NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced a judicial inquiry into the Tirupati temple stampede which claimed six lives. The CM also took action against the officials by suspending “two officials who failed to ensure smooth operations”.“I could see some loopholes in the monitoring system in Tirupati,” CM Naidu said…
NEW DELHI: A devotee who survived the deadly stampede at Tirupati recounted the horrific incident saying people went uncontrollable, walking over others and pushing each other. D Venkata Lakshmi, who was waiting for hours to get tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam recalled, “for five minutes we thought all of us were dead.” I have been…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the deaths caused by a stampede near Vishnu Nivasam in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. He said that the state government is assisting the victims of the incident.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Prime Minister’s Office wrote, “Pained by the stampede in Tirupati, Andhra…
A stampede claimed the lives of six devotees and left over 30 injured during the issuance of Vaikuntha Dwara Sarva Darshan tokens for Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati Wednesday evening.The chaos erupted around 8pm when Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams officials began distributing tokens at various centres, including Vishnu Nivasam, Srinivasam and Padmavati Park. The stampede occurred…
NEW DELHI: At least four people were killed in a stampede that broke out late Wednesday evening in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati temple. The stampede broke out near Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan ticketing center during the distribution of tokens. Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu expressed his deep shock over the death of the devotees in the stampede,…
