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VOL 5. ISSUE 1 | MONDAY 01 AUGUST 2016
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Eight Die in a Building Collapse in Bhiwandi A major tragedy unfolded at Bhiwandi in Thane (located 20 km to the north-east of Mumbai) on the 31st of July, where a three storey building in Gaibi Nagar area collapsed between 8:30-9:00 am due to heavy rains. Most members of the families who were re-
Khurshid Alam Ansari gets emotional at the loss of his family members at Bhiwandi in Thane on 31 July 2016. Suraj
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siding in the building were trapped under the debris, while the rescue team managed to pull out 22 people.
locality and diversion of traffice due to water logging. Rescue workers toiled till late in the evening in search of any victims from the nine families that lived in the building. According to media reports, the horrifing incident was brought to light that the building was declared hazardous to live in about three years ago by the municipal body. In spite of multiple warnings and notices issued by the authorities, some of the residents continued to live in the building. However, the residents who remained there stated reasons of disputes with their owners.
Totally eight residents lost their lives to the mishap and the victims were identified as Shahajahan Khurshid Aalam Ansari aged 42, Aayesha Mobin Ansari aged 38, Muddashir Khurshid Aalam Ansari aged 20, Saif Khurshid Aalam Ansari aged 17, Khalid Khurshid Aalam Ansari aged 15, Shakib Khurshid Aalam Ansari aged 11, Suphiya Shahnavaz Shah aged 19 and Yehem Ejaz Shah aged 10. 22 people were injured and were rushed to Indira Gandhi Hospital. The media also reported that the building The National Disas- was constructed about ter Response Force 30 years ago by Kabir (NDRF) and the fire Shaikh. The ground engine’s arrival was de- floor housed a loom faclayed due to extreme- tory which was shut afly narrow lanes in the ter a part of the wall col-
Rescue workers clear debris at the building collapse site at Bhiwandi in Thane on 31 July 2016. Suraj Gauda /
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lapsed a few years ago. rescue workers saved a under the debris. The scratch. The happi- the resucers pulled There was a shimmer seven month old baby baby survived the or- ness however did not out the dead body of of happiness when the which was trapped deal without a single last too long when the child’s mother.
Rain Brings Down Tree at Khau Gali
Kabali Joins the 200 Crore Club
Fans celebrate the release of Rajinikanth starer Kabali outside Arora theatre at Matunga in Mumbai on 22 July 2016. Pavish Eswaran /
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Workers chop down the fallen tree at Khau Gali road in Mumbai on 30 July 2016. Imrose Ahmed / Mumbai
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A huge tree fell on the footpath right outside the Bell Haven government quarters at Marine lines on July 30th around 10 in the morning. The tree crashed on a security cabin of the Pratishtha Bhavan, a building that contains central government offices.
The watchman Jaffir Khan aged 45 who reported to duty at 8am and was in the security cabin injured his back and stomach in the incident and was rushed to the GT Hospital in fort. The tree also damaged a juice centre as branches of the tree fell on the roof
of the shop, a car was also damaged in the incident however there was no one else injured.
able to remove the tree from the spot till 6pm. The reason for the trees falling is suspected to be due to the concretizing Tree cutting and trim- the roots of trees as not ming contractors with enough attention is paid private cranes were to roots of trees while called when the city civ- concretizing the roads. ic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpora- According to media retion (BMC) was not ports around 25 com-
plaints of trees crashing were registered with the disaster management cell of the civic body in 24 hours, which is from 8am on 29th of July to 8am on the 30th. Out of the 25 complaints registered, 13 complaints were made in the western suburban areas of the city.
Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest release Kabali has ended its first week on a high. It has earned INR 262 crore (40 million USD approximately) worldwide. Now fans will wait to see if it can beat Baahubali’s records. The film’s success has not been restricted to southern India, but it has also enjoyed a good run in the other parts of the country as well. According to the box office reports, the Hindi version of the film has earned INR 28 crore (4 million USD approximately) in Northern India in it’s
first week of release. The fan frenzy it has caused is yet again unprecedented. Fans were euphoric with joy, bathing Rajini’s posters with milk, attending 4 A.M. shows. They burst firecrackers, distributed sweets with joy outside cinemas. The local Rajinikanth fan club at Matunga organized special prayers for the success of the movie. There has also been incidents of fans coming to the theatres the night before to catch the dawn shows. Bike processions were organized on the day of the release to gather
people’s attention. Arora theatre in at Matunga seemed like an extension of Tamil Nadu in Mumbai with the atmosphere the fans created around. There craze of the movie drove a few fans to fashion their hairstyle with the name of the movie shaved on their head. Some fans have been reported to give free auto rides to those who want to watch Kabali in Chennai. Scenes were no different in U.S.A. and Japan, where Rajini has a huge fanbase. Keeping up with the Kabali fever, Rajini jokes are back on social media too.