Kuwait tragedy: All you need to know about KG Abraham, owner of the building that caught fire
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait tragedy: All you need to know about KG Abraham, owner of the building that caught fire

India TV News  

KG Abraham, a prominent Kerala businessman and managing director of the NBTC Group, is linked to the tragic fire in Mangaf, Kuwait, where 45 Indians, including 24 from Kerala, lost their lives. The building is reportedly owned by the NBTC Group, which operates across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, offering engineering, construction, hotel, logistics, and retail services. Abraham also leads the KG Group, produced "Aadujeevitham," and owns luxury hotels and a supermarket chain in Kuwait. Also read | Special IAF flight with mortal remains of 45 Indians who died in Kuwait fire tragedy lands in Kochi

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Kuwait fire: Bihar's Gopalganj native among 49 killed, villagers mourn
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: Bihar's Gopalganj native among 49 killed, villagers mourn

Hindustan Times  

A pall of gloom descended on Sapaha village in Bihar’s Gopalganj district upon receiving the news of the death of Sheo Shanker Singh in a massive fire in a multi-storey building in Kuwait. The mortal remains of 45 Indian victims who lost their lives in the Kuwait fire incident at the Cochin International Airport in Ernakulam, Kerala, on Friday Singh’s …

Kuwait fire tragedy: Punjab man who died was sole breadwinner of family
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire tragedy: Punjab man who died was sole breadwinner of family

Hindustan Times  

Himmat Rai, 62, a native of Hoshiarpur, who was among those killed in the devastating fire in southern Kuwait’s Mangaf, was the sole breadwinner of his family. Himmat Rai from Hoshiarpur was among the 45 Indians killed in the devastating fire in southern Kuwait’s Mangaf on June 12. Rai, who is survived by his wife Sarabjit Kaur, two married daughters …

Inside Stories Of People From Kerala Who Lost Lives in Kuwait, Watch Full Video | ABP News
6 months, 1 week ago

Inside Stories Of People From Kerala Who Lost Lives in Kuwait, Watch Full Video | ABP News

ABP News  

Kuwait Fire: 41 people are feared dead in a massive fire that broke out on Wednesday in a building housing workers in Kuwait. If media reports are to be believed, many Indians may also be included among those who died. Officials said the fire broke out early on Wednesday in the kitchen of the six-storey building located in the Mangaf …

IAF aircraft bringing back 45 bodies from Kuwait; one injured Indian succumbs
6 months, 1 week ago

IAF aircraft bringing back 45 bodies from Kuwait; one injured Indian succumbs

Hindustan Times  

An Indian Air Force aircraft was bringing back bodies of 45 Indian nationals who died in a devastating fire in Kuwait even as the number of Indians who lost their lives rose following the death of one of the injured in hospital. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who was sent to Kuwait to oversee relief measures …

Kuwait fire: KG Abraham, MD of NBTC group where deceased Indians worked, was behind a film on migrants
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: KG Abraham, MD of NBTC group where deceased Indians worked, was behind a film on migrants

Hindustan Times  

Kerala businessman in Kuwait KG Abraham, who co-produced the film Aadujeevitham that depicted the challenges faced by a Malayali worker in Saudi Arabia and earned ₹150 crore worldwide, was the partner and managing director of the firm in Mangaf where most of the 45 Indians, including 24 from Kerala who died in the massive blaze on Wednesday, worked. Media reports …

Kuwait fire: IAF's 130J aircraft with bodies of 45 Indians lands in Kochi; next stop Delhi | 10 updates
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: IAF's 130J aircraft with bodies of 45 Indians lands in Kochi; next stop Delhi | 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

2024 Kuwait Mangaf building fire latest updates: A special Indian Air Force aircraft, C-130J, carrying mortal remains of 45 Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait's Mangaf, landed at Cochin International Airport on Friday. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who had reached Kuwait on Friday morning and coordinated with Kuwaiti authorities to ensure swift repatriation, …

Kuwait fire tragedy: Building a mid-tier labour camp, shows victims’ profile
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire tragedy: Building a mid-tier labour camp, shows victims’ profile

New Indian Express  

P P Narayanan, a former community welfare officer at the Indian embassy in Kuwait, pointed out that labour camps run by Kerala businessmen in the Gulf have better facilities. Kuwait’s deputy prime minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf, who is also the minister of interior, was quoted in local media as saying that the fire was a “result of the greed of …

India scrambles relief for Kuwait victims, will send IAF aircraft to bring back bodies
6 months, 1 week ago

India scrambles relief for Kuwait victims, will send IAF aircraft to bring back bodies

Hindustan Times  

Indian authorities scrambled on Thursday to provide medical care, coordinate relief and rescue efforts, and bring back the bodies of the dead, a day after the worst building fire in Kuwait’s history killed 49 people, among them 45 Indian workers, and left 56 injured. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to …

Kuwait fire accident: Victims’ home towns struggle to accept reality
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire accident: Victims’ home towns struggle to accept reality

The Hindu  

The fire accident in Kuwait in which several Keralites lost their lives has left the central Travancore districts of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in deep mourning. The victims have been identified as Stephin Abraham Sabu, 29, from Pampady; Shibu Varghese, 38, from Payippad; Sreehari Pradeep, 27, from Ithithanam; Akash S. Nair, 31, from Pandalam; Sibin T. Abraham, 31, from Keezhvayppur; Thomas …

