June 14, 2024 8:42 AM

Kuwait fire tragedy: UAE-based prominent NRI businessman announces relief fund for victims

A prominent NRI businessman and Chairman of UAE-based Lulu Group has announced ex-gratia amounting to the sum of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the deceased in the tragic Kuwait fire mishap. So far around 45 Indians are reported to have lost their lives in the deadly fire that broke out in the "labour accommodation" in the Mangaf area of Kuwait, in the early hours of Wednesday. India's government and the government of Kerala also have announced similar relief funds. Kerala health minister ...