Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) resounding success in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Uttarakhand as a victory of 'Team BJP's' diligent workers and the 12.5 million residents of the state.
Expressing grief over the Rudraprayag bus accident that claimed the lives of 14 people, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that the transportation department has been given an order to probe the incident.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami thanked the people of Rantoli village for their contribution to the relief and rescue operations undertaken by the administration after the Rudraprayag road accident.
BJP's Uttarakhand in-charge Dushyant Gautam on Sunday said that workers (karyakartas) played a very big role in party's victory in five Lok Sabha seats in the state.
"General Manoj Pande, COAS visited Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre. He reviewed the ongoing training activities and training infrastructure of the Regimental Centre," the Indian Army said in a post on its official 'X' handle.
At least 14 people were killed as a tempo traveller carrying 26 passengers fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Saturday after which the Uttarakhand government directed an investigation into the accident.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed deep sorrow over the Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand accident and extended his condolences to the bereaved families.
"An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000," the Prime Minister Office stated on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his condolences and wished a swift recovery to those injured after a tempo traveller plunged into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, injuring 13 people.
A total of seven people who sustained injuries in the Rudraprayag tempo traveller accident were airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh on Saturday on the orders of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.