Mantralaya Fire

Forensic lab report indicates no sabotage in Mantralaya blaze

Forensic laboratory report on the recent fire at Mantralaya has stated that no external "combustible" articles were found from samples collected.

Mantralaya building safe for use, says PWD minister

Mantralaya office timings will be from 9 am to 4.30 pm to expedite debris clearing and structural audit.

Getting the govt back on feet: maybe Chavan spoke too soon

It would have been nice if someone had cautioned Prithviraj Chavan, after the fire that devoured three storeys of Mantralaya, that it – and the government — would start functioning from the following Monday. Perhaps Chavan spoke too soon.

Mantralaya fire: Was Ajit Pawar a hero or villain?

Pawar’s image perhaps stood the most compromised in the Mantralaya fire thanks to his comments on the fire and the various accounts of his conduct in the incident.

Mantralaya fire: Chavan to make govt buildings 'paperless'

Days after a massive fire gutted top floors of the Maharashtra secretariat building, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said there will be a fire audit of all government buildings.

Mantralaya: A quick guide to the conspiracy theories...

There's nothing like a good fire to fan conspiracy theories. Mantralaya's fire is no exception.

Mantralaya fire could have been averted. Here's why

An RTI activist said the mishap could have been averted had the government implemented suggestions in a fire safety audit report in 2008.

Mantralaya fire: Death toll at 5, Nasscom to help recover data

NCP leader Sharad Pawar today met Chavan and his Cabinet colleagues and took stock of the situation in the wake of the devastating fire at the state secretariat.

How ministers made the Mantralaya fire worse

While fires do occur at the most unlikeliest of places, in this case the VIPs who occupy the building helped stoke it by their past actions.

Mantralaya fire: Day after, staff asked to stay out of premises

A day after a major fire gutted the state secretariat here, hundreds of employees who reported to work on Friday were not allowed inside the premises owing to safety concerns.