1 dead in cracker godown fire

New Delhi: A person died in a fire that broke out at a fire cracker godown in Sonia Vihar on Monday. The incident happened at Chauhan Patti in Gali number 1 at 4 am. According to an officer of Delhi Fire Services, five fire tenders were pressed into service and they took two hours to control the blaze. A charred body of a person was recovered from inside a room, presumably of the caretaker of the godown who was sleeping on the premises. It was found that the owner of the 200 square yard plot is Krishan, who had rented the premises to Javed, who lives in Wazirabad. The plot housed a room in which fire crackers were kept, the police said, adding that Javed used the premises to store crackers. It also suspected that the godown was running illegally and a case has been registered. pti

DUSU elections on Sept 27

New Delhi: The University of Delhi on Monday said its student union elections for the 2024-25 academic year would be held on September 27. Nominations for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections can be filed on September 17, with the final list of nominated candidates to be published by 5 pm on September 18. Voting will be conducted in two sessions: from 8.30 am to 1 pm for day-time classes, and from 3 pm to 7.30 pm for evening classes. The counting of votes is scheduled for September 28. tns