Chennai, Sep 30 (IANS) Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko on Tuesday described the death of 41 people, including several children, in a stampede at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay's rally in Karur as an "unprecedented tragedy in Tamil Nadu's history" and held the event organisers responsible.
Karur, Sep 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday visited Karur, Tamil Nadu, to console families of the victims and survivors of the devastating stampede that killed 41 people and left 67 injured during actor-politician Vijay’s TVK rally on September 27.
Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Monday appointed Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Premanandan as the new investigating officer to lead the probe into the devastating stampede during the rally of TVK president and actor Vijay in Karur.
Karur, Sep 29 (IANS) The death toll from the devastating stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) campaign rally in Karur has risen to 41 after a woman succumbed to her injuries.
Karur, Sep 28 (IANS) BJP state President Nainar Nagenthran on Sunday lashed out at the DMK government over the Karur stampede that killed 39 people and left more than 50 others injured during actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally.
Karur, Sep 28 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Sunday announced an ex gratia of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of those killed and Rs two lakh to those injured in the catastrophic stampede in Karur.
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) campaign meeting in Karur that has left 36 people dead and more than 58 others injured.
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) More than 4.2 million people have been affected by monsoon floods in Pakistan's Punjab province, with southern districts bearing the brunt, according to a rapid needs assessment released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Friday.
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday released the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) for the farmers of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand.
Kolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) The death toll in West Bengal following the overnight rains in certain pockets in the state, especially in and around the state capital of Kolkata, increased to 10 as reported till 8.30 p.m., out of which eight have been reported from Kolkata alone.
