146 die in Naina Devi stampede
Anandpur Sahib/Bilaspur, August 3
More than 146 persons, most of them women and children, were killed in a stampede in the Naina Devi shrine in Himachal Pradesh. More than 200 persons were injured, some of them critically.

Not the 1st time
Rs 1-lakh relief for kin of dead
Mother, son from Ludhiana die in stampede
Tragic incident condoled
Magisterial probe ordered

Ludhiana page: City resident hurt in Naina Devi stampede Relatives of a stampede victim mourn outside the Anandpur Sahib civil hospital on Sunday. — PTI photo

It was a tragedy waiting to happen
Ludhiana, August 3
With poor infrastructure, ill-maintained roads and well over 1.50 lakh devotees paying obeisance everyday during the sawan mela, a tragedy was waiting to happen at the Naina Devi shrine.

Lack of medical aid aggravates agony

Panicky relatives face mobile network jam
Anandpur Sahib, August 3
The relatives of a large number of devotees at Naina Devi temple faced a major problem due to the jamming of the mobile phone network. People remained on tenterhooks, trying to get in touch with their near and dear ones.

SAARC for action against terror
Colombