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Delhi: Transformer blast near AIIMS Trauma Centre sparks fire

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Delhi: A blast followed by a fire in a transformer located near the Trauma Centre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was reported on Thursday afternoon, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.

He added that no one was injured in the incident.

Also read: AIIMS moves Delhi HC against order allowing minor rape survivor to terminate pregnancy

“We received a call regarding a blast and a fire in an electric transformer at the AIIMS Trauma Centre at 3:34 pm. We rushed eight fire tenders to the spot. The fire was was doused by 3:55 pm. No one was injured,” DFS chief Atul Garg said in a statement.

No immediate reaction was available from the AIIMS.

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AIIMS moves Delhi HC against order allowing minor rape survivor to terminate pregnancy

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court against an order allowing a 27-week minor rape survivor to terminate pregnancy. A high court single judge on June 30 ordered AIIMS to terminate the 16-year-old girl’s pregnancy.

AIIMS, before a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal, argued that terminating her pregnancy would hamper her future reproductive health. The bench asked the mother of the minor girl and chairperson or a member of the medical board to remain present at around 2.30 pm when hearing would continue. The court also remarked that “advising a rape victim to prolong her pregnancy will entail anxiety” which could have a grave impact on her mental health.

ED questions ex-Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in DJB-linked PMLA case

Former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged corruption in the augmentation of some sewage treatment plants by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), official sources said. Jain, 60, reached the federal probe agency’s office here around 11:15 AM and his statement is being recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

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