New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) As many as 13 foreign nationals were killed and around 22 others injured in the tragic Malviya Nagar fire incident in Delhi this week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Friday, stating that Indian authorities are in touch with the concerned embassies and is facilitating all necessary assistance, including the required documentation and medical support. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the de…
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New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The relative of an injured victim in the blaze at a bed and breakfast (B&B) property in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area said that his cousin was stuck in his room as the fire spread and, being unable to escape, jumped from the third floor of the building, leading to a hip fracture.As many as 21 people died in a massive fire at the multi-storeyed Flourish Stay B&B on Wednesday, leaving several injured. The victims included 12 foreign nationals belonging from Libe…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi Police have identified nine of the 12 foreign nationals who lost their lives in the Malviya Nagar fire incident.Twenty-one people died in the tragic fire at the Hotel Flourish Stays in Malviya Nagar. Of these 21, nine were Indians while 12 were foreigners from countries such as Bangladesh, Liberia, Nigeria, and Mozambique.The Delhi Police have sent a list of all foreign nationals to the Ministry of External Affairs to assist in the repatriation of their bodies …
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Delhi Police have arrested Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building in Malviya Nagar, on Wednesday where a devastating fire killed 21 people and left several others injured, officials said.Bajaj was arrested hours after the blaze ripped through the Flourish Stay Bread and Breakfast (B&B) in the congested Hauz Rani area in south Delhi.Police had earlier issued a look out circular (LOC) against Bajaj and his wife, and launched an operation to trace them.The a…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Wednesday shared details of the patients brought to its Trauma Centre following the devastating fire in Malviya Nagar that claimed at least 21 lives and left dozens injured. According to the AIIMS Media Cell, a total of 13 patients were brought to the Trauma Centre after the fire broke out at the Flourish Stay hotel in South Delhi. Among them were three people who sustained injuries after jumping from the buildin…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) After fire broke out at a multi-storied Lemon Green Restaurant in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar in which 21 people lost their lives, the Delhi Police on Wednesday formed several teams to apprehend the hotel owner.Officials said that police teams are conducting coordinated raids at various locations across the national capital in an effort to trace and arrest the suspect.According to sources, the hotel owner has been identified as one Lokesh Bajaj.Earlier, Delhi Police registered…
United Nations, May 30 (IANS) The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to renew for a year, until May 31, 2027, an arms embargo against South Sudan as well as targeted sanctions of travel ban and asset freeze against individuals and entities.Resolution 2821, adopted with nine votes in favor and six abstentions, also extends the mandate of the Panel of Experts, which assists the work of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee, until July 1, 2027.The African members of the Security Council — the …
Moscow/Cape Town, May 27 (IANS) Russia has announced that its scientists have developed a new vaccine for the new strain of the Ebola virus linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Russian Embassy in South Africa took to social media ‘X’ on Tuesday (local time) and said, “Russian scientists have developed a vaccine against a new Ebola strain, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko announced. According to the Russian scientists, the vaccine may also protect against the rare…
Ottawa, May 27 (IANS) The Canadian government announced a series of temporary border measures to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus entering and spreading within Canada.According to a news release from the Public Health Agency of Canada, in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and rising risks in Uganda and South Sudan, Canada will suspend immigration documents for residents of these countries for 90 days, starting Wednesday at 23:59 Eastern Time.Individuals of …
Geneva, May 25 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) scales up surveillance in its Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far, including 101 confirmed cases.In Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, nearly 5 million people live amid ongoing conflict, with one in four in need of humanitarian assistance and one in five internally displaced, Tedros said in a po…