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Will provide best medical facility to injured, guilty will be punished: PM Modi
Speaking to the media at the Balasore Hospital after meeting the injured passengers, PM Modi said, "People of several states were travelling in these two trains and many of them have lost someone. It is a painful incident and it is very tough to imagine about those who lost their lives."
PM Modi conducts review meeting over Odisha train tragedy, to visit site today
During the meeting, he was given a presentation about the occurrence of the accident on Friday night, informed sources said. The meeting was also attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, as well as senior officials of the Railway Ministry, PMO and NDRF.
PM announces additional ex gratia amount for Balasore rail accident victims
This is apart from the compensation announced by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
"An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the train mishap in Odisha. The injured would be given Rs 50,000," Modi tweeted. At least 50 people were killed and 150 were.
PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express from Puri to Howrah
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also virtually joined the programme, while Governor Ganeshi Lal, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also attended the grand event organised at the Puri railway station.
Odisha bypoll result: BJD leading in Jharsuguda
On completion of three rounds of counting, BJD candidate Dipali Das has secured 17,543 votes while BJP candidate Tankadhar Tripathy got 9,910 votes. Congress nominee Tarun Pandey got only 521 votes, officials in the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
Nitish Kumar likely to meet CMs of Odisha, Jharkhand on May 5
Earlier, on April 11, he went to Delhi and met the Congress top brass, including party leader Rahul Gandhi and president Mallikarjun Kharge. He also met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Left leaders, D. Raja and Sitaram Yechuri. On April 24, Nitish Kumar met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.
President Droupadi Murmu to visit her village, Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha
During her three-day stay in the state, she will attend a host of programmes, including the convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada and a visit to Similipal Tiger Reserve. As per schedule, after arriving at Kalaikunda Airport in West Bengal by a special plane of the Indian Air Force from Delhi, the President will board a helicopter to Odisha and land at Badampahar helipad in Mayurbhanj district at around 10.15 a.m. on May 4.
Odisha Assembly Budget session from Feb 21
As per the schedule issued by the Assembly secretariat on Thursday, the session will start with the address of Governor Ganeshi Lal on February 21. The motion of thanks on the Governor's speech will be moved on the same day. Further discussion on the Governor's address will be held on February 22 and 23.
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