File photo for representation New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has issued notice to Delhi govt, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, DSIIDC and Central Pollution Control Board on a plea challenging the proposed e-waste eco park at Holambi Kalan village on 8.5 hectares of land in north Delhi.The application, filed by Gram Vikas Samiti Holambi Kalan, alleged…
Filmmaker Vijeta Dahiya, Journalist Saurav Das and former management consultant Ashutosh Ranka (L-R) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led satirical movement that has amassed over 20 million Instagram followers in a matter of weeks, on Wednesday announced the appointment of three spokespersons, saying the move is part of its effort to “build a…
A Delhi court has framed charges against actor Jacqueline Fernandez (L) and Sukesh Chandrashekar (R) in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case. NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday framed charges against actor Jacqueline Fernandez, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, along with 15 others in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case, paving the way for the…
NEW DELHI: Nearly five months before the devastating fire at a bed-and-breakfast facility in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar that claimed at least 21 lives on Wednesday, the Delhi high court had directed civic and government authorities to urgently address concerns over inadequate fire safety measures in hotels, restaurants and other hospitality establishments across the city,…
NEW DELHI: Seventeen foreign nationals were among the 21 people who lost their lives in the fire that swept through a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday. Most of the victims were reportedly from Liberia, Nigeria, Mozambique and Bangladesh, officials said.Police officials told PTI that the hotel had permission to operate only six rooms…
NEW DELHI: Grief-stricken family members, friends and acquaintances gathered outside Max Hospital in Saket on Wednesday, desperately seeking information about their loved ones after a devastating fire at a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar claimed at least 21 lives.The hospital’s waiting area was crowded with anxious relatives and friends poring over lists, making desperate phone…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered an FIR under the culpable homicide section and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the deadly fire incident in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, which killed at least 21 people.Ten Delhi Police personnel, comprising five head constables and five constables, have also been…
Local residents also joined rescue efforts, arranging mattresses on the road for people trapped on the upper floors. NEW DELHI: A large-scale rescue operation involving the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), police and ambulance services was launched on Wednesday after a massive fire broke out at Flourish Stay B&B in Delhi’s…
Local people rescue a foreign national from a hotel fire in New Delhi. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The devastating fire at a restaurant/hotel in Malviya Nagar that claimed more than 20 lives on Wednesday has once again raised uncomfortable questions about fire safety in Delhi’s densely packed urban villages and commercial clusters, where narrow lanes,…
At least 21 people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at a restaurant in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning, officials said. NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at a restaurant in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar…