Kuwait fire: Kannur, Kasaragod natives from Kerala among those killed in blaze
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: Kannur, Kasaragod natives from Kerala among those killed in blaze

The Hindu  

Three persons from Kerala, including two natives of Kasaragod and one from Kannur, were among those killed in a devastating fire that swept through a labour camp building in Kuwait on June 12. Kuwait fire LIVE updates The blaze claimed at least 49 lives, about 40 of whom were Indian nationals, and left 50 others injured. Vishwas Krishna, a draftsman …

Kuwait fire: Family worried about fate of chemical engineer from Kerala
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: Family worried about fate of chemical engineer from Kerala

Hindustan Times  

Kollam/Pathanamthitta, The family of Sajan George, a M.Tech graduate and a chemical engineer working in Kuwait, was worried as he was not picking calls after the fire accident in a building in the Gulf nation. Kuwait fire: Family worried about fate of chemical engineer from Kerala Though official confirmation was pending from authorities, friends informed his father that Sajan was …

Kuwait fire: IAF aircraft on standby to bring back mortal remains of Indians
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: IAF aircraft on standby to bring back mortal remains of Indians

Deccan Chronicle  

Kuwaiti authorities are conducting DNA tests on the bodies of those killed in the devastating fire incident in southern Kuwait's Mangaf area and an IAF aircraft is on standby to bring back the mortal remains of Indians killed in the incident, officials said on Thursday.Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has left for Kuwait following a direction …

Kuwait fire kills Kerala man, his dream of having own house remains unfulfilled
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire kills Kerala man, his dream of having own house remains unfulfilled

Hindustan Times  

Stephin Abraham Sabu, 29, dreamt of building a home in Kerala, where his parents struggled all their lives shifting from one rented house to another. It is a big loss for the family and the community here.” He said Sabu maintained close ties with his neighbours in Kerala and had a wide circle of friends. Sharafudheen Kanneth of the Kerala …

Kuwait fire: Malayali volunteers offer aid to the relatives and friends of the victims of a massive fire at Manqaf in Kuwait
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: Malayali volunteers offer aid to the relatives and friends of the victims of a massive fire at Manqaf in Kuwait

The Hindu  

Leaders and volunteers of different Malayali organisations in Kuwait, particularly the Kerala Muslim Cultural Committee, were at the forefront to offer solace and aid to the relatives and friends of the victims of a massive fire at Manqaf in Kuwait on Wednesday. More than 40 people, most of them Indians, were killed when a six-story apartment building that functioned as …

Kuwait Fire: 24 of 49 dead in accident from Kerala; MoS arrives in Mangaf
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait Fire: 24 of 49 dead in accident from Kerala; MoS arrives in Mangaf

Hindustan Times  

Kuwait Fire news highlight: At least 49 people, including 42 Indians, died and many others were injured on Wednesday in a fire in a building in southern Kuwait that housed foreign workers. On Thursday, a special meeting of Kerala's cabinet decided to provide ₹5 lakh to the families of residents who lost their lives in the Kuwait fire. State Health …

Kuwait assures full support to Indians affected in fire tragedy, conducts DNA tests to identify charred bodies
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait assures full support to Indians affected in fire tragedy, conducts DNA tests to identify charred bodies

India TV News  

Kuwait's Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya on Thursday assured full support to the Indians affected in a massive fire at an apartment housing foreign workers in the country and vowed to promptly investigate the tragedy that killed 49 people, including about 40 Indians. He assured full support including for medical care, early repatriation of mortal remains and investigation of the …

Kuwait fire tragedy claims 49 lives, mostly Indians: What we know so far about Mangaf labour camp mayhem
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire tragedy claims 49 lives, mostly Indians: What we know so far about Mangaf labour camp mayhem

India TV News  

New Delhi: A massive fire engulfed a six-storey building in Kuwait housing foreign workers early on Wednesday, killing at least 49 people, mostly Indians, and injuring more than 50 others, according to officials. VIDEO: Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister at tragedy site The ministry said that criminal evidence department personnel are currently working on identifying the victims on-site and …

Kuwait fire: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh meets Indians injured in Mangaf tragedy, assures full govt support
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh meets Indians injured in Mangaf tragedy, assures full govt support

India TV News  

Kuwait fire: Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who flew to Kuwait on Thursday morning, met victims of those injured in the Kuwait fire tragedy. All of them are safe," wrote the Indian Embassy in Kuwait on social media platform, X. MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh assures full support During the meeting, the minister assured them of the …

Kuwait fire: Indian Ambassador visits building where 40 Indians killed, Jaishankar assures full support
6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: Indian Ambassador visits building where 40 Indians killed, Jaishankar assures full support

India TV News  

India Ambassador to Kuwait Adarsh Swaika visited the building where a massive fire engulfed, resulting in the killing of five Indians. According to the Indian Embassy in Kuwait, at least 30 Indians were injured in the fire incident. Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, in a statement, expressed deep shock over the incident and assured full assistance to those killed …

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