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NEW DELHI: The Aggarwal family’s tragic ordeal has come to a heartbreaking end. After losing eight members in the hotel fire that broke out in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar last week, the family’s sole survivor, 75-year-old Radhe Shyam Aggarwal, passed away on Tuesday, leaving no surviving members behind.What was meant to be a family gathering in…
Source: Sajid Yousuf Shah/FB SRINAGAR: BJP‘s media in-charge in J&K, Sajid Yousuf Shah, has alleged that he was denied accommodation at a hotel in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday because of his Kashmiri identity.“An hour after I checked into a hotel in Aurangabad, I was asked to leave due to concerns linked to my Kashmiri…
Delhi Police has arrested a cook working at a south Delhi hotel where a devastating fire killed 21 people earlier this week, with investigators alleging that his negligence may have played a role in triggering the blaze, officials said on Saturday. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested a cook working at a south Delhi hotel…
Cops probe owner for int’l human trafficking NEW DELHI: Delhi Police is now investigating Lovkesh Bajaj, whose B&B went up in flames and led to 21 deaths in Hauz Rani, for his suspected involvement in an international human trafficking racket. He likely used medical tourism as a front to smuggle foreign nationals into India illegally,…
NEW DELHI: Officials on Friday conducted a demolition drive in Malviya Nagar area on unauthorised constructions amid heavy security.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday began sealing unauthorised establishments in various south Delhi commercial hubs.The action was initiated against commercial establishments found operating in violation of building bye-laws and licence conditions, they said.According to…
NEW DELHI: The owner of a hotel in south Delhi where a fire killed 21 people allegedly drove past the burning building and left without stopping because he was afraid.According to TV reports, during interrogation, Lavkesh Bajaj allegedly told investigators that he passed by the hotel after the fire had broken out but did not…
Police have arrested Lovkesh Bajaj, the co-owner of Hotel Flourish Stays. NEW DELHI: The hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar where a fire killed at least 21 people on Wednesday was allegedly operating nearly four times beyond its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance and was functioning from a building where additional floors were…
NEW DELHI: What was a family gathering to spend time with a gravely ill elder — 75year-old Radheshyam, undergoing treatment for lung infection at Max Hospital, Saket — turned into a catastrophe for the Aggarwals. Eight of the family, all staying in the ill-fated hotel, died in the fire.Sitting in the waiting area of the…
NEW DELHI: A foreign national was seen on the terrace attempting to escape the blaze during the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy in Delhi that killed 21 people, including several foreigners, on Wednesday.In the video, a man dressed in a black shirt and cap can be seen desperately trying to escape the blaze, carrying a backpack…
NEW DELHI: Owner Lavkesh Bajaj has been detained after a lookout circular was issued in connection with the Malviya Nagar hotel fire that killed 21 people in south Delhi.The hotel was allegedly operating at nearly four times its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance, and was functioning from a building where additional floors were…
