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PM Modi pained, announces Rs 2L for NOKs of deceased

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**EDS: VIDEO GRAB VIA @narendramodi** New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally addresses the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meeting, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_19_2023_000048B)


New Delhi, May 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor.

In a post on X, PMO India wrote, “Anguished by the loss of lives due to a bus mishap in Akhnoor. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover soon.”

“Rs. 2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of each deceased due to the bus mishap. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000”, he said.