Gujarat Bridge Collapse

The Gujarat government opposed the regular bail plea of Jaysukh Patel, managing director of Oreva Group, in the case pertaining to last year's Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed 135 persons, asserting that he is the main accused.

Four months after the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town killed 135 people, the Gujarat government on Thursday told the High Court it has formulated a detailed, uniform policy regarding inspection and maintenance of major and minor bridges

A court on Tuesday rejected jailed Oreva Group managing director Jaysukh Patel's plea for interim bail, which he had sought to complete the formalities to pay compensation to the victims of last year's collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi.

A portion of an under-construction highway overpass collapsed in Gujarat's Amreli district but no one was injured in the incident, officials said on Thursday.

Union Rural Development Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying that the latter should see the credibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Gujarat High Court directed clock manufacturing firm Oreva Group, the company that maintained the Morbi suspension bridge to pay Rs 10 lakh as "interim" compensation to the family of each victim.

Clock manufacturing firm Oreva Group made an offer before the Gujarat High Court to pay an 'interim' compensation totalling Rs 5 crore to the family of those who lost their lives and people left injured in a bridge collapse in Gujarat's Morbi.

The Gujarat government on Monday told the High Court it will come up with a uniform policy on maintenance of bridges in the jurisdiction of municipalities and municipal corporations.

The Gujarat government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found in its preliminary probe that corrosion on nearly half of the wires on a cable led to the collapse of the Morbi bridge.

The Morbi municipality on Wednesday passed a resolution saying the civic body never gave its approval to hand over a suspension bridge in the town to Oreva Group.

A court in Gujarat's Morbi town on Wednesday sent Oreva Group Managing Director Jaysukh Patel, one of the accused in the Morbi bridge collapse case, to judicial custody after the end of his police remand.

A court in Morbi on Saturday rejected the bail applications of seven people arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat, in which 135 people were killed.

Seven persons arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat, which killed 135 persons, approached the sessions court on Thursday for regular bail.

A court in Gujarat's Morbi town on Wednesday sent managing director of Oreva Group Jaysukh Patel in seven-day police custody in a case related to the Morbi suspension bridge collapse which claimed 135 lives last year.

Jaysukh Patel, the top boss of the Oreva group -- the company hired for the maintenance and repair of the bridge in Gujarat's Morbi which collapsed in October killing 135 people -- surrendered at a local court today

The Gujarat government opposed the regular bail plea of Jaysukh Patel, managing director of Oreva Group, in the case pertaining to last year's Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed 135 persons, asserting that he is the main accused.

Four months after the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town killed 135 people, the Gujarat government on Thursday told the High Court it has formulated a detailed, uniform policy regarding inspection and maintenance of major and minor bridges

A court on Tuesday rejected jailed Oreva Group managing director Jaysukh Patel's plea for interim bail, which he had sought to complete the formalities to pay compensation to the victims of last year's collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi.

A portion of an under-construction highway overpass collapsed in Gujarat's Amreli district but no one was injured in the incident, officials said on Thursday.

Union Rural Development Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying that the latter should see the credibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Gujarat High Court directed clock manufacturing firm Oreva Group, the company that maintained the Morbi suspension bridge to pay Rs 10 lakh as "interim" compensation to the family of each victim.

Clock manufacturing firm Oreva Group made an offer before the Gujarat High Court to pay an 'interim' compensation totalling Rs 5 crore to the family of those who lost their lives and people left injured in a bridge collapse in Gujarat's Morbi.

The Gujarat government on Monday told the High Court it will come up with a uniform policy on maintenance of bridges in the jurisdiction of municipalities and municipal corporations.

The Gujarat government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found in its preliminary probe that corrosion on nearly half of the wires on a cable led to the collapse of the Morbi bridge.

The Morbi municipality on Wednesday passed a resolution saying the civic body never gave its approval to hand over a suspension bridge in the town to Oreva Group.

A court in Gujarat's Morbi town on Wednesday sent Oreva Group Managing Director Jaysukh Patel, one of the accused in the Morbi bridge collapse case, to judicial custody after the end of his police remand.

A court in Morbi on Saturday rejected the bail applications of seven people arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat, in which 135 people were killed.

Seven persons arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat, which killed 135 persons, approached the sessions court on Thursday for regular bail.

A court in Gujarat's Morbi town on Wednesday sent managing director of Oreva Group Jaysukh Patel in seven-day police custody in a case related to the Morbi suspension bridge collapse which claimed 135 lives last year.

Jaysukh Patel, the top boss of the Oreva group -- the company hired for the maintenance and repair of the bridge in Gujarat's Morbi which collapsed in October killing 135 people -- surrendered at a local court today