Idukki Stampede

A day after facing flak from the High Court for lack of preparedness that led to the death of over a 100 Sabarimala pilgrims in a stampede, the Kerala government has come up with an action plan to ensure safety of pilgrims and improve facilities at the hill-shrine. In an affidavit, the Kerala Government told the court that it would chalk out a...

Rapped by the Kerala High Court for inadequate measures in the wake of Pulmedu tragedy which claimed lives of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims, the state government today filed an affidavit stating that it would draw up an action plan for disaster prevention and also take up various measures including development of Nilakkal base camp which would help to re...

Two days after over a 100 pilgrims died in a stampede at Idukki, investigators are still not sure about the cause. (Read: 100 killed,50 injured in Sabarimala stampede)Was it because the administration was careless about enforcing rules? With over one lakh pilgrims on this narrow forest path and just 230 policemen manning the unlit, 27-km corridor ...

100 people are feared killed and more than 90 people have been injured in a stampede at the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala's Idukki district. The incident took place seven kilometres away from the shrine. 55 bodies have been recovered so far. (First pictures)Sabarimala's Special Commissioner, Rajendra Nayar told NDTV that 100 people are feared killed...

A day after facing flak from the High Court for lack of preparedness that led to the death of over a 100 Sabarimala pilgrims in a stampede, the Kerala government has come up with an action plan to ensure safety of pilgrims and improve facilities at the hill-shrine. In an affidavit, the Kerala Government told the court that it would chalk out a...

Rapped by the Kerala High Court for inadequate measures in the wake of Pulmedu tragedy which claimed lives of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims, the state government today filed an affidavit stating that it would draw up an action plan for disaster prevention and also take up various measures including development of Nilakkal base camp which would help to re...

Two days after over a 100 pilgrims died in a stampede at Idukki, investigators are still not sure about the cause. (Read: 100 killed,50 injured in Sabarimala stampede)Was it because the administration was careless about enforcing rules? With over one lakh pilgrims on this narrow forest path and just 230 policemen manning the unlit, 27-km corridor ...

100 people are feared killed and more than 90 people have been injured in a stampede at the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala's Idukki district. The incident took place seven kilometres away from the shrine. 55 bodies have been recovered so far. (First pictures)Sabarimala's Special Commissioner, Rajendra Nayar told NDTV that 100 people are feared killed...