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Replicate Morbi hospital ‘makeover plan’ in all govt hospitals in India: NCP tells Centre
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday took a swipe at the Centre and said it must replicate the Morbi Civil Hospital’s “overnight makeover plan” across all government hospitals in the…
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Contractors who repaired Morbi bridge not qualified for such work: Prosecution tells court
Morbi: The contractors who carried out repairs of the ill-fated suspension bridge at Morbi in Gujarat were not qualified to carry out such jobs, the prosecution told a court here. While the…
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Minorities from three countries living in two Gujarat districts to get citizenship
New Delhi: Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to give citizenship rights to the minority community members hailing from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, living…
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Morbi bridge disaster: Kejriwal demands Gujarat CM’s resignation
Days after the devastating Morbi cable bridge tragedy in Gujarat, Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded the immediate resignation of the state chief minister…
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Morbi hospital gets a makeover before PM Modi’s visit, oppn calls it ‘event management’
Morbi: The government hospital at Morbi has got a makeover ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the facility to meet those injured in Sunday’s suspension bridge collapse which claimed 134…
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Biden, Harris lead US in mourning loss of lives in Gujarat bridge collapse
Washington: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday led the country in mourning the victims of the devastating bridge collapse in Gujarat. Today, our hearts are with India.…
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9 arrested in Morbi bridge collapse tragedy
Morbi: Nine persons including officials of Oreva, the company that renovated the bridge, ticket sellers and security men have been arrested for the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat. “We arrested nine people…
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RJD blamed BJP for Gujarat bridge collapse tragedy
Patna: The RJD on Monday blamed the BJP government in Gujarat for the death of 141 persons at least in cable bridge collapse in the state’s Morbi town on Sunday evening. “Prime…
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Indian from Gujarat shot dead in Uganda, cop detained
Kampala: Kuntaj Patel, a 24 year-old Indian businessman from Gujarat, has been allegedly shot dead by a police constable in Kisoro town of Uganda, local media reports said. Police constable Elioda Gumizamu,…
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Putin expresses condolences to families of Morbi bridge collapse victims
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives in a bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi city. The more than a century-old…
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Morbi bridge collapse toll rises to 77, Guj, PM announces compensation
Morbi: At least 77 people, including women and children, were killed and scores were missing as the hanging bridge over the Machhu dam in Gujarat’s Morbi district collapsed on Sunday evening, officials…
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Over 60 die in Morbi cable bridge collapse in Gujarat: Minister Brijesh Merja
Morbi: Over 60 persons have lost their lives in the Morbi cable bridge collapse incident that took place in Gujarat on Sunday evening, state Panchayat Minister Brijesh Merja, who is present at…
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35 killed as hanging bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi collapses
Morbi: At least 35 people, including children, were killed and over 100 were missing as the hanging bridge on the Machhu dam in Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed on Sunday evening, officials said. Rescue…
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Cable bridge collapses in Gujarat’s Morbi, several feared injured
Morbi: Several people are feared injured after a cable bridge collapsed on the Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi area on Sunday. Ambulances have reached the spot to carry injured to hospitals. Rescue…
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India will become major producer of transport aircraft; our policies stable: PM
Vadodara: India will now become a major producer of transport aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday after laying the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for European C-295 medium transport…