Karol Bagh

Man suffocates in lift of fire-struck Vishal Mega Mart in Karol Bagh

A 25-year-old shopper was found dead inside a lift in Vishal Mega Mart after a fire broke out there, police said on Saturday. Kumar Dhirender Pratap likely died of suffocation, they said. A search party composed of police, the fire department, and the disaster response unit found his body. At 6.51 pm on Friday, Dhirender began a streak of messages to his elder brother from inside the lift. "Bhaiya (brother)" followed by, "Hum lift mein hoon. Gas (sic) gaye hain. Karol Bagh Mega Mart." His final message, also sent at 6.51 pm, read, "Ab saans phool raha. Kuchh karo" (I am short of breath now. Do something). There were no further messages from him. The fire was reported at 6.44 pm from the second floor of the four-storey building on Padam Singh Road. "This is a Vishal Mega Mart outlet where grocery and fabric items are sold. The fire was confined mainly to the second floor," a Delhi Police statement said. Thirteen fire tenders were pressed into service to control the blaze. The ca

UPSC coaching deaths: Court reserves order on bail plea of CEO of RAU's IAS

Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna reserved the order after hearing submissions from the counsel for the accused, CBI and counsel for the complainant

Four dead,14 injured in Karol Bagh building collapse; BJP blames Delhi AAP

Delhi government needs to take cognisance of structures that are in a bad state said Bansuri Swaraj

House collapses in Delhi's Karol Bagh area, rescue underway

MCD, Delhi Police spring into action as Karol Bagh deaths reach Parliament

High-voltage protests continue in Karol Bagh as students demand compensation for the kin of three deceased

Struck with 'unfathomable' tragedy, students in Karol Bagh demand justice

3 students drown at Delhi coaching centre: 'Pure negligence', say students

Bharat Jodo Yatra goes on: Rahul Gandhi meets bike mechanics in Karol Bagh

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen conversing with traders and bike mechanics while working on a two-wheeler with a screwdriver

Delhi HC asks MCD to relocate tehbazari shops in Karol Bagh post de-sealing

The Delhi High Court has directed the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) to relocate several tehbazari' shops (small roadside kiosks) situated at Bhagwati Market in Karol Bagh to another proposed site after de-sealing them. The high court directed the MCD, which had earlier sealed the shops on the ground of shifting them to another place, to de-seal them within 30 days. It also permitted the MCD to construct shops at the backside of Panchkuian Road near R K Ashram Metro Station, besides existing Tehbazaris, and thereafter, handover the possession the shops to these tehbazari holders. It is further directed that upon the Municipal Corporation of Delhi handing over the possession of the shops to be constructed by them to the Tehbazari holders of Bhagwati Market, in terms of the present order, the latter shall hand over the vacant and peaceful possession of their shops located at Bhagwati Market to the former within 30 days thereafter, a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant

Right to repair: Delhi's cellphone and auto markets cautiously optimistic

Now, as the Centre seeks to come out with a framework on 'Right to Repair' to facilitate self or third-party repair of products, chances are that new products will be available in the open market

Massive fire breaks out at a shoe market in Delhi, several shops gutted

Over 200 firefighters toiled for nearly five hours to douse the blaze; no one was seriously injured in the fire and the cooling operation is underway

Fire at Karol Bagh shoe market, 39 tenders rushed; no casualties reported

A huge fire broke out at a shoe market in Central Delhi's Karol Bagh area early Sunday morning, the Delhi Fire Service said

Delhi Metro operations to be curtailed on Blue Line section on Sunday

The affected section will be between Rajiv Chowk and Karol Bagh metro stations of the corridor

Healthier air quality in car-free stretch of Karol Bagh: CSE study

The street has been marked with yellow and white stripes demarcating space for hawkers

Four persons killed after fire breaks out at factory in Delhi's Karol Bagh

The fire broke out at 12.23 PM

Rs 3.25 crore in old notes seized from Karol Bagh hotel in New Delhi

Upon probe it was found that money belongs to some Bombay based hawala operators