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NEW DELHI: Stampedes, categorised as avoidable accidents, have claimed at least 114 lives so far this year, marking the second-highest toll in recent years. In 2024, at least 123 people lost their lives in such incidents, with the crowd crush in Hathras, UP, alone accounting for 116 deaths at the end of a satsang conducted…
Andhra Pradesh minister K Atchannaidu visits the spot after a stampede occurred at Venkateswara temple, at Kasibugga in Srikakulam district (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: At least nine devotees, including eight women and a 13-year-old boy, died and several others were injured after a stampede broke out at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple—popularly known as…
NEW DELHI: At least 10 people died and several others were injured after a stampede broke out at the Venkateswara Swami Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam on Saturday.According to officials, the crowd swelled beyond control as devotees rushed to the temple to mark Ekadashi. “Several people collapsed as devotees rushed forward at once,” an official…
A devastating stampede at the Venkateswara Swami Temple in Kasibugga claimed at least ten lives and injured several others on Saturday morning VIJAYWADA: Horrifying footage has emerged from the Venkateswara Swami Temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, showing devotees collapsing and being trampled amid a chaotic stampede on Saturday.At least ten people were killed and several…
As per the latest update on IMD’s official post on X, Cyclone Montha [pronounced Mon-Tha], which had intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the Bay of Bengal earlier this week, has now weakened into a Cyclonic Storm after making landfall over the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),…
Visakhapatnam: Strong winds sway palm trees as fishing boats are pulled ashore in the wake of Cyclone Montha, in Visakhapatnam. (PTI Photo) KAIKNADA/BHUBANESWAR: Cyclone Montha roared ashore on the eastern coast Tuesday night, slamming into Andhra Pradesh between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada with winds topping 100km an hour and sheets of rain that ripped…
Cyclone Montha is set to make landfall this evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the cyclone is intensifying over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to cross the coast of Andhra Pradesh between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. The speed of winds is approximately 90–100 km/h, with gusts up to 110 km/h. The…
NEW DELHI: Cyclone Montha’s landfall process near Andhra coast began late Tuesday evening, and is set to continue for three-four hours, the IMD said. As the cyclone is expected to cross the coast around 11.30pm, an overnight ban on vehicular movements has been imposed in affected areas.“Latest observations indicate that the landfall process has commenced….
Kakinada-Uppada beach road (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Visuals from Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada-Uppada beach on Tuesday evening showed the sea turning turbulent as the state braced for the impact of Cyclone Montha.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the storm is expected to make landfall near Kakinada around midnight on Tuesday. ‘Severe cyclonic storm‘ The cyclone, currently…
Andhra braces for cyclone’s landfall today KAKINADA (ANDHRA PRADESH): Cyclonic storm Montha in Bay of Bengal was on Monday headed towards Andhra Pradesh, where it’s expected to cross the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam after making a landfall near Kakinada around midnight on Tuesday before moving towards southern Odisha.The season’s first major storm, currently centred…
