PM sanctions ex-gratia relief to Japiur blast victims

New Delhi, May 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sanctioned an ex-gratia relief of Rs one lakh and Rs 50,000 respectively for the next of kin of those killed and those injured in yesterday's terrorist bombings in Jaipur.

Dr Singh, while sanctioning the relief from the Prime Minster's National Relief Fund, also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the explosions.

At least 80 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in serial bomb explosions in Jaipur yesterday.

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