Morbi
City in Gujarat, India
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Morbi or Morvi is a city was founded as a princely state around 1698 by Jadeja Thakor Saheb Shree Kayoji Ravaji. Morbi city is also known as a ceramics capital of India is in the Morbi district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. In 2011, the city's population was determined to be 194,947. The city is on the Machhu River, 35Ā km (22Ā mi) from the sea and 60Ā km (37Ā mi) from Rajkot. It is the former capital of Morvi State, which ceased to exist in 1948.
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Morbi victims' kin in SC, seek probe into drowningMorbi tragedy victims file PIL in Supreme Court demanding constitution of SIT to probe Vadodara boat capsise incident. Tragedy Victims' Association highlights negligence of administration and demands..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gujarat high court refuses to give Oreva MD regular bail in Morbi tragedyIndiaTimes - Published | |
Gujarat government doesnāt oppose bail plea of Oreva chief Jaysukh PatelThe Gujarat government chose not to oppose Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patelās bail application in the Morbi suspension footbridge collapse case when it came up for hearing in the high court on Wednesday,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
75 Uttarakhand bridges found 'unsafe', Pauri tops list with 15After last year's Morbi suspension bridge collapse in Gujarat, the Uttarakhand government had ordered a safety audit of the state's bridges in November 2022 and 35 were deemed "unsafe". Significantly,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Special prosecutor quits Morbi trial after plaint over absence from hearingsIndiaTimes - Published | |
Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rains for several districts in Gujarat, issues alert, check complete listNormal life was thrown out of gear at several places in Junagadh, Jamnagar, Morbi, Kutch, Surat, and Tapi districts due to heavy rains during the day.DNA - Published | |
5 months after Morbi tragedy, Gujarat government dissolves civic bodyIndiaTimes - Published | |
Morbi court rejects Oreva CMD's bail pleaIndiaTimes - Published | |
Morbi bridge collapse: Court rejects Oreva MD's plea for bailA Morbi court Tuesday rejected Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patel's plea for interim bail on the ground that he needed to get out to arrange funds for payment of compensation to the families of the 135..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Morbi bridge collapse: Verdict on Oreva MDās interim bail plea likely on March 7IndiaTimes - Published | |
Compensation meagre, unjust, kin of 2 Morbi victims tell HCIndiaTimes - Published | |
Real reason behind Gujarat Morbi bridge collapse revealed: SIT probe points finger at this companyAn SIT probe in the collapse of the Morbi suspension bridge in Gujarat which claimed the lives of 135 people last year revealed the real reason behind the mishap.DNA - Published | |
SIT: Half of Morbi cables may have broken before tragedyThe SIT said Morbi municipalityās chief officer Sandipsinh Zala should not have signed the maintenance agreement with Oreva Group -- maker of Ajanta wall clocks -- without obtaining prior approval..IndiaTimes - Published | Another Morbi in the making, Gujarat temple trust tells high courtIndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi case: Religious, social bodies come out in support of Oreva MDIndiaTimes - Published | Morbi tragedy: Oreva chief in police custody till FebruaryThe Morbi chief judicial magistrateās court Wednesday remanded Oreva Groupās CMD Jaysukh Patel in police custody till February 8, accepting the prosecutionās request for time to collect evidence..IndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi bridge collapse: Oreva chief surrenders day before hearing on pre-arrest bail pleaOreva Groupās promoter and CMD Jaysukh Patel surrendered on Tuesday in the Morbi chief judicial magistrate's court and was promptly taken into police custody, capping three months of suspense over..IndiaTimes - Published | Morbi bridge collapse: Oreva accepts high court directive on compensation calculationOreva Group company Ajanta Monday accepted the Gujarat high courtās directive to calculate compensation payable to the families of the 135 victims in the Morbi suspension footbridge collapse like..IndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi bridge collapse: Chargesheet names Oreva promoter, 9 othersThe sessions court here is scheduled to hear the anticipatory bail application of maintenance contractor and operator Oreva Group's promoter Jaysukh Patel on February 1 over the Morbi suspension..IndiaTimes - Published | Morbi bridge collapse case: Gujarat Police files charge-sheet, identifies Oreva's Jaysukh Patel as 10th accusedJaysukh Patel of the Oreva Group, which formerly operated the bridge, has been identifiedĀ as the tenth accused in the charge-sheet.DNA - Published |
Morbi bridge collapse: Oreva group admits 'some wrongs', offers compensationIndiaTimes - Published | October 30 bridge collapse: Morbi civic body refuses to reply to Gujarat show-causeIndiaTimes - Published |
