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BJP MLA's Son Booked For Assaulting Tribal Man During Dussehra In Chhattisgarh
The incident occurred on October 13 when a dispute between Sahu and another man escalated, and Mandavi was trying to intervene.
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Delhi Man Stabbed To Death For Asking 3 Men On Bike To "Drive Safely"
The victim has been identified as Ankur, a resident of Pratap Nagar, who was returning from a Dussehra fair with his brother Himanshu on Saturday when the incident took place.
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Video: Ravan Effigy Topples On Spectators At Haryana Dussehra Event
A video of the incident shows the nearly burnt-out structure toppling on people, parts of still ablaze.
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Mohali Joyride Incident: Case Filed Against Fair Organiser
Punjab Police on Monday said a case has been registered against the organiser of the fair where a high-rise spinning joyride broke down and fell at the Dussehra ground in Phase-8 here.
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Video: Swing Crashes At Crowded Fair In Punjab, Children Injured
A high-rise swing with many people including children on it crashed at a crowded fair in the Dussehra ground in Punjab's Mohali on Sunday, the police said.
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Slow Down On Spotting Crowd Near Tracks: Northern Railways To Drivers
To prevent Amritsar-like incidents in future, Northern Railways has instructed train drivers to slow down and guards to take appropriate safety measures on spotting a crowd or events, related to festivals near railway tracks. On October 19, the guard, barely 400 metres away, had failed to alert either the people watching Dussehra celebrations stand...
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Will Adopt Children Who Lost Parents In Amritsar Tragedy: Navjot Sidhu
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose wife was the chief guest at the Dussehra event that ended with a tragic accident that killed 61, announced that he would adopt all the children who had lost their parents.
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Authorities Negligence Apparent In Amritsar Train Accident: Watchdog
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to the Railways and the Punjab government over the Amritsar accident in which nearly 60 Dussehra revellers were killed when they were run over by a train while watching the festivities. Issuing the notices, the Commission observed that it cannot be said to be a "sane act" by people to...
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"What Is My Fault?": Amritsar Event Organiser, In Hiding, Releases Video
Saurabh Madan Mithu, the Amritsar councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track on Friday, has released a video message saying he was being unfairly targeted for the tragedy. The local strongman, who went into hiding on the night of the incident, said that he had taken all the necess...
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CCTV Footage Shows Amritsar Event Organiser Fleeing Home After Tragedy
The police have acquired CCTV footage of Sourabh Madan Mithu -- a local councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track in Amritsar -- escaping soon after the tragedy occurred on Friday night.
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Horrific Moment When Dozens Crushed By Punjab Train Caught On Video
Dazzling lights and the sound of firecrackers exploding prevented people from noticing a train bearing down on them at breakneck speed during an ill-fated Dussehra event in Amritsar on Friday evening, a video of the incident showed.
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Saddened By Stampede Incident, Mumbai Railway Employees Call Off Dussehra Celebrations
There was no pre-festival illumination of the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus or CSMT as railway employees joined the city in mourning the Elphinstone Road station tragedy by not celebrating Dussehra festival.
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Home Ministry Asks For Report Into PM Effigy Burning At JNU On Dussehra
In the makings of a new conflict point between the government and students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the home ministry has asked for a report on the burning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effigies on campus on Tuesday.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Once Again Appeals to People to Maintain Unity, Integrity
President Pranab Mukherjee today invoked Dussehra festivities to once again denounce rising incidents of intolerance and appealed to people to maintain India's unity and integrity and focus on nation building, leaving aside their differences.
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BJP MLA's Son Booked For Assaulting Tribal Man During Dussehra In Chhattisgarh
The incident occurred on October 13 when a dispute between Sahu and another man escalated, and Mandavi was trying to intervene.
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Delhi Man Stabbed To Death For Asking 3 Men On Bike To "Drive Safely"
The victim has been identified as Ankur, a resident of Pratap Nagar, who was returning from a Dussehra fair with his brother Himanshu on Saturday when the incident took place.
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Video: Ravan Effigy Topples On Spectators At Haryana Dussehra Event
A video of the incident shows the nearly burnt-out structure toppling on people, parts of still ablaze.
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Mohali Joyride Incident: Case Filed Against Fair Organiser
Punjab Police on Monday said a case has been registered against the organiser of the fair where a high-rise spinning joyride broke down and fell at the Dussehra ground in Phase-8 here.
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Video: Swing Crashes At Crowded Fair In Punjab, Children Injured
A high-rise swing with many people including children on it crashed at a crowded fair in the Dussehra ground in Punjab's Mohali on Sunday, the police said.
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Slow Down On Spotting Crowd Near Tracks: Northern Railways To Drivers
To prevent Amritsar-like incidents in future, Northern Railways has instructed train drivers to slow down and guards to take appropriate safety measures on spotting a crowd or events, related to festivals near railway tracks. On October 19, the guard, barely 400 metres away, had failed to alert either the people watching Dussehra celebrations stand...
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Will Adopt Children Who Lost Parents In Amritsar Tragedy: Navjot Sidhu
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose wife was the chief guest at the Dussehra event that ended with a tragic accident that killed 61, announced that he would adopt all the children who had lost their parents.
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Authorities Negligence Apparent In Amritsar Train Accident: Watchdog
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to the Railways and the Punjab government over the Amritsar accident in which nearly 60 Dussehra revellers were killed when they were run over by a train while watching the festivities. Issuing the notices, the Commission observed that it cannot be said to be a "sane act" by people to...
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"What Is My Fault?": Amritsar Event Organiser, In Hiding, Releases Video
Saurabh Madan Mithu, the Amritsar councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track on Friday, has released a video message saying he was being unfairly targeted for the tragedy. The local strongman, who went into hiding on the night of the incident, said that he had taken all the necess...
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CCTV Footage Shows Amritsar Event Organiser Fleeing Home After Tragedy
The police have acquired CCTV footage of Sourabh Madan Mithu -- a local councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track in Amritsar -- escaping soon after the tragedy occurred on Friday night.
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Horrific Moment When Dozens Crushed By Punjab Train Caught On Video
Dazzling lights and the sound of firecrackers exploding prevented people from noticing a train bearing down on them at breakneck speed during an ill-fated Dussehra event in Amritsar on Friday evening, a video of the incident showed.
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Saddened By Stampede Incident, Mumbai Railway Employees Call Off Dussehra Celebrations
There was no pre-festival illumination of the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus or CSMT as railway employees joined the city in mourning the Elphinstone Road station tragedy by not celebrating Dussehra festival.
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Home Ministry Asks For Report Into PM Effigy Burning At JNU On Dussehra
In the makings of a new conflict point between the government and students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the home ministry has asked for a report on the burning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effigies on campus on Tuesday.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Once Again Appeals to People to Maintain Unity, Integrity
President Pranab Mukherjee today invoked Dussehra festivities to once again denounce rising incidents of intolerance and appealed to people to maintain India's unity and integrity and focus on nation building, leaving aside their differences.
