"Prime Minister announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the families of deceased India nationals from the Prime Minister Relief Fund," the statment added.
After the formation of the Modi government for the third consecutive time at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi for the first time on June 18. The PM will address a Kisan Sammelan in Varanasi during his one-day visit.
Odisha Chief Minister-designate and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mohan Charan Majhi met the outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik, who held the position for over two decades, and invited him to attend the oath ceremony later in the day.
Ahead of getting sworn in as the BJP's first Chief Minister in Odisha, CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi said that protecting Odisha's 'Asmita' (pride) will be the government's priority once the oath-taking ceremony is done.
As many of the BJP ruled states are following the two Deputy Chief Minister formula, Odisha Deputy CM-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo praised the formula and said it's not new and said it will help in focusing and also increases the productivity.
S Jaishankar, who has been reappointed as External Affairs Minister for the second term, chaired a meeting with senior officials and Minister of State Pabitra Margherita and Kirti Vardhan Singh on Tuesday.
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi with a message welcome - Historic day of Odisha - at Puri beach on Tuesday.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that if his sister (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) had contested the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have lost by two-three lakh votes".
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday welcomed Kirti Vardhan Singh and Pabitra Margherita, the two newly-appointed Ministers of State, in the External Affairs Ministry to Team MEA