Amid demands to raise the compensation amount for the families of the victims of the lorry crash in Hassan, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah justified the ex-gratia Rs 5 lakh and said that the compensation is being given to console the families of the deceased.
"The mishap in Hassan, Karnataka, is heart-rending. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope those who have been injured recover at the earliest," the PMO said in a post on X.
Two newborns undergoing treatment at MY hospital were bitten by rats on the intervening night Sunday and Monday (Sep 1) and one of them died on Tuesday (Sep 2) morning while another child also succumbed on Wednesday afternoon (Sep 3).
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a financial compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the severely injured people.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased in the Hoshiarpur LPG tanker explosion.
The Telangana government has announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakhs each to the families of those who lost their lives in the electrocution during a Krishnaastami procession in Ranga Reddy district, while also assuring full medical support for the injured.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday blamed the owners of illegal buildings for the fire in Bengaluru's Nagarathpete that killed five people from Rajasthan, saying notices will be issued to such structures with orders to strengthen them or face demolition, while also an
Rescue operations in flood-hit Kishtwar began on August 14, with SDRF, NDRF, and NGOs recovering seven bodies on August 16. BRO is clearing boulders in a challenging operation. Army-led relief continues amid ex-gratia announcements by J-K Chief Minister.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh to the severely injured people in the flash flood triggered by a cloud burst in Kishtwar.
"A compensation of ₹5 lakh has been announced for Mubarak's family. The cost of treatment for the injured will be borne by the government," CM Siddaramaiah said.