Latest News, Updates & Breaking Headlines
Allu Arjun is once again at the centre of debate a year after the Pushpa 2: The Rule stampede at Hyderabad’s Sandhya Theatre left an eight-year-old boy critically injured and claimed the life of his mother. The incident occurred on December 4 last year when the actor visited the theatre, triggering a massive crowd surge….
VISHAKHAPATNAM/VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh police sealed Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga of Srikakulam district and barred public entry Sunday, a day after nine devotees were killed in a stampede at the newly built shrine, report Nalla Babu & Srikrishna Kummara.District police chief KV Maheswara Reddy said the temple would remain closed indefinitely. The bodies of…
VIJAYAWADA: A stampede at a privately run temple in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh killed nine devotees — eight women and a 13-year-old boy — and left more than 25 injured Saturday morning, after a railing collapse on a narrow staircase caused panic in a crowd of over 20,000 gathered for Karthika Ekadashi. The toll…
SRIKAKULAM: A stampede at a privately run temple in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh killed nine devotees – eight women and a 13-year-old boy – and left more than 25 injured Saturday morning, after a railing collapse on a narrow staircase caused panic in a crowd of over 20,000 gathered for Karthika Ekadashi. The toll…
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: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday vowed strict action against those responsible for the deadly stampede in Venkateswara Swami Temple in Kasibugga.While addressing a gathering in Sri Sathya Sai district, CM Naidu accused the organisers of not informing the police or local authorities about the event. “It is extremely painful that…
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…
VIJAWYADA: At least five devotees died and several others were injured in a stampede at the Venkateswara Swami Temple in Kasibugga, in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district, on Saturday. Reports say thousands of devotees had gathered at the temple to mark Ekadashi — one of Hinduism’s most sacred days, when worshippers fast and offer prayers to…
