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When fire broke out, Manish Lakra was inside building: Delhi Police
Lakra, a resident of Mundka village, went absconding after the incident that claimed the lives of 27 people while 12 sustained burn injuries. "When the fire broke out, Lakra was in his residence on the top floor and when he sensed that smoke was coming from the below floors, he immediately left everything and rushed out of the building," Deputy Commissioner of Police Sameer Sharma said.
Mundka blaze: Building owner Lakra was trying to flee to Haridwar
Lakra, a resident of Mundka village, resided on the top floor of the building and went absconding after the incident that claimed the lives of 27 people. "He was arrested from Ghevra Mod in west Delhi, which is close to the Haryana-Delhi border," Deputy Commissioner of Police Sameer Sharma said.
Centre to set up board for promotion of Vedic education
The Union Education Ministry is going to recognise the Veda-based education board, which would work like any other education board. Experts of Sanskrit language and mathematics will also be involved in the process.
Though there is no degree level course on Vedic education so far, the ministry is in favour of providing Vedic education and Veda-based knowledge to the students.
Mundka blaze building owner Manish Lakra arrested
Manish Lakra, a resident of Mundka village, resided on the top floor of the building and went absconding after the incident that claimed the lives of 27 people. However, it is yet to be learnt whether or not he was present in the building at the time of the incident.
Same bulldozer, separate goals: How Turkman Gate was different
People were previously allotted plots in Nandnagri and Jahangirpuri but they did not go there as the areas were isolated. Durrani recalls that Rukhsana Sultana, who was close to Sanjay Gandhi at that time, used to arrange camps for the poor and also organised health camps.
Cleric warns against 'any damage' to Gyanvapi mosque
Reacting to BJP leader Sangeet Som's recent remark that "1992 was for Babri and in 2022, is the time to think about Gyanvapi", the cleric said: Both Hindus and Muslims have been living peacefully together for centuries, but certain divisive forces want to inject hatred to reach their political goals. We are witness to the Babri Masjid demolition and if it is repeated with Gyanvapi,
Delhi fire tragedy: Why so many people died?
A massive fire gutted a four-storey building located near a metro station, charring to death 27 and wounding 12 people in west Delhi's Mundka area. It is a known fact that the fire incidents soar during the summers and every then and now, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) receives an SOS call from the residents of the city. But rarely has the number of casualties been so high. The cause of this fire was the same as in most of the cases -- a short circuit.
Massive heat wave engulfs Delhi-NCR, two stations above 47 deg Celsiu
As per IMD records, 10 stations of Delhi reported heat wave conditions while three reported severe heat wave conditions. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a heat wave when the maximum temperature shows 4.5 to 6.4 degrees Celsius departure from normal while the severe heat wave is when this departure from normal is above 6.4 degrees Celsius.
Delhi's daily Covid tally dips to 673 cases, 4 new deaths
Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate has also declined to 2.77 per cent, and the number of active cases to 3,936. With 1,074 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 18,69,617. The number of patients being treated in home isolation stands at 3,122. With new Covid cases, the total caseload of the city has jumped to 18,99,745, while the death toll has risen to 26,192.
Delhi fire tragedy: 7 bodies identified
Bodies of Tania Bhushan, Mohini Pal, Yashoda Devi, Ranju Devi, Vishal, Drishti and Kailash Jyani have been identified till now. The remaining 20 are yet to be identified. Meanwhile, the relatives of the people, who were inside the building at the time of the fire incident, are still clueless and unable to find their loved ones, 15 hours after the inferno claimed 27 lives.
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