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OREVA group reopened Morbi bridge without informing municipality, sans approval: Civic body tells HC
Ahmedabad: The Morbi municipality has told the Gujarat High Court that the company tasked with renovating the bridge, which collapsed killing 135 people, reopened it without any prior approval and without informing…
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Gujarat polls: Morbi MLA among 5 ministers denied ticket in BJP’s 1st list of candidates
Ahmedabad: Five Gujarat ministers including the MLA from Morbi are among 38 sitting BJP members of the Assembly who have been denied ticket by the party for the upcoming state elections. Minister…
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Morbi bridge probe: Oreva spent only 12L on renovation of allotted 2 cr
Delhi: The Oreva Group responsible for the final renovation of the Morbi bridge spent only Rs 12 lakhs on the bridge of the total allotted budget of Rs two crores, revealed an…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Court sends four accused to police custody
Gujrat: Out of nine persons arrested pertaining to the October 30 collapse of the century-old suspension bridge, killing 135 people, Gujarat’s Morbi Court on Wednesday has sent four people to police custody…
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Rusted ropes of Morbi bridge not replaced, only repainted: Public prosecutor
Morbi: Public Prosecutor here Harsendu Panchal on Wednesday made some startling revelations in the Morbi bridge collapse case. Citing the FSL’s preliminary report, he has said the cables were not changed by…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Licenses of 25 boats suspended
Devbhumi Dwarka: After the Morbi bridge tragedy, the Devbhumi Dwarka administration and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) officers have suspended the license of 25 boats following allegations that they were ferrying over the permitted…
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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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Gujarat: PM Modi visits Morbi bridge collapse site
Morbi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Morbi in Gujarat on Tuesday after the cable suspension bridge claimed the lives of at least 135 people. The search and rescue operation is underway in…