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.
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.
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.
Most eateries in Khan Market say their seating capacity is 46-48, below the 50 mark that would bring them under fire safety norms. But officials say this is untrue.
A fire at a restaurant in Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound Thursday night claimed 14 lives. Lack of fire escape routes in buildings and mock fire drills are common in most Indian cities.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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