Cuttack: One killed, over dozen critically injured following stampede at Odisha's Badamba-Gopinathpur T-bridge
1 year, 11 months ago

Cuttack: One killed, over dozen critically injured following stampede at Odisha's Badamba-Gopinathpur T-bridge

India TV News  

Cuttack stampede: One person was killed and more than 20 others were injured as a stampede broke out on the Gopinathpur-Badamba T bridge over river Mahanadi in Cuttack district. According to local media reports, over 2.5 lakh devotees turned up to participate in Makar Mela at Singhanath temple in Athgarh. CM announces compensation Badamba-Narsinghpur MLA and former minister Debi Prasad Mishra confirmed that one woman, identified as 45-year-old Anjana Swain, died in the incident, while four seriously injured people were admitted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack city. Athagarh Sub-collector Hemanta Kumar Swain said the incident took place due to a sudden increase in the number of devotees, including women and children, in the afternoon to visit a fair organised on the occasion and also to pay obeisance to Lord Singhanath.

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Seven dead, 16 injured in Bihar temple stampede
4 months, 1 week ago

Seven dead, 16 injured in Bihar temple stampede

Deccan Chronicle  

At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddheshwar Nath Temple in Bihar's Jehanabad district, an official said on Monday. "Seven people, mostly kanwariyas, were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddeshwar Nath temple in Barabar Pahadi area of Jehanabad around 11.30 pm on Sunday", District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey …

7 Killed, 9 Injured In Stampede At Baba Siddhnath Temple In Bihar's Jehanabad
4 months, 1 week ago

7 Killed, 9 Injured In Stampede At Baba Siddhnath Temple In Bihar's Jehanabad

News 18  

At least seven people were killed and nine others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur of Bihar’s Jehanabad district on Monday. “It is a sad incident…All the arrangements were tight, we are taking stock of the situation and then will further inform you about this…” Vikas Kumar, SDO Jehanabad said. #WATCH | Bihar: Vikas Kumar, SDO …

Seven killed, 16 injured in stampede at Shiva temple in Bihar's Jehanabad district
4 months, 1 week ago

Seven killed, 16 injured in stampede at Shiva temple in Bihar's Jehanabad district

New Indian Express  

PATNA: At least seven people, including six women were killed and 16 others were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanath Temple in Bihar's Jehanabad district on Monday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the incident and instructed that an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each be provided to the families of the deceased. Kumar has also …

Varanasi: One killed, 9 injured as two houses collapse near KV temple
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Varanasi: One killed, 9 injured as two houses collapse near KV temple

Hindustan Times  

One woman was killed and nine others suffered injuries after two houses collapsed in Khowa Gali near Kashi Vishwanath temple complex in Chowk locality here early on Tuesday. Expressing his grief over the death of a woman in the house collapse, PM Narendra Modi talked to divisional commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma over the phone regarding the incident and took detailed …

Kalkaji temple mishap is the latest in a series of deathtraps for pilgrims
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kalkaji temple mishap is the latest in a series of deathtraps for pilgrims

Hindustan Times  

Durga Dutt, a resident of south Delhi’s Tughlaqabad, will remember Sunday, January 28, with a shudder, which should not have been the case when he decided to go to the famed Kalkaji temple for a religious congregation. While this relatively minor mishap claimed a single life with over a dozen injured, the state of infrastructure at religious places and facilities …

6 devotees killed, 16 injured as goods rickshaw rams into tree in Karnataka
1 year, 11 months ago

6 devotees killed, 16 injured as goods rickshaw rams into tree in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Six persons were killed and 16 injured after an overloaded goods rickshaw they were travelling in rammed into a roadside tree near Vithal temple near Chinchanur village in Karnataka’s Ramdurg taluk in the early hours on Thursday, police said. As many as 23 people including women and children from Hulakund village in Ramdurg taluk hired a goods rickshaw to Yellamma …

Rajasthan: Three women killed, several injured in stampede at Khatu Shyamji Temple
2 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: Three women killed, several injured in stampede at Khatu Shyamji Temple

Firstpost  

In one of the queues, a 63-year-old woman suffering from a heart ailment collapsed. Two women behind her, too, fell down due to the rush Sikar: At least three people were killed and several were injured at a stampede at the Khatu Shyamji Temple in Sikar early on Monday morning during the monthly fair. “Saddened by the loss of lives …

Here's a list of major stampedes at temples, other religious gatherings in India
2 years, 11 months ago

Here's a list of major stampedes at temples, other religious gatherings in India

India TV News  

Hundreds of people have died in stampedes at temples and other religious gatherings over the years in India. Here is a list of some of such major tragedies that have taken place in the country after 2000: August 27, 2003: 39 people were killed and around 140 injured in a stampede during the holy bath at the Kumbh Mela in …

List of major stampedes at temples, other religious gatherings in India
2 years, 11 months ago

List of major stampedes at temples, other religious gatherings in India

The Hindu  

Hundreds of people have died in stampedes at temples and other Hindu religious gatherings over the years in India. Here is a list of some of such major tragedies that have taken place in the country after 2000: * August 27, 2003 : 39 people were killed and around 140 injured in a stampede during the holy bath at the …

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