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Delhi coaching centre deaths: LG Saxena approves suspension of two DFS officers

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the immediate suspension of two Delhi Fire Services officers over alleged negligence of duty in connection with the death of three civil services aspirants in a flooded basement of a coaching centre here. Divisional Officer Ved Pal and Assistant Divisional Officer Udai Vir Singh, both Group 'A' officers, face allegations of negligence …

Four of family suffocate to death in Dwarka house fire

NEW DELHI: Four members of a family suffocated to death after a fire broke out at their home in Dwarka's Prem Nagar area, a Delhi Fire Services official said on Tuesday. According to the DFS official, the fire was caused by an inverter and it spread to an adjacent sofa on the first floor of the two-storey building, leading to …

Delhi hospital fire: Rampant violations, lame excuses led to infants' death

Seven newborn babies were charred to death after a children’s hospital in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar caught fire on Saturday night. Vulnerable infants A medical officer working in the East Delhi Advance NICU Hospital told The Hindu that the newborns, wrapped in dupattas and towels, were rushed from the blazing hospital in cabs and scooters. The medical officer said that …