We are planning to vaccinate around 3- 3.15 lakh kids. NMC is bearing the cost of infrastructure and execution. The state government provided us with the doses.
He further stated that there were special teams to vaccinate the homeless during night. ?When it comes to the health of Nagpurkars, money is not a factor we should think about, said Zalke when asked about NMC’s current financial crunch.
As per Zalke, vaccination facility would also be available in slums,, factory areas and other outskirts of Nagpur.

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Congress legislator caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly

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Congress leader Prakash Rathod, on Friday, was caught on camera while allegedly scrolling through few adult content clips in the State Assembly. This turned out to be a huge embarrassment for both, Congress and Rathod as regional channels aired the video, in which he was ?caught in the act.
The MLC member was present in the house during the proceedings of the legislative council. While the house was in session, Rathod was watching adult content on his smartphone.
However, he threw these charges under the bus and said, I was looking for materials for a question I wanted to ask the government in question hour.
?When I was looking for question material, I deleted too many messages as my phone storage was full. What the media has shown or seen, I don’t know. I would never do such things or see such things, he added.
This was not the first time in Karnataka that such an incident had happened. Back in 2012, three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers were caught on camera allegedly watching adult content in the State Assembly. Following the scandal, they resigned from the state government due to public embarrassment.

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