Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President, Vijay will leave for New Delhi on Saturday evening to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the tragic stampede that occurred during his campaign rally in Karur last year.The CBI has issued fresh summons directing Vijay to appear before its Delhi office on Sunday as part of the ongoing investigation into the incident.According to sources, the TVK leader is scheduled…
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Ujjain, March 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Police on Monday registered a case against two unidentified persons in the temple town of Ujjain, who allegedly triggered an explosion that produced thick smoke and flames, sparking immediate panic among the attendees. The blast caused burns to several people and triggered a brief stampede in the crowded area where Chief Minister Mohan Yadav was present.The local administration in Ujjain organised the Krishna Sudama Rangotsav as part of the vibrant Rangpanch…
Bhopal/Gwalior, Feb 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Tuesday, announced immediate relief measures, granting an ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of the woman who died after collapsing during the ‘Kalash Yatra’ held on the first day of the consecration ceremony of the newly constructed Navagraha Shakti Peeth temple in Dabra town of Gwalior district. He also sanctioned Rs 1 lakh each to three seriously injured persons and instructed that all injured receive f…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly a dozen people were wounded, one of them seriously, when a Tsunami swing collapsed at the 39th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Haryana’s Faridabad on Saturday evening, the police said. The swing broke due to an alleged mechanical fault around 7 p.m. when nearly 15 patrons were riding it, the police added.While by-standers and rescue workers claimed that one person, identified as Inspector Jagdish Prasad from Palwal, lost his life in the incident, there was n…
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seized actor-politician Vijay’s campaign vehicle as part of its ongoing investigation into the deadly stampede that occurred during his public meeting in Karur on September 27 last year, which claimed 41 lives and left several others seriously injured. According to officials, the campaign bus, used by Vijay during the rally and transported from Panaiyur to Karur, was currently being examined by investigators to verify movement logs…