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The toll in the Morbi bridge collapse rose to 143 on Monday even as rescue operations are still under way. The world witnessed the second major tragedy in two days, after the Halloween stampede in South Korea’s Seoul killed 151 people on Saturday. The very next day, a 140-year-old cable suspended bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi, […]
In the wake of the bridge collapse in Morbi that has led to the death of more than 143 and still counting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the Morbi on Tuesday, November 1. PM Modi condoled the deaths caused by the bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi city while addressing a gathering at the […]
As soon as the news of the Morbi cable bridge tragedy came in, the BAPS volunteers of the Swaminarayan sect were one of the first to reach the spot and start helping in the rescue operations. The sect is known to be ready to help in times of calamity or disaster. The dedicated volunteers and […]
The death toll in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse in Gujarat has risen to more than141, official sources said Monday morning, even as search and rescue operations continued with teams from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force pitching in. However, Facebook has temporarily blocked the Hashtag of Gujarat, after the Morbi bridge tragedy. Meanwhile, […]
The horrific bridge collapse on Sunday over Machchu River in Morbi has reopened painful memories of Gujaratis the world over. Scores of Gujaratis, from Ahmedabad to Amsterdam, remembered the 1979 Machchu dam failure that wiped out almost half the town. A Gujarati movie, Machchu, is based on the Machchu dam failure, in which the number […]
In the backdrop of the gruesome Morbi bridge collapse that claimed over 140 lives and counting, an FIR in the B division police station of Morbi City has been filed against the agency entrusted with the task of maintenance and management of the hanging bridge. Sections 304,308 and 114 of IPC have been applied against […]
The overwhelmed authorities are still struggling to identify all the victims of the Morbi bridge tragedy. Some of the victims who have been identified are Sujal Hareshbhai Chavda Hanifbhai Husainbhai Kumbhar Ilaben Maheshbhai Chhatrola Ayuben Dhambha Gokhru (Gadhvi) Kiranba Pratapsing Jadeja Bhavyrajsinh Pradyumansinh Jenviben Hareshbhai Amrutiya Chirag Kanjibhai Nitin Pranjivanbhai Vadgama Nareshbhai Bhikhabhai Solanki Hardik […]
More than 141 people have died after Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed last evening. Some 177 people have been saved and teams are searching for several others who are still missing. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Army are on site as rescue operation continues today. Around 500 people, including women and children, were […]
Gujarat witnessed one of its biggest tragedies on Sunday night, when more than 130 people lost their lives when 140-year-old cable suspension bridge collapsed over Machhu River in Morbi. Shockingly, the bridge was refurbished and reopened less than a week ago. It was called an “engineering marvel” when first constructed at the turn of the 19th […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day tour to Gujarat and Rajasthan, has decided to cancel his roadshow to be held in Ahmedabad on Monday in the wake of the Morbi cable bridge collapse in which over 130 people lost their lives on Sunday evening. The prime minister said in his address, “Chief […]
As many as twelve family members of Mohan Kalyanji Kundariya, BJP MP from Rajkot, also lost their lives in the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat. Mohan Kalyanji Kundariya said, “I have lost 12 members of my family, including five children, in the mishap. I lost family members who were from my sister’s family.” The BJP […]
The toll in the Morbi bridge collapse rose to 132 on Monday, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said. He added that rescue personnel are looking for two people still missing. “The rescue operation is in its last stage in the Machchhu river. It will be over soon,” the minister told reporters. “As […]
In a big mishap, a cable bridge collapsed in the Machchhu river of Morbi district, Gujarat on Sunday evening. This incident left several people injured. Over 500 people around over 150 fell in the river when the bridge collapsed. Currently, more than 100 people are untraceable and over 60 people are found dead. The area […]
Former Patidar quota agitation leader Alpesh Kathiriya on Sunday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of the party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. This was during a public gathering in Bhavnagar district. Kathiriya was part of the 2015 agitation for reservation to the community in Gujarat. On this occasion, Kathiriya […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday promised to provide fixed jobs to contractual labourers and bring back the old pension scheme if voted to power. Gandhi is leading Bharat Jodo Yatra–it entered Telangana on October 23 from Karnataka. In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said the Congress’ firm promise ‘fixed jobs for contractual workers, bringing […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing plant, in Vadodara, Gujarat. The C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force will be manufactured by Tata-Airbus. Apart from making 40 aircraft, this facility at Vadodara would be manufacturing additional aircraft for Air Force requirements and exports. On this occasion, PM Modi […]
In a move which will bring relief to eight lakh farmers in 2,554 villages in 14 districts in Gujarat affected by severe rains, the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has cleared the relief package of ₹ 630.34 crore. The Gujarat farmers who suffered losses due to heavy rains this monsoon will […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to dedicate the section of the Asarva (Ahmedabad)-Himatnagar-Udaipur Gauge Converted Line to the nation on Monday. PM will be on a three day visit to poll-bound Gujarat. Completed at the cost of Rs 2,482.38 crore, the 299-km stretch will enhance the connectivity between the residents of these areas with […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann were on Saturday shown black flags by Bharatiya Janata Party supporters, who also chanted ‘Modi, Modi’ slogans when the Aam Aadmi Party leaders were on their way to address a public rally at Chikhli in Gujarat’s Navsari district. Some of Bharatiya Janata Party supporters […]
