Mamata mourns quake deaths in Italy

Kolkata, Aug 25 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee today mourned the loss of lives in the devastatingearthquake in Italy. "My thoughts are with the families who lost their livesin #ItalyEarthquake Over 247 dead. Sad," she tweeted. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shookcentral Italy in pre-dawn hours yesterday rose to 247 today. Banerjee is scheduled to go on a four-day visit to Italyand Germany next month to attract foreign investment in thestate. During her stay, she will attend the sainthood ceremonyof Mother Teresa in Vatican City. Rome’s first woman Mayor Virginia Raggi has invited theChief Minister to a special reception during her visit toVatican City where many top businessmen will be present. PTINIK KKTIR