JAMMU, Nov. 11 -- President of the Traders Federation Warehouse-Nehru Market, Deepak Gupta, on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of the three-day shutdown of Warehouse-Nehru Market following the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor's decision to constitute a two-member committee to investigate the negligence of the Fire and Emergency Services Department during the devastating fire incident in Ware House on Diwali night.
Addressing a press conference at the Federation office, Gupta said that eight shops were completely gutted in the fire, while goods stored in two other shops were substantially damaged. Furthermore, the water used during firefighting operations inundated goods in another eight to ten adjoining shops, causing losses worth lakhs and ...