Saturday, 3 December, 2022
TopicDelhi fire service

Topic: Delhi fire service

It’s time to survey — not mosques, but fire-trap buildings. Delhi’s Mundka tragedy shows

Mina Anand -
It's ironic that the State should storm into action, arm itself with bulldozers, and bring down people's homes but does not even inspect buildings that could be a fire hazard.

Trail of negligence runs long but for Mundka neighbours ‘death trap’ owner Lakra no ‘villain’

Bismee Taskin -
It is not known whether Manish Lakra called police or fire department after his escape from burning building, but he went on the run from Friday evening until he was nabbed Sunday.

How brave crane operators battled smoke & flames to save 50 women from deadly Mundka fire

Sonal Matharu -
Well before fire tenders arrived, cousins Dayanand and Anil Tiwari risked their own lives to save people trapped in burning Delhi building, using just their crane and quick thinking.

Gold bangle, nail paint, purple suit she wore that day — how bodies of 8 killed in Mundka fire were identified

Bismee Taskin -
While families of eight victims of the Mundka fire have identified the bodies of their loved ones, others have to wait for analysis of DNA samples.

Arrested Mundka building owner, family escaped fire by jumping on roof of adjacent building, say police

Bismee Taskin -
Following the arrest of Manish Lakra, the owner of a building in Mundka where a fire claimed 27 lives, Delhi police are now on the lookout for his family.

Fire breaks out in East Delhi, emergency services rescue 40 people

PTI -
Residents in the building rushed to the terrace, making it easier for fire fighters to rescue them and helping avert another major fire tragedy in Delhi.

9 killed after fire breaks out in Delhi’s Kirari area

PTI -
The incident comes less than a month after 43 people were killed in a fire in a four-storey building in north Delhi's congested Anaj Mandi area.

TOI says CAB is ‘flawed’, Times Now asks ‘Who’s playing with fire’ on Delhi factory blaze

Revathi Krishnan -
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Delhi hotel, where 17 died in fire, was a guest house & not allowed to run kitchens

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Preliminary findings of fire department suggests lapses on part of its officials to highlight violation of norms by Karol Bagh hotel in last inspection in 2017.

Fire at Delhi hotel that killed 17 wasn’t controlled early on since staff were untrained

PTI -
Staff at the Arpit hotel weren't trained to use the fire-fighting equipment, and struggled to open the windows which had an automatic lock system.
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Arif Mohammad Khan vs Kerala govt isn’t a new faceoff. Old cases show Governor wears two hats

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Economy

51 cow universities, old pension scheme, jobs — what RSS affiliates want from 2023 Budget

Shanker Arnimesh -
Welfare schemes and ‘self-reliance’ figure high on Sangh organisations’ wishlists for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Budget, which she will present on 1 February.

Defence

A soldier with 'Arjun', a black kite trained to down enemy drones, during the Yudh Abhyas exercise being held in Auli, Uttarakhand | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

It’s a plane, no it’s a bird! Army’s training eagles & falcons to swoop down on hostile drones

Vandana Menon -
The birds are also being trained for surveillance at Remount Veterinary Corps Centre in Meerut, with cameras fitted to their heads to record videos.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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