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CM Yogi orders 'mission mode' fire safety audit

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- Calling the recent Aliganj fire tragedy a wake-up call for Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday ordered a state-wide fire safety audit of hospitals, nursing hom... Read More


How a dream turned to ashes

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- For Neelesh Kumar, 28, and Anamika Samant, 30, life seemed to be falling into place after they met at the 3D animation centre in 'Head Hopper Studios' where they worked. Their wedd... Read More


Rs 453-cr contract awarded for Metro expansion

Lucknow, June 24 -- The UP Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has awarded a major civil construction contract to make stations of Thakurganj, Balaganj, Sarfarazganj, Musabagh and Vasant Kunj in a 4.6-km e... Read More


CM unveils book on Sarojini Nagar's journey

Lucknow, June 24 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled Mein Hoon Sarojini Nagar, a book presented by Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh. The book documents development works, public welfare initi... Read More


Rethink on slashing fire NoC height threshold to 12 metres

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- The commercial building fire in Lucknow's Aliganj area that killed 15 people on Monday has triggered a wider policy rethink in Uttar Pradesh, with the state government examining ch... Read More


Within 1 km of fire site, coaching centres thrive

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- Less than a kilometre from the Aliganj building where a fire killed 15 people on Monday, several coaching institutes continue to operate from cramped commercial spaces with limited... Read More


Four sent to 14-day judicial custody; two still at large

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- Four of the six accused booked in connection with the devastating Aliganj building fire that claimed 15 lives were remanded to 14-day judicial custody on Tuesday, a day after their... Read More


Pyres burn, questions remain after tragedy

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- On Monday, thick black smoke billowed from a commercial complex in Aliganj as desperate calls for help echoed from inside. By Tuesday, the smoke had given way to funeral pyres and ... Read More


Smoke-choked, victims likely died gasping for air: Autopsy findings

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- The 15 people who died in the devastating fire that swept through a commercial building in Lucknow's Aliganj area are believed to have died due to smoke inhalation and suffocation ... Read More


From wedding plans to last rites: How one spl dream turned to ashes

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- For Neelesh Kumar, 28, and Anamika Samant, 30, life seemed to be falling into place after they met at the 3D animation centre in 'Head Hopper Studios', Aliganj, sector D, where the... Read More