Whether it was the disorder that engulfed Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour stop in Kolkata or the deadly stampede during RCB’s victory celebrations in Bengaluru earlier this year, the message is unmistakable: opposition parties consistently fail at the most basic function of governance—maintaining law and order.
Officials said nearly 25,000 devotees arrived at the privately-run Andhra temple, which had capacity for only 2,000–3,000. With one entry-exit route and no prior coordination, the rush turned fatal when a railing gave way.
As crowds surged during Vijay’s delayed address in Karur, panic spread in the overheated ground. Eyewitnesses described fainting, suffocation, and blocked ambulances, with police blaming overcrowding and inadequate arrangements for the devastating stampede.
A chaotic crowd surge during a campaign rally addressed by actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay turned deadly today, resulting in at least 36 deaths, including three...
Two people were killed and 19 injured in a stampede outside Barabanki’s Awsaneshwar Mahadev Temple after a monkey-damaged electric wire fell on a tin shed.