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Bulldozer action in Malviya Nagar after Delhi hotel tragedy | Delhi News

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…

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‘Banners vanish, shutters down’: After Delhi’s Malviya Nagar tragedy, owner Lavkesh Bajaj’s properties go into ‘ghost mode’ | Delhi News

On the narrow lanes of Malviya Nagar, the signs are disappearing. Banners have been pulled down, shutters lowered, and several properties linked to arrested hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj have fallen silent in the aftermath of the fire that killed 21 people. NEW DELHI: On the narrow lanes of Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, the signs are…

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He came. He saw, but didn’t stop: Malviya Nagar hotel owner ‘drove past’ burning building instead of stopping to help | Delhi News

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…

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‘Everything works in Delhi’: Hotel owner Lovkesh Bajaj blames ‘other person’ in Malviya Nagar fire probe | Delhi News

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…

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Delhi’s Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Owner Lavkesh Bajaj detained after LoC notice issued | Delhi News

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…

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No way out: Sealed windows, sensor gates turned Delhi’s Malviya Nagar hotel into death trap during fire | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Sealed glass windows, sensor-operated gates that reportedly failed during the blaze, overcrowded rooms, and multiple fire safety violations turned a hotel in Malviya Nagar into a death trap on Wednesday.The fire left 21 people dead and several others trapped as smoke and flames quickly engulfed the building, severely restricting occupants’ chances of escape.Preliminary…

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