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RIL Thrashes The News Of Ambani’s Relocating To London

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Mumbai : Reliance Industries Limited has trashed a recent newspaper report that Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family will split their time between Mumbai and London as “unwarranted and baseless.”

The statement of Reliance said that Mukesh Ambani and his family has no plans to relocate at their second home at London’s Stoke Park. “Reliance Industries Limited will like to clarify that the Chairman and his family have no plans whatsoever to relocate or reside in London or anywhere else in the world,” it said.

The company further clarified that its acquisition of the Stoke Park estate was to develop the property as a premier golfing and sporting resort. To do this, the company will be fully complying with the planning guidelines and local regulations.

“This acquisition will add to the fast-growing consumer business of the group. Simultaneously, it will also expand the footprint of India’s famed hospitality industry globally,” said the statement.

A newspaper had recently reported about the Reliance group buying the ultra-exclusive London property for Rs 592 crore. The report had claimed that Mukesh Ambani, who presently lives in India’s financial capital Mumbai at a plush 400,000 square feet residence, would be dividing time between Antilia and Stoke Park estate. There were also several accounts of the Ambanis spending Diwali in London this year. A ‘mini hospital’ has also been set up in London estate, the report claimed. While the Reliance statement has denied Mukesh Ambani making the Buckinghamshire country club his second home, there was no comment on the billionaire’s frequent visits overseas.

The 49-bedroom London property also has Mandir, which is identical to the Jamnagar and Mumbai residences. After 1908, the Stoke Park mansion, which has briefly been a private residence, was transformed into a country club. The Stoke Park estate has served as luxe location in two of the James Bond series movies.

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Ahmednagar : At least 10 people have died in a massive fire outbreak at a district hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar. The fire broke out at ICU ward for COVID patients around 11 AM on Saturday. Another patient has been seriously injured.

The fire was in the hospital’s COVID-19 ward, in which 17 patients had been admitted.

The remaining patients have been shifted to a Covid ward in another hospital, District Collector Dr Rajendra Bhosle told reporters, adding that a ‘fire audit’ of the structure had been conducted.

“A total of 10 people died in a fire incident at Ahmednagar district hospital,” news agency ANI reported, quoting district collector Rajendra Bhosale. In a later update, the district collector added that there were 17 patients admitted with coronavirus disease (Covid-19) when the fire broke out at around 11 am. A short circuit seems to be the primary cause of the incident.

Devendra Fadnavis, leader of opposition in the Maharashtra assembly, expressed his shock over the news and sent his condolences to the families of the victims.

“Very shocking & disturbing news from Nagar,” posted Fadnavis from his personal handle on Twitter. “My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in the Nagar civil hospital ICU fire incident. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. An in-depth inquiry should be conducted and strict action should be taken against all responsible people.”

The cause of the blaze, which has now been extinguished, is as yet unknown, but preliminary investigations by the fire department suggest it started due to an electrical short circuit, Dr Bhosle said.

Visuals show smoke pouring out of the lower floors of the hospital. Others show some people slowly re-entering the ward after the fire was put out, with soot-stained walls and broken ceiling panels visible.

Other videos show the heart-breaking sight of doctors desperately trying to revive some of those caught in the fire, and those fortunate to be shifted out can be seen waiting in the courtyard.

An official inquiry will take place, the senior government official told reporters.

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik said the ICU had been newly built for the express purpose of treating coronavirus patients, and the fact that a fire had broken out was a “very serious issue”.

Malik said all hospitals had been asked to undertake a ‘fire audit’ and that the Ahmednagar Civil Hospital’s report in this regard would be checked, and a thorough investigation would take place.

The minister also said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray extended his condolences to the families of those who had died, and assured them of every possible support.

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