Supreme Court calls Morbi incident 'enormous tragedy'
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the Morbi bridge collapse was an "enormous tragedy" and urged the Gujarat High Court to take up the matter suo motu to hear the proper aspects of the probe, fix accountability and ensure adequate compensation to the victims.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in poll-bound Gujarat over the recent Morbi bridge collapse that claimed over 140 lives, questioning why the bridge renovating company's owner was not arrested.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday participated in a review meeting following the collapse of a bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat and said the need of the hour is to conduct a detailed and extensive inquiry which will identify all aspects relating to this mishap.
Supreme Court to hear Morbi PIL on Nov 14
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on Nov 14, a PIL demanding a court-monitored judicial inquiry into the Morbi Bridge collapse tragedy in Gujarat that claimed over 140 lives.
Morbi bridge collapse: PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking ex-judge-led probe
New Delhi/UNI: A day after the horrific Morbi suspension bridge crash that killed over 140 people, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking probe headed by a retired apex judge into the disaster.
Gujarat: Vladimir Putin condoles loss of lives in Morbi bridge tragedy
Morbi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a cable bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Morbi town.
Gujarat: Death toll in Morbi bridge collapse touches 130
Morbi: The death toll due to the collapse of a British-era built hanging bridge, which was renovated and reopened recently, over Machhu river in Gujarat's Morbi district on Sunday has touched 130, media reports said.
Gujarat: 60 die as cable bridge, which was renovated recently, collapses in Morbi
Morbi: At least 60 people died and several others were hurt when a British-era built cable bridge collapsed in Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Gujarat: Cable bridge collapses in Morbi, 40 die
Morbi: A cable bridge collapsed in the Machchhu river of Morbi area in Gujarat on Sunday, leaving at least 40 people dead, media reports said.