{
  "id": 9516533,
  "title": "Greater Noida Bus Fire: PM Narendra Modi Announces ₹2 Lakh PMNRF Aid For Families Of 9 Passengers Killed, ₹50,000 For Injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/greater-noida-bus-fire-pm-narendra-modi-announces-2-lakh-pmnrf-aid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:05:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/greater-noida-bus-fire-pm-narendra-modi-announces-2-lakh-pmnrf-aid-for-families-of-9-passengers-killed-50000-for-injured"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the evening of September 23, a sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway near Jewar in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Nine passengers lost their lives, with injuries affecting several others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced assistance from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, providing ₹2 lakh to each family of the deceased and ₹50,000 to each injured person. The driver and conductor of the bus have been arrested in connection with the incident. The bus was en route from Kashmiri Gate in New Delhi to Mahoba when the fire broke out near the 33-kilometre mark of the Yamuna Expressway around 11:30 pm. Eyewitnesses reported noticing a burning smell from the driver's cabin before the blaze spread rapidly through the vehicle, trapping several passengers inside. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also pledged support for the affected families.",
  "summary": "Greater Noida: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of the nine people who died in the Greater Noida bus fire, while Rs 50,000 will be provided to each injured person. Expressing grief over the incident, the Prime Minister said, “Distressed to hear about the loss of lives due to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}