News Briefs & Links Dated 3rd February 2001 |
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The Gujrat Tragedy News Dated
3rd February, 2001 
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Saturday, February 10, 2001
Communication PSUs contribute Rs 25.42 cr for quake victims - Dated :2/3/01 Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, on Sunday handed over a cheque containing Rs 25.42 crore to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee towards the National Relief Fund for the earthquake victims in Gujarat.
Advani sets a sterling example: The Pioneer - Dated :2/3/01 He did not utter a word against anybody. But he realised what had gone wrong and what had to be done. Unprecedented destruction needs unprecedented attention. No wonder he rushed to Gujarat for the third time in five days after the quake rocked the State. And his messge was straight and simple to those who are spending nights in five star hotesl while assessing the situation in Gujarat's disaster zone-- practice what you preach. Clinton to raise US $ one million for Gujarat quake victims - Dated :2/3/01 Taking the initiative to raise funds for Gujarat earthquake victims, former US President Bill Clinton met with Indian-American businessmen and some Indian officials in New York to raise a million-dollar. All-party meeting takes stock of Gujarat situation - Dated :2/3/01 An all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on Saturday took stock of the prevailing situation in quake-hit Gujarat and reviewed the progress in relief and rehabilitation measures being undertaken there. The Centre decided to set up a permanent Disaster Management Committee to tackle natural calamities. Quake damages Mahatma Gandhi's ancestral home - Dated :2/3/01 The ancestral home of Mahatma Gandhi in Porbander has been partially damaged in the worst-ever earthquake that rocked the Kutch region of Gujarat on the millennium's first Republic Day. Govt yet to clear Sharjah participation - Dated :2/3/01 Despite the cricket board's announcement that India will play in the tri-nation series in Sharjah for the Gujarat earthquake victims, government is said to be considering it and has not given the clearance yet. Govt to set up two panels on relief and disaster management - Dated :2/3/01 Government, on Saturday decided to set up a national committee of political parties to help relief and rehabilitation in quake-hit Gujarat and a permanent national Disaster Management Committee consisting of experts for managing natural calamities. PM cancels visit to Japan, Malaysia due to quake - Dated :2/3/01 The Gujarat earthquake on Saturday forced cancellation of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's significant visit to Japan and Malaysia slated to begin next week. Industry chambers favour quake surcharge - Dated :2/3/01 Industry chambers has welcomed the decision to impose additional 2 per cent surcharge on the income-tax, saying the move was necessary to raise resources to mitigate the losses suffered in Gujarat. Uma Bharati rejects BCCI proposal to play in Sharjah - Dated :2/3/01 Sports Minister Uma Bharati on Saturday rejected the cricket board's proposal for the Indian team's participation in a triangular series involving Pakistan and Bangladesh in Sharjah from February 8 to 11 to mobilise funds for the gujarat earthquake victims.? Haryana adopts 15 quake-affected villages - Dated :2/3/01 The Haryana government has adopted 15 of the 97 quake-affected villages of Rapar area of Gujarat.
Joshi announces Rs 150 cr package for education in Gujarat - Dated :2/3/01 Union Minister for Human Resources and Development Murli Manohar Joshi, on Saturday announced a Rs 150 crore package to streamline education system in the earthquake ravaged areas of Gujarat. Troops working on war footing to give succour to quake victims - Dated :2/3/01 Nearly 22,500 troops including doctors and engineers are working on a war footing to provide succour to quake victims in Bhuj and Ahmedabad in Gujarat. A few bits of advice for tomorrow's flat owners: The Pioneer - Dated :2/3/01 In the wake of the Gujarat quake, there is much anxiety among households across the country, especially in the metropolitan cities, about how well the structures they live in are equipped to withstand such shocks. Wednesday, February 07, 2001
Saurashtra feels shortchanged AHMEDABAD, Feb 3 — With the Gujarat government having failed to deal with the marauding earthquake of January 26 in time, help has finally begun to reach the interiors of the worst-affected Kutch district on the ninth day.
Fresh tremors, prediction bring agony AHMEDABAD, Feb 3 — A tremor, measuring 5 on the Richter scale, rocked this industrial city, forcing people to run for shelter.
PM puts off visit to Japan, Malaysia Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee with Home Minister L.K. Advani and Defence Minister George Fernandes at an all-party meeting on the Gujarat earthquake in New Delhi on Saturday. — PTI photo
Consensus on disaster management panel NEW DELHI, Feb 3 — The Centre today decided to set up a national committee of all political parties to help relief and rehabilitation work in quake-hit Gujarat and a permanent Disaster Management Committee consisting of experts for dealing with calamities. |