Showing posts with label Bhiwandi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bhiwandi. Show all posts
BJP, RSS workers protest after The Kashmir Files show stopped at PVR Haseen, Bhiwandi
8:17 AM
Pradeep Gupta (THE TIMES OF INDIA; March 13, 2022)
Bhiwandi: A day after PVR Haseen Theatre stopped screening of The Kashmir Files on Saturday, it said it would screening it from Sunday after BJP and RSS workers protested.
On Friday evening, during the first day of the show, it stopped the movie, due to a technical fault. When the audience created a ruckus and police were called in, the film resumed but subsequent shows were cancelled. The cinema-lovers who got angry protested inside, due to which Nizampura police rushed there to control the situation.
It claimed it gave a refund to those who booked tickets. On Saturday BJP workers met a PVR representative and senior police officials, after which PVR decided to screen the movie.
Santosh Shetty, BJP’s Bhiwandi district president, said, “At the meeting the PVR representative did not disclose the reason for stopping the screening but after our protest they promised to show it from Sunday.”
Sonu Sood to deliver meals to 25,000 migrants in the holy month of Ramadan
8:04 AM
Hiren Kotwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 23, 2020)
Sonu Sood, who opened up his Juhu hotel to accommodate doctors, nurses and para medical staff, has since started Shakti Annadanam, named after his father Shakti Sagar Sood, to provide 45,000 meals daily to the under-privileged in Mumbai.
Now, the actor is working on upping the target and delivering 1.5 lakh meals, including feeding over 25,000 migrants living in Bhiwandi, during the month of Ramadan, which begins this weekend. “Someone reached out to Sonu explaining the plight of these migrant workers who hail from states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, and are currently stuck in Bhiwandi. He’s set up a few kitchens in the suburb to make and deliver meals directly to tbose keeping roza,” informs a source.
On his part, the actor says he empathises with these people who want to go back home but can’t due to Coronavirus lockdown restrictions. “I’ve assured them that their requirements for the holy month will be taken care of. In these difficult times it is important for each one of us to stand up for the other. Through this initiative, we will provide special meal kits so they don’t stay hungry after fasting all day,” says Sonu.
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