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Aliganj fire horror triggers sweeping LDA crackdown

Lucknow, June 25 -- The fallout of the Aliganj commercial building fire has prompted a multi-pronged response from the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA). The authority has widened its probe into all... Read More


Since June 4 notices, 120 of 150 properties yet to act

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- More than three weeks after a fire safety audit was launched across Lucknow following a deadly blaze in Delhi, around 120 of the 150 hotels, restaurants and other commercial establ... Read More


71 establishments sealed; notices served to 83 others

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- In one of its biggest enforcement drives in recent years, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Wednesday sealed 71 establishments and issued notices to 83 others for operatin... Read More


Map violations, structural deviations lead to sealing of coaching centres

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- The fallout of the Aliganj fire tragedy reached Lucknow's coaching hubs on Wednesday as LDA and fire department teams inspected educational institutes across the city, sealing cent... Read More


Now, LDA recommends action against six PCS officers

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- A day after the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) recommended action against 18 officials for alleged lapses linked to the Aliganj commercial building fire, the authority forward... Read More


Desperate jump: From fire into looming mobility uncertainty

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- Uncertainty looms large over the future of 3D character artist Jayant Gupta, who suffered severe injuries after jumping from the upper floors of the burning Aliganj building to sav... Read More


48 hours on, two Aliganj fire accused still untraced

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- More than 48 hours after the Aliganj building fire that killed 15 people and injured nine, Lucknow Police are yet to arrest two of the six accused named in the FIR, including co-ow... Read More


Fire safety affidavit made a must for building plan approval

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- In a major fallout of the Aliganj fire tragedy, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has tightened building safety regulations by making fire safety affidavits mandatory before ... Read More


Trust unable to give info, claims ADM's letter

Ayodhya, June 25 -- A letter from Ayodhya's additional district magistrate (law and order) Indrakant Dwivedi claims that the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust cited the ongoing SIT probe and w... Read More


10-day delay later, monsoon likely to enter East UP this weekend

LUCKNOW, June 25 -- The Southwest monsoon is likely to reach east Uttar Pradesh this weekend, bringing the season's first rains to districts bordering Bihar after a 10-day delay. The delayed onset is ... Read More