Lovkesh Bajaj New Delhi: Lokesh Bajaj, owner of the hotel where 21 people were killed in a fire incident on Wednesday, was brought to the Malviya Nagar Police Station after the Saket court sent him to four days’ police custody, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 4, 2026. New Delhi: Did bed and breakfast owner, Lovkesh…
New Delhi: A day after the devastating fire in south Delhi’s Hauz Rani, the usually bustling locality wore a sombre look. Guest houses were shuttered, anxious tourists were waiting to retrieve their belongings and the crowd on the streets was noticeably thin.Some hotel and guest house operators were seen removing signboards from outside their establishments….
New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy drowned in a pond constructed for Chhath Puja in east Delhi’s Mandawali on Wednesday.According to police, the boy had left his home to play in the afternoon but did not return by evening. The family members began searching for him around 5 pm.The child frequently visited Talab Park near Talab…
New Delhi: In a major building fire, what kills first is often not the flames but the air people breathe. Doctors say that in enclosed-space fires, people are more likely to die from suffocation, toxic smoke inhalation and oxygen deprivation than from burn injuries. The danger is compounded by poisonous gases released from burning materials,…
Rain and gusty winds swept across Delhi-NCR New Delhi: A thunderstorm accompanied by a dust storm, lightning, rain and gusty winds of up to 65 kmph swept through parts of the city on Thursday, triggering a sharp drop in temperature. The met department has issued a yellow alert for Friday, warning of very light to…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has permitted a woman aged 50 years and two months to receive her cryopreserved embryos even after crossing the threshold age, noting that reproductive rights and access to parenthood cannot be reduced to purely technical application of statutory conditions.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in a recent order, said the embryos were…
New Delhi: In a narrow escape, several residents were rescued after being evacuated just moments before a four-storey residential building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar on Wednesday evening.Information about building collapse in Prakash Vihar was received around 6.38 pm.A preliminary inquiry revealed that construction and repair work on a nearby drain was being carried…
A reality check of hotel hubs at Mahipalpur in Delhi on Thursday. New Delhi: Sealed windows leading to a lack of ventilation, narrow staircases next to lifts and inadequate fire safety measures — violations like these are rampant across affordable hospitality hubs like Mahipalpur and Paharganj, making them vulnerable to catastrophes, similar to the one…
New Delhi: While chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday ordered a special fire safety audit of hotels, commercial establishments and other public buildings in the city, lieutenant governor TS Sandhu directed that the buck would stop at local engineers, technical staff and oversight officials of Municipal Corporation of Delhi for any undetected illegal modifications or…
New Delhi: In a quick turnaround after TOI highlighted concerns over English-medium sections being discontinued in Classes XI and XII in Delhi govt schools, a govt school in Seelampur has introduced an English-medium Class XI section, with nearly 50 students enrolling within days.The development has come as a relief to students who had been demanding…
