Goa government tightens crowd control and bans temporary structures ahead of Shirgao Lairai Devi temple jatra after last year’s deadly stampede ...

Deadly crushes occur regularly at religious festivals across India [File: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters] At least six people have been killed and about 80 others were injured in a crowd crush at a ...

At least six persons, including two women, were killed and more than 70 others injured in a tragic stampede during a temple festival in North Goa’s Shirgao village in the early hours of Saturday. Goa ...

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Ahead of the annual Dhond Fair of Shri Lairai Devi Temple scheduled in April, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday inspected the ongoing road widening works at Shirgaon to ensure improved ...

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The officials said that at least six persons were killed, and 30 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of Saturday, reported ...