15 killed as truck mows down devotees outside Gwalior temple; CM orders probe, action against 9 copsFifteen individuals, including several teenagers, died when a truck crashed into devotees outside Sheetla Mata temple. More than 25 others ...
18 Oct, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Kolkata pandal stampede reason: How heavy rain, crowd surge and exit-route confusion led to deadly chaosKolkata stampede news: A stampede at the Chorebagan Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata resulted in 19 deaths and 25 injuries. The incident occurr...
18 Oct, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede: 17 dead, 25 injured; committee members detained, CM Adhikari announces Rs 25 lakh aid & govt job for kin of each deceasedKolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede: A stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata claimed 17 lives and left 25 ...
18 Oct, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Bihar boat accident: 13 children killed as boat capsizes in Vaishali district; PM announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhAt least 13 children drowned in the Ganga river when a boat capsized in Bihar's Vaishali district. Rescue operations are ongoing, with loca...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.25 AM IST
Yamuna Expressway Bus Fire: Driver, conductor arrested after 9 dead in blaze; FIR says passengers smelled burningGreater Noida Bus Fire: A sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway near Jewar, resulting in nine passenger deaths. Passengers repor...
24 Sep, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
ASI shot dead at Amritsar grain market; man gunned down in IslamabadTwo unidentified men fatally shot an assistant sub-inspector of Punjab Police in Amritsar. ASI Harjit Singh was shot near the neck by a sin...
19 Sep, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Delhi: Kin of Covid victims to soon get additional Rs 50,000 from disaster response fundSenior government officials said on Wednesday that directions have been issued to district magistrates to disburse ex gratia assistance of ...
06 Jan, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
No state should deny Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of those who lost lives to COVID-19: SCThe amount shall be provided by the concerned states from the State Disaster Response Fund and is to be disbursed by the District Disaster ...
04 Oct, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
No state should deny Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of those who lost lives to COVID-19: SC"No states shall deny ex gratia on ground that in death certificate cause of death is not mentioned that 'died due to COVID'," SC bench sai...
04 Oct, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
SC appreciates Centre's stand on ex-gratia assistance for kin of COVID victimsThe apex court had in its June 30 verdict directed the NDMA to recommend within six weeks the guidelines for ex-gratia assistance on accoun...
23 Sep, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
NDMA for Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of those who lost lives to COVID, Centre tells SCThe NDMA said that ex-gratia assistance will also be given to the kin of those who died of the virus due to involvement in COVID-19 relief ...
22 Sep, 2021, 08.15 PM IST
Guidelines for ex-gratia payment to kin of Covid victims under consultation: Government"Pursuant to the said judgment, the matter is under consultation with all the stakeholders," Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand R...
28 Jul, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
Government must pay ex gratia to kin of Covid-19 victims: SCA bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah on Wednesday also directed the government to ensure that death certificates clearly stated th...
01 Jul, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
SC rejects Centre's stand that provision on compensation under law on disaster is discretionaryThe important observation on the interpretation of the provision came in a judgement by which the top court directed National Disaster Mana...
30 Jun, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
COVID-19 deaths: Maharashtra extends ex-gratia period for staffersThe Maharashtra government on Friday extended the time period for ex-gratia assistance of Rs 50 lakh to its staffers succumbing to COVID-19.
14 May, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
Odisha announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for cyclone, flood victimsPatnaik made an aerial survey of flood hit districts and announced Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia assistance to family members of each of those kil...
15 Oct, 2013, 10.58 PM IST
- Value of human life varies in Orissa
The value of human life varies from place to place and one situation to another in Orissa if the sums of ex-gratia paid to the victims in r...
05 Sep, 2008, 10.12 AM IST