compensation

Himachal announces compensation for Kullu bus accident victims

15 Jun 2023

The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday announced relief and compensation for the victims of the bus accident in Kullu district that killed two persons and left six more injured. Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh government, Sunder Singh Thakur said, "The government has announced an immediate relief of Rs...

Delhi street murder: Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for minor girl’s family

30 May 2023

The Delhi Government on Tuesday approved a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of the minor girl who was brutally stabbed to death on Monday in broad daylight on a street in Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area. It is a very painful incident. The Delhi government will provide the...

PM Modi announces ex-gratia for those affected by Ludhiana gas leak

01 May 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured from the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund (PMNRF) in the Ludhiana gas leak accident. In a tweet posted on the official page of the PMO,...

Punjab: CM Mann announces increase in crop loss compensation

27 Mar 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with officials and discussed the matter of compensating farmers for crop losses due to bad weather. There are reports of heavy damage to crops due to bad weather in North India. The crops of the farmers in many districts of Punjab were...

SC rejects plea for more compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims

14 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Center's curative plea for enhanced compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy from US-based firm Union Carbide Corporation, now owned by Dow Chemicals. "The sum of Rs 50 crores lying with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shall be utilized...

Joshimath Crisis: Protestors stops demolition, demand compensation; survey in 1 week, says govt

11 Jan 2023

As protests by locals and hotel owners grew on Wednesday, the authorities in Uttarakhand's sinking town of Joshimath stopped demolition work. As the authorities prepared to begin the Malari Inn's demolition, the owner broke down in tears. Residents of the area protested the government of Uttarakhand's decision to demolish two...

Rajasthan: HC condemns govt over compensation to fire victims without logic

04 Jan 2023

The state government of Rajasthan came under fire from the Rajasthan high court for compensating victims who perished and were injured in a fire that followed a gas cylinder explosion at Bhungra in Jodhpur last month without justification or logic. It asked whether a fixed sum should be given in...

Locals protest Jamkani coal mining, seek compensation in Odisha

06 Nov 2022

Hundreds of villagers in Odisha's Sundargarh district clashed with police on Saturday, demanding additional compensation for the land they had to give up for coal mining. This led to a fight between the villagers and the authorities. Additionally, they asked that Vedanta cease mining at a coal block that was...

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