Sabarimala Stampede

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  At Least 30 Injured In Stampede At Sabarimala Temple

  At least 30 people have been injured in a stampede on Sunday at the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala's Sabarimala, visited by lakhs of devotees during this season.

• Sabarimala stampede: A year on, no lessons learnt

  A year after the Sabrimala tragedy, in which 100 pilgrims were killed, several projects under the Master Plan to improve infrastructure are yet to start.

• No inquiry into Makarajyoti, says Kerala government

  The Kerala government today told the high court here that it does not propose to conduct any kind of probe into whether the light visible from the Sabarimala shrine was a celestial phenomenon or man-made as the issue is a matter of faith for millions of devotees.The official submission came in response to the High Court's query earlier seeking to k...

• Kerala government prepares action plan for Sabarimala

  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...

• Sabarimala stampede: New safety measures soon, says government

  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...

• Sabarimala stampede revives debate about Makarajyoti

  Amid a debate over the truth of 'Makarajyoti', held as a divine light by millions of Ayyappa devotees, Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan said the Government was not going to probe whether it was a divine phenomenon or man-lit exercise as essentially the whole issue was a matter of faith for millions."The Government is neither going to consult ...

• Sabarimala stampede: Consider cancelling pilgrimage through Pullmedu, says court

  The Kerala High Court is less than impressed by the reports presented today on the possible reasons for the Sabarimala stampede earlier this month, in which 102 people were killed. (See pictures) Initial investigations suggested that an auto used by pilgrims collided with a jeep and that triggered panic which erupted into a stampede in the 27-kilom...

• Sabarimala stampede: Police says no mistakes made

  The police in Kerala have said it cannot be held responsible for any aspect of the massive stampede near the Sabarimala temple. 102 people were killed in a stampede last week at Pullmedu in the Idukki district. (See pictures) The police says more than 200 policemen were on duty in the area, and the rescue operations that followed the stampede were ...

• Sabarimala stampede: Forest Dept blames traffic

  A day after Kerala High Court rapped the Kerala government over the Sabarimala stampede, the forest department has said total neglect of its repeated warnings against uncurbed entry of vehicles into the narrow hill route was a vital factor for the tragedy.The department said it had been under pressure from state agencies, the temple board and lobby...

• Sabarimala tragedy: ISRO offers satellite pictures

  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has offered to provide satellite pictures of Sabarimala area using remote sensing technology for taking measures to prevent disasters like the stampede that claimed 102 lives last week.ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan said such three dimensional images would help the government and temple board to improve i...

• Sabarimala stampede: Court asks government to explain

  The state government has to file a report by Thursday on the stampede that killed 102 devotees at Pulmedu, about 35 km from the Sabarimala Temple, on Friday night.The Police, Forest Department and the Travancore Devaswom board have been asked by the Kerala High Court to file reports regarding the reasons for the tragedy in Kerala's Idukki district....

• Sabarimala: Disaster waiting to happen?

  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 ...

• Sabarimala stampede: Faces of tragedy

  Two days after the stampede, the full scale of the Sabarimala tragedy is slowly unravelling. For so many families, that one fateful night has changed everything. (Read: Sabarimala stampede - 102 pilgrims killed, 50 injured) | (See pictures)These lives are scarred forever. (Read: List of stampede victims)It was a pilgrimage of thanksgiving for Raj K...

• Sabarimala stampede: Kerala govt orders judicial probe

  Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan has ordered a judicial inquiry into the Sabarimala stampede tragedy that claimed 104 lives on Friday night. Achuthanandan, who flew down by a helicopter to Kumali where the bodies of the victims were brought, also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the families of each of the victims, Rs 50,000 for...

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  Vivek had visited Sabarimala, hours before stampede

  Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi was among those who offered worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here hours before the stampede at Vandiperi