The state government, in its affidavit, said a total compensation of Rs 10 lakh will be paid to the kin of each of the deceased and a grant of Rs 1 lakh each will be paid to the injured in the bridge collapse incident.
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider an early listing of a plea filed by Bilkis Bano seeking a review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case.
Seeing the seriousness of the Morbi mishap, which claimed the life of at least 134 people, present on the century-old suspension bridge while it collapsed, Gujarat HC took self cognizant of the case.
If the Gujarat government formed a committee, then why is Owaisi ji objecting? He is doing it because of vote bank politics," said BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain.
Former Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel refuted claims of the Gujarat government having any direct or indirect role and said that the renovation and opening of the bridge were done by the Morbi administration.
Gujarat government is likely to move a proposal to constitute a committee to evaluate all aspects of implementing the Uniform Civil Code in the state, according to sources.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed for hearing on November 29 pleas challenging the decision of the Gujarat government to grant remission to the 11 convicts, who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots.
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Gujarat government on Monday defended before the Supreme Court its decision to grant remission to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case saying remission was granted as they completed 14 years sentence in prison and their "behaviour was found to b
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): In a significant step towards promoting clean energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare Modhera, a village in the Mehsana district of Gujarat as India's first solar-powered village on Sunday, said the state government.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 8 (ANI): In a major step towards promoting clean energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare Modhera, a village in Mehsana district of Gujarat as India's first solar-powered village tomorrow, said the Gujarat government.