Lucknow: In the aftermath of the devastating Aliganj fire that claimed 15 lives and left several injured, a TOI reality check found glaring lapses in fire safety measures across prominent coaching centres in Indiranagar and Gomtinagar areas of the city on Wednesday.A similar exercise was carried out by TOI on Monday in coaching clusters in…
Lucknow: The co-owner of the building named in the FIR remains absconding. Police have so far arrested four accused who are now in 14-day judicial custody. However, co-owner of the building, Surendra Pratap Shukla, remains out of police reach despite ongoing searches.The multistorey building in Aliganj where the fire broke out was jointly owned by…
Lucknow: The lone survivor, Jayant Gupta (26), under treatment for injuries sustained in the Aliganj fire incident, remains under observation in ICU at the Trauma Centre of King George’s Medical University.Gupta suffered multiple injuries when he jumped from the second floor of the building to escape the fire. KGMU medical experts said, the impact after…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has initiated the process to identify a construction agency for the proposed Jhansi Link Expressway.To be developed with a budget of Rs 5,002 crore, the 106-km-long expressway would be divided into two packages for speedy construction work.The link expressway would start from Phoolpura locality in Jalaun, where…
Lucknow: Story of Sarah Moin’s success in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is not one of just her determination but also of the support she received from advocate Amar Jain, blind by birth, dedicated to fighting for accessibility and disability rights.Born to jeweller Anil Jain and homemaker Anita Jain, Amar studied at a blind…
Brought animation, game asset creation from metros to Lucknow Lucknow: Beyond the loss of 15 young lives, Monday’s devastating fire in Aliganj wiped out two institutions that had become landmarks in their own spheres — Head Hoppers Studio, among Lucknow’s earliest independent 3D art and game-design studios, and a pet clinic-cum-shop that had served animal…
Charred facade of the building in Aliganj Lucknow: The two-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by chief minister Yogi Adityanath intensified its probe into the Aliganj fire tragedy on Wednesday, carrying out a detailed examination of the gutted building and scrutinising key documents, including sanctioned building maps, electricity connection records and other approvals linked to…
Rajeshwar Singh extends aid to bereaved family Lucknow: Death of 24-year-old Anuchha Rai in the Aliganj fire has not only left her family shattered, it has robbed them of their sole breadwinner and plunged them into financial uncertainty.One of the 15 victims of the tragedy, Anuchha, was supporting her widowed mother, two younger sisters and…
Lucknow: In the wake of the deadly fire incident in Aliganj, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Wednesday has made it mandatory for all the building owners to submit a notarised fire safety affidavit before obtaining approval for building plans.So far, a no objection certificate (NOC) from the fire safety department for map approval was…
Lucknow: Residents of the state capital can expect relief from the ongoing intense hot and sultry conditions as a fresh western disturbance (WD) is approaching north India, and the southwest monsoon is expected to strengthen and advance further towards Uttar Pradesh in the next 2-3 days.The city’s maximum temperature on Wednesday was 40.4 degrees Celsius,…
