Kolkata stampede: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh for bereaved kin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced relief from the PMNRF for families bereaved in the Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede and for those injured. Amit Shah said he would postpone his Sunday programmes in West Bengal to visit the injured in hospitals.
BharatVox Telugu Desk · 17 Oct 2026 · మూలం: India Today
ఈ కథనం భారత్వాక్స్ ఆంగ్ల మూలం నుండి తెలుగులోకి అనువదించబడింది. ఆంగ్ల మూలం చదవండి →
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each person killed in the stampede at Kolkata’s Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal, India Today reported on October 17. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a post on X that the assistance would come from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF), with Rs 50,000 also announced for those injured.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed grief on Saturday and said he had spoken about the incident with Shubhendu Adhikari, whom the report identified as West Bengal’s chief minister. Shah offered condolences to the bereaved families and said the administration was providing medical assistance to the injured.
Shah also said he had postponed all his scheduled programmes in West Bengal on Sunday, October 18, and would instead visit hospitals to meet those injured. This update reflects a source-reported snapshot of the announcements, not a live casualty or rescue tracker.
ఈ కథనం భారత్వాక్స్ ఆంగ్ల మూలం నుండి తెలుగులోకి అనువదించబడింది. ఆంగ్ల మూలం చదవండి →