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TopicGoa nightclub fire

Topic: Goa nightclub fire

‘They fled the country’: Behind Goa court’s dismissal of nightclub owners’ bail plea

Court noted the businessmen brothers chose to travel to Phuket rather than come to Goa’s Arpora when news broke of the fire at their club that ultimately claimed 25 lives last December.

Goa nightclub fire: In sweeping raids, ED scans Luthra bros’ flow of bank funds, ‘forgery’ for licence

Raids held at locations linked to club owners Gaurav & Saurabh Luthra. Panchayat secretary Raghuvir Bagkar, ex-sarpanch Roshan Redkar, UK national Surinder Khosla also raided.

Goa nightclub fire: How The Passports Act will force Luthra brothers’ return from Thailand

The government deployed provisions of The Passports Act, 1967 to strip the Goa nightclub owners of their tourist status abroad, bypassing the lengthy extradition process.

Next stop, revisionist central & Donald reporting for Putin duty

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How North Goa went from a stop on a hippie trail to a nightclub hub built on big money & lax oversight

North Goa's nightclub culture is facing scrutiny after the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ fire killed 25, including 20 kitchen staffers who were suffocated to death in the basement.

Goa nightclub fire: ‘Threats, thyroid & onus on manager’ in Luthra bros’ junked pre-arrest bail plea

The fire at the nightclub in North Goa’s Arpora killed 25 people, including 20 kitchen staffers, who were suffocated to death in the basement.

Goa nightclub fire: No business in Thailand, Luthra bros clearly tried to flee, police tell court

Goa Police oppose anticipatory bail plea of Luthra brothers in Delhi court. The duo booked tickets to Phuket around the same time when their nightclub was on fire, leaving 25 dead.

Thai authorities detain Luthra bros, owners of Goa nightclub where 25 died in fire, ‘deportation soon’

Detention in response to Blue Corner notice issued against Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra by Interpol on CBI inputs. Goa Police to respond in court to their transit anticipatory bail plea.

India wasn’t always like this. Things have never been as bad as they are today

Was the system in India always so lax that politicians could watch citizens being poisoned, stranded, or burned alive and get away with it?

2+2 = Vande Mataram, and how to insult Nehru, volumes 1, 2, 3…

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On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.