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17 killed in massive fire in Hyderabad; PM Modi Condoles, Announces Relief for Victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to a fire tragedy in the Gulzar House in Hyderabad, Telangana, that claimed 17 lives. In a social media post, Mr Modi announced an ex gratia of two lakh rupees from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased, and the injured will be given 50 thousand rupees each.   The Telangana state government also announced an ex gratia of five lakh rupees each to the kin of the deceased in the fi...