Arrest warrant out for Oreva promoter over Morbi tragedyAfter two months of stoic silence on his role in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse, Gujarat police have finally issued an arrest warrant against Jaysukh Patel, the promoter of Ajanta-Oreva Group,..IndiaTimes - Published | Morbi civic body show-caused for bridge deaths, may be axedIndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi bridge tragedy: 8 accused withdraw bail pleas from HCThe managers of Ajanta Manufacturing Co Ltd of Oreva Group Dinesh Dave and Deepak Parekh; ticket clerks and security guards Madev Solanki, Mansukh Topiya, Alpesh Gohil, Dilip Gohil and Mukesh Chauhan;..IndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE updates: Morbi hero Kantilal Amrutiya takes early leadAs per early counting trends, the BJP has crossed the halfway mark in Gujarat and is ahead in 123 seats.DNA - Published |
Fact Check: PM Modi's trip to Morbi for few hours cost Rs 30 crore? Here's the truthPM Modi visited the Gujarat city on October 30 after the recent Morbi bridge collapse tragedy which claimed over 130 lives.DNA - Published | Morbi ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh too little, make it Rs 10 lakh: HC tells governmentThe Gujarat high court asked the government on Thursday to increase the compensation money to nearly Rs 10 lakh for each fatality in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse, saying the current amount of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rusty cables, loose bolts led to Morbi crash: ProbeIndiaTimes - Published | Rahul Gandhi pauses his yatra, takes Morbi bridge for campaignIndiaTimes - Published |
Consider separate probe into Morbi: Supreme Court to Gujarat high courtIndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat Elections | '...because they share a good repo with BJP': Rahul Gandhi alleges inaction in Morbi bridge collapseThe Congress MP took a break from his Bharat Jodo Yatra, currently passing through Maharashtra, and travelled to Gujarat.DNA - Published |
Morbi bridge collapse probe to be periodically monitored by Gujarat HC:Ā SupremeĀ CourtA PIL petitioner and another litigant sought an independent enquiry from the Supreme Court.DNA - Published | SC asks Gujarat HC to periodically monitor probe, other aspects related to Morbi bridge collapseIndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi bridge collapse: Supreme Court to hear plea seeking judicial probe into incident todayThe plea has sought the constitution of a judicial commission under a retired judge of the apex court to initiate a probe in the matter.DNA - Published | Why was critical bridge opened for public: HC to Morbi civic bodyThe Gujarat HC on Wednesday asked why the Morbi municipal corporation opened the city's British-era suspension bridge for public use even though the company contracted to maintain it had raised the red..IndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi bridge collapse: Why operation & maintenance contract given without floating tender, asks Gujarat HCIndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat polls: Chidambaram targets BJP, says no one apologised or resigned for Morbi bridge tragedyAhead of the upcoming Gujarat assembly polls, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit out at the BJP over its 'arrogance', saying no one so far has apologised or resigned for the Morbi..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gujarat high court files suo motu PIL on Morbi bridge collapseThe Gujarat high court Monday filed a suo motu PIL on the October 30 Morbi suspension bridge collapse that claimed 135 lives and issued notices to the government, the district administration, municipal..IndiaTimes - Published | Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognizance, seeks report from state in 7 daysIndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi collapse: No safety clause in contract on bridge maintenanceThe 15-year contract Oreva Group signed with Morbi municipality for the upkeep of the cable bridge didnāt have a word about its safety. More revelations are surfacing in the debated absence of a..IndiaTimes - Published | Two brothers rush for Morbi rescue operation, later learn their sons were among deadWhen the news of the bridge collapse spread like wild fire across Morbi, two siblings ā Ganpat Rathod and his elder brother Manu ā didnāt think twice before rushing to the site to help in the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Oreva spent only Rs 12 lakh of allotted Rs 2 crore on renovating Morbi bridgeThe Oreva Groupās claim of āfull and finalā renovation of the 143-year-old Morbi suspension footbridge that collapsed on October 30, killing 135 people, was little more than cosmetic work on..IndiaTimes - Published | Prank call leads to search for āmissingā Morbi crash āvictimāIndiaTimes - Published |
Morbi bridge collapse: Gujart relief commissioner calls off search and rescue operationAccording to State Commissioner of Relief Harshad Patel, no additional victims were reported as missing, hence the rescue effort was suspended.DNA - Published | Morbi bridge tragedy: Search operation called off, death toll remains at 135IndiaTimes - Published |
Why Election Commission must declare Gujarat poll schedule by November 6The collapse of the suspension bridge at Morbi in Gujarat seems to have delayed the announcement of the stateās election schedule. However, if the assembly election has to be held along with Himachal..IndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat bridge collapse: Morbi municipal body chief questioned for 4 hours, agreement with Oreva group under scannerChief Officer Sandipsinh Zala was questioned and asked to verify the documentation related to the contract with Oreva group.DNA - Published |
Morbi lawyers stage protest, refuse to fight for accusedIndiaTimes - Published | Morbi civic body knew disaster loomedIndiaTimes - Published |
