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Pilgrims at Chamunda Devi trampled to death in scramble over entry to the hilltop shrine
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Jodhpur: At least 150 people were crushed to death and 55 others injured in a stampede on Tuesday morning, caused by a rush of devotees in the Chamunda Devi temple in the 15th century Mehrangarh Fort, on the first day of the Navratri festival.
In a virtual repeat of the Naina Devi temple stampede in Himachal Pradesh on August 3, in which 162 people were killed, 147 devotees, mostly men, died when
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Jodhpur is a city in mourning victims of temple tragedy
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 www.ndtv.com
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Jodhpur is a city in mourning with some reports that the number of those killed in the Chamunda Devi temple stampede could be even higher than the official figures.
The official figure of those who died in the stampede is 147 while unofficially the figure is close to 180. (Watch)
One lane in the Kallol colony of Jodhpur saw 11 families losing someone they loved. There is grief all around, but mo
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CM Vasundhara Raje orders probe into temple stampede
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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JODHPUR: Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the Chamunda Devi temple stampede and announced a compensation of Rs tw
o lakh each for the next of the kin of those killed.
Raje, who visited the spot in the precincts of Mehrangarh fort, said the probe will be carried out by an officer in the rank of additional chief secretary.
She said Rs 50,000 will be paid to the in
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A stampede crushed 140 people to death and injured 60 others in the famous Chamunda Devi temple
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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JODHPUR: A stampede caused by rushing devotees crushed 140 people to death and injured 60 others in the famous Chamunda Devi temple in a 15th century fort here on Tuesday morning on the first day of Navaratri festival.
In a virtual repeat of the Naina Devi temple stampede in Himachal Pradesh on August 3, in which 162 people were killed, as many as 140 devotees, mostly men, died when they w
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In one of worst tragedies in Rajasthan, at least 103 people stampede
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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Jodhpur: In one of worst tragedies in Rajasthan, at least 103 people, mostly men, were killed and about 30 injured in a stampede that took place when thousands of devotees gathered at a 15th century temple in Jodhpur on the occasion of Navaratri festival on Tuesday.
The worshippers had gathered at the Chamunda Devi Temple situated on a hill top in the precincts of Mehrangarh Fort when the tragedy
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