Dehradun, June 7 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that he had a conversation with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over the arrest of Keshav Negi, a cook who was arrested in the Malviya Nagar hotel fire case, stating that she had assured him that no innocent person would face injustice.A massive fire broke out in the multi-storeyed Flourish Stay B&B in the Malviya Nagar area on June 3, claiming 21 lives, including 13 foreigners, and injuring dozens of othe…
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New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) BJP MP Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday came out in support of Keshav Negi, a cook who was arrested in the Malviya Nagar hotel fire case, and assured all possible legal support to him to ensure justice. A massive fire broke out in the multi-storeyed Flourish Stay B&B in the Malviya Nagar area on June 3, claiming 21 lives, including 13 foreigners, and injuring dozens of others. The property’s owner, Lavkesh Bajaj, was arrested following the tragic incident.Keshav Negi …
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) A fire broke out on the second floor of the Karkardooma Court complex in New Delhi early on Sunday morning, officials said. The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said that the fire broke out at around 5:00 a.m. on Sunday inside a ‘scanning room’ located near Gate No. 4 on the second floor of the Karkardooma Court complex.”A call was received around 5:22 a.m., and eight fire tenders immediately rushed to the scene,” the DFS said.After over half an hour of efforts, at 6:05 a.m., D…
Patna, June 6 (IANS) In the aftermath of two major fire incidents — one at a hotel in Delhi and another at Prasad Hospital in Bihar — the Bihar Fire Services Department on Saturday launched a large-scale safety inspection drive across the state, with a special focus on hospitals and hotels. According to Bihar Fire Services Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Manoj Nat, nearly 70 hospitals and hotels in Patna were inspected over the past two days.The inspection teams found major violations at five e…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Five of the patients who have been undergoing treatment at a hospital after getting injured in the devastating fire at the multi-storied Flourish Stay B&B in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, which left 21 dead, have been weaned off ventilators, a statement said.According to a statement issued by Max Hospital, Saket, a total of 15 patients are currently admitted at the healthcare facility in south Delhi. Of these, 13 are foreign nationals.It said that out of the six …
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday arrested another accused in connection with the Malviya Nagar hotel fire incident in which 21 people were killed and many were injured. According to police, the hotel’s cook has been arrested after the investigation revealed that the fire was allegedly caused by his negligence. Several other individuals have also been detained, and questioning is currently underway as the probe continues. The accused has been identified as Keshav Negi (65), son o…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Accusing the AAP of indulging in politics over a fire tragedy, the Delhi BJP on Friday condemned the demonstration by former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi at the Gate of a hospital in Saket, where the survivors of the Malviya Nagar inferno are undergoing treatment. Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that both former CMs from the Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi, spend most of their time outside Delhi. While Kejriwal remains occupied with running …
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday warned fire, civic and other officials of strict disciplinary action in cases involving violation of fire safety norms and unauthorised constructions that endanger lives. Top officers from MCD, Delhi Police, Fire, DDA and other departments were present in the high-level meeting called by CM Gupta in the wake of the devastating fire tragedy in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday.The Chief Minister stated that laws hav…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Two foreign nationals who were injured in the fire at the multi-storied Flourish Stay B&B in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, which left 21 dead, have been discharged from a hospital after treatment, a statement said.According to a statement issued by the Max Hospital, Saket, a total of 15 patients are currently admitted at the healthcare facility in south Delhi. Of these, 13 are foreigners.It said that apart from the fire victims who are currently admitted at the e…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of Flourish Stay hotel in Malviya Nagar, was arrested last year along with a few Bangladeshi nationals, for helping them prepare forged Indian identity papers and procure fake documents, including an Aadhar card and a passport. The Bed and Breakfast hotel owner assisted the Bangladeshi nationals – a woman, her daughter, and minor grandson in facilitating their overstay in the country, by helping them make forged documents, said police on Friday…