Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma expressed grief over the fire incident at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur on late Sunday night, in which six people lost their lives, and announced ₹10 lakh aid for each deceased's family, assuring full support to the bereaved.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday unveiled a welfare scheme called "Shraddhanjali Scheme" under which, in the event of the unfortunate demise of any person from Assam outside the state, the state government upon receiving a complaint, will ensure a dignified return of the
According to officials, the incident took place on Sunday (October 5) early morning, and the deceased have been identified as Bijendra Rai(62), Usha Rai(62) and Satma Lama(35).
According to the rescue team, a total of 105 people were evacuated by boats, while another 55 were rescued via zip lines in Jalpaiguri. The team also recovered one deceased individual during the operations.
According to officials, the incident occurred around 8:15 AM within the jurisdiction of Sonia Vihar Police Station. The deceased was identified as Rohit Pal, son of Vinod Pal, a resident of 5th Pushta, Sonia Vihar.
CM Yadav assured the families of victims of full support from the state government in this hour of grief and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh each to the seriously injured and Rs 50000 each to minor injured.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday paid floral tributes to the deceased activists at the Shaheed Sthal, Rampur Tiraha, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. A ceremony was held in memory of the activists who sacrificed their lives during the Uttarakhand statehood movement.
The officials have registered a case and are investigating the matter, while the deceased has been shifted to the hospital for a post-mortem, according to officials.
Vijay is yet to meet the families of the deceased and the injured, however, the party has announced relief of Rs 20 lakh. Apart from TVK, the Congress party has also earlier announced that they have given Rs 1.25 crore cumulatively to the affected families. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra M
The father of journalist Rajeev Pratap Singh, who went missing and was later found dead under suspicious circumstances, has urged the Uttarakhand government to ensure a transparent and impartial investigation into his son's death.
According to police, the deceased have been identified as Lal Madan (33) and Rajauddin (30). Both were trapped under debris at the site and succumbed to their injuries.