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Hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj in police custody. NEW DELHI: The investigation into the devastating Malviya Nagar hotel fire that claimed 21 lives has widened, with arrested hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj informing police that he owns three hospitality properties — Lemon Green, Micasa and Flourish Stay.Lavkesh told police that two of the properties are solely owned…

Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala: IMD NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon made its onset over Kerala on Thursday, marking the start of the country’s four month rainy season(June-September), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).“The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, some parts of west central…

NEW DELHI: The owner of a hotel in south Delhi where a fire killed 21 people allegedly drove past the burning building and left without stopping because he was afraid.According to TV reports, during interrogation, Lavkesh Bajaj allegedly told investigators that he passed by the hotel after the fire had broken out but did not…

The owner of a Malviya Nagar guest house where a fire killed 21 people has told police during interrogation that he did not have time to personally manage or oversee the premises, sources said. NEW DELHI: The owner of a Malviya Nagar guest house where a fire killed 21 people has told police during interrogation…

Police have arrested Lovkesh Bajaj, the co-owner of Hotel Flourish Stays. NEW DELHI: The hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar where a fire killed at least 21 people on Wednesday was allegedly operating nearly four times beyond its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance and was functioning from a building where additional floors were…

NEW DELHI: A deadly fire at Flourish Stay Bed & Breakfast in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area has raised questions over emergency exits, electronic locking systems and multiple safety violations, after 21 people were killed and 20 others injured in the blaze on Wednesday.Residents said the hotel’s electronic systems stopped working once power was cut during…

New Delhi: For several foreign nationals staying at the two properties, survival came down to a matter of minutes. Some stepped out shortly before the blaze erupted, while others were fortuitously away, tending to relatives in hospitals.As they gathered outside the charred structures on Wednesday, relief at having escaped the tragedy was tempered by anxiety…

NEW DELHI: A deadly blaze ripped through a ‘bed and breakfast’ facility in south Delhi’s densely populated Hauz Rani Wednesday morning, claiming 21 lives and leaving 20 others severely injured. The fire erupted at Flourish Stay Bed & Breakfast, which had around 50 guests at the time, and spread to an adjacent inn.At least nine…

Abhinav RajputNew Delhi: The Hauz Rani building that was gutted in a massive blaze on Wednesday morning was registered under Delhi govt’s bed and breakfast scheme but had way more guests that it was permitted to keep. The fire has raised questions about how many similar outlets flout safety and other regulations.More than 2,500 rooms…

NEW DELHI: What was a family gathering to spend time with a gravely ill elder — 75year-old Radheshyam, undergoing treatment for lung infection at Max Hospital, Saket — turned into a catastrophe for the Aggarwals. Eight of the family, all staying in the ill-fated hotel, died in the fire.Sitting in the waiting area of the…