Haridwar
Toll in Haridwar stampede climbs to 20
With the recovery of four more bodies, the death toll in the stampede during a religious ceremony near Har-ki-Pauri ghat on Wednesday climbed to 20.
In a related development, the authorities of
Crushed to death: Haridwar joins India's tragic list of stampedes
Stampedes at temples and other religious places in India have claimed nearly 1,000 lives in the last 10 years in the country.
Before Tuesday's stampede at an ashram in Haridwar which claimed 16 live
Rs.4 lakh compensation for each Haridwar dead
Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri and Gayatri Parivar organisation on Tuesday both offered a compensation of Rs.2 lakh to the kin of each of the 16 killed in a stampede here.
Arriving from New
Haridwar stampede: PM, State announce compensation
Prime Minister and Uttarakhand Chief Minister have announced compensations for the kin of those killed in Haridwar stampede on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grief over the loss of
Ramdev says campaign will continue, reaches Haridwar
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was back here on Tuesday after being discharged from a Dehradun hospital. He said his campaign against corruption will continue and the “sacrifices” made by his followers will not go in vain.
