Uphaar Fire Tragedy
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Kamala Mills blaze: The general attitude of indifference to fire safety in India needs to change
Bikram Vohra •There is a lack of sanctity to a fire alarm bell in an office or residential block, which is why tragedies like the one in Kamala Mills are frequent.

Uphaar tragedy: Home ministry examining Gopal Ansal's mercy petition
•The home ministry is examining a mercy petition of realty baron Gopal Ansal, convicted in the Uphaar fire tragedy case, and has sought opinion of the ministries concerned before conveying its decision to the president.

Uphaar fire tragedy: Delhi High Court upholds tampering charge against the Ansal brothers
•The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court's order framing charges of tampering of evidence against real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal in the Uphaar fire case

Uphaar fire tragedy: SC asks Gopal Ansal to surrender by Monday evening to serve remaining prison term
•The Supreme Court on Monday declined any relief to Gopal Ansal and asked him to surrender by evening to undergo one-year jail term in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case.

Uphaar fire tragedy: Court declines to restrain Ansals from flying abroad
Ians •A Delhi court on Thursday refused to pass any order on prosecution's plea seeking curbs on Ansal brothers from moving out of the country

Uphaar fire tragedy: Gopal Ansal to surrender on 20 March, says SC
Ians •The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal's plea not to send him to jail to serve the remaining sentence for the 1997 fire tragedy, but extended his date of surrender by 10 days.

Uphaar fire tragedy: SC declines to extend Gopal Ansal's surrender date
Ians •Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal, who was asked to surrender to undergo the remaining part of his sentence for the 1997 fire tragedy, failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Uphaar fire tragedy: SC denies Gopal Ansal immediate relief, asks him to file appeal
•Real estate baron Gopal Ansal has failed to get immediate relief from the Supreme Court, which had said it would order listing of his appeal on 6 March in the Uphaar fire tragedy case

Nasa orbiter Maven spacecraft avoids collision with Mars moon
Ians •NASA said its MAVEN spacecraft performed a previously unscheduled manoeuvre this week to avoid a collision next week with Mars' moon Phobos.

Uphaar fire tragedy: Gopal Ansal moves SC, seeks parity with brother Sushil Ansal
•Real estate baron Gopal Ansal on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its 9 February verdict asking him to surrender for serving a year in jail in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy in which 59 people had died.


