Vikas Nagar slum fire: HC orders inquiry, seeks replies by May 13
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has ordered the additional chief secretary, Public Works Department (PWD), to investigate…
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Dispute, canteen spark or cooking mishap? Multiple theories emerge in slum blaze
LUCKNOW As the smoke clears over the remains of the Vikas Nagar slum cluster, investigators and local residents are grappling…
Midnight vigil in ashes: Homeless families guard remains after Lucknow slum fire
Lucknow, Long after the flames calmed down, the night in the charred remains of a slum cluster in Vikas Nagar…
Lessons amid debris: Teacher’s resolve stands tall after slum fire
LUCKNOW Barely clothed, a 4-year-old boy stands amid the ruins and fluently names parts of the human body in English.…
No walls, certainty: Fragile hope rising from ruins after slum fire
LUCKNOW Two nights under the open sky were enough to turn loss into urgency. On Friday morning, the blackened stretch,…
Lko’s ‘adab’ in action, city unites to rebuild lives after slum fire
LUCKNOW In the aftermath of Wednesday’s devastating Vikas Nagar slum fire, Lucknow is proving that its famous ‘adab’ is not…
Lucknow fire aftermath: Hundreds return to gutted houses in slum cluster, find nothing but loss
Lucknow, Hundreds of residents returned to the charred remains of their homes in the Vikas Nagar slum cluster here on…
Massive fire engulfs Vikas Nagar slum cluster in Lucknow
A massive fire broke out in slums at Sector 12, Vikas Nagar, in Lucknow on Wednesday evening, destroying numerous shanties…
High court chides SRA over unilateral notification of private land as slum
Published on: Sept 15, 2025 05:48 am IST The Bombay High Court has ordered the SRA CEO to explain the…