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Venkateswara Swamy Temple Stampede Highlights: PM Modi Says He Is Pained By Andhra Stampede

DainikNews Live Admin8 months ago02 mins

The Andhra Pradesh Minister for Endowments, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, said the capacity of the Venkateswara Swamy Temple is only up to 2,000 to 3,000 people, but about 25,000 people had arrived as it was ‘Ekadashi’. Reddy also said it is a private temple constructed by an individual named Hari Mukunda Panda with his funds on…

9 Killed In Stampede At Venkateswara Temple In Andhra On Ekadashi

DainikNews Live Admin8 months ago07 mins

Hyderabad: Nine devotees, including eight women and a child, died in a stampede at a newly constructed temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam early this morning. At least 17 others were injured in the stampede that erupted during a heavy rush at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga on the occasion of Ekadashi, an auspicious…