New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) In a major development in the Malviya Nagar hotel fire case, Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building where the blaze claimed 21 lives and left several others injured. The arrest came hours after a devastating fire broke out at the multi-storey property in south Delhi.The incident prompted a large-scale investigation into alleged safety violations and operational lapses.Police had earlier issued a lookout circular for Bajaj, who h…
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Jakarta, May 9 (IANS) Search and rescue teams continue to look for three missing climbers following the eruption of Mount Dukono, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Saturday.Abdul Muhari, BNPB’s Head of Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Centre, on Saturday said that two of the missing climbers are foreign nationals and one an Indonesian.”On the second day of the operation, the team focused the search on an area believed to be where the victims were located…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) US lawmakers sharply disagreed over the State Department’s response to the Middle East conflict, with Democrats saying it failed to protect American citizens and officials insisting the system worked. The hearing came amid high tensions in the region. Lawmakers questioned whether the Department was prepared.Representative Gregory Meeks said the Department was “caught flat-footed.” He criticised delays in travel advisories and evacuation planning. “That is a fa…