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Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi takes part in a 'Shram Dan' (voluntary labour activity) at
Friday, October 03, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Politics
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KOTA: Rahul Gandhi, after having shared the grief of victims of the temple stampede in Jodhpur, made a 24-hour foray into a tribal region in Kota. He shared dal-roti-aloo with a tribal family, lent a helping hand to villagers in digging a pond as he sought first-hand account of the implementation of NREG scheme and took 'sewai' with a Muslim family. And, on his way back to the airport, stopped f
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The Jodhpur Rajasthani International Folk Festival (Jodhpur RIFF) held from October 10 to 14
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Folk music is not a "type" of music. It's not a genre like rock or pop music. The folk is a relationship with tradition, and this joint-effort by Jaipur Virasat Foundation and the Mehrangarh Museum Trust (in partnership with The Taj Group of Hotels), desires to evoke this feeling among the audience worldwide.
Initiated last year, the festival is founded with an intention to play catalyst in boos
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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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Deaths fail to discourage Chamunda Devi devotees
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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JODHPUR: Despite the many deaths at the altar of the goddess Chamunda temple, people’s faith in the deity hasn’t shaken one bit.
The reason for their deep-rooted belief is the many legends surrounding the goddess.
One instance that is etched in the subconscious of Jodhpurites is from the 1971 war with Pakistan. Jodhpur was the only place on the border that escaped unhurt despite continuous aeria
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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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50 killed in stampede in Chamunda Devi temple
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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At least 50 people were killed and about 150 others injured in a major stampede in the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur at the start of Navaratra festival on Tuesday.
The stampede at the temple in a hillock in the famous Jodhpur Fort followed collapse of a wall near the shrine.
At least 50 people have been killed in the stampede, Divisional Commissioner Kiran Soni Gupta told PTI.
Of the 50 dead,
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