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TopicMalviya Nagar fire

Topic: Malviya Nagar fire

In Malviya Nagar B&B fire chargesheet, Delhi Police blame ‘negligence’ of cook who’s out on bail

Police have named the owner Lovkesh Bajaj, manager cum accountant Jay Mishra and cook Kesar Negi as accused in connection with the fire that left 22 people dead in June.

Malviya Nagar B&B fire: Why Delhi court granted bail to cook Kesar Negi

Negi who has been in judicial custody since 6 June, contended that he has been falsely implicated, having no ownership, managerial or supervisory role in B&B’s functioning.

Malviya Nagar fire: B&B manager arrested after surrender, Saket court denies bail to cook & owner

According to Delhi Police sources, Mishra managed finances for Flourish Stays’ owner Lovkesh Bajaj, who got the property registered as a B&B by showing Mishra as owner.

Muslim mattress sellers saved lives in Delhi hotel fire. They’re asking why CM hasn’t visited

Mattress sellers Riyazuddin and Armaan Mansuri are fielding YouTubers, TV channels, and politicians. But they’ve noticed a conspicuous absence: ‘Hindu organisations reach wherever Muslims are involved, then why not here?’

Photos of the week: ‘Cockroach’ protest, Malviya Nagar fire & Garib Nagar demolition in Mumbai

In Photos of the Week, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photo journalists, video journalists and reporters.

Before Malviya Nagar fire, B&B owner tried to get licence for another guesthouse; was rejected for being unsafe

After being denied licence for guesthouse by MCD because it lacked a fire safety clearance, owner Bajaj obtained a licence for it under Delhi govt's B&B scheme.

13 foreign nationals died in Malviya Nagar B&B blaze, MEA in touch with embassies & families

Majority of the foreign nationals who died were medical tourists from Africa, Central and West Asia, and one from South Asia.

Delhi B&B blaze latest in series of fires that point to city’s unsafe housing conditions—global media

The country's dichotomy is in focus as world media reports the devastating Malviya Nagar blaze. On the other hand, Khavda Renewable Energy Park, Gujarat, grabs eyeballs as well.

Malviya Nagar B&B registered in ‘manager’s’ name, owner tells cops he didn’t oversee daily affairs

Police are now on the lookout for Jay Mishra, whom Lovkesh Bajaj identified as the ‘account manager' overseeing the B&B establishment located at Hauz Rani.

Malviya Nagar fire: B&B owner had 2nd hotel with same name 200 m away. It was quietly vacated amid blaze

Like Flourish Stays that went up in flames Wednesday, guests at Flourish Inn were also undergoing treatment at nearby Max Hospital or accompanying patients, a common occurrence in the area.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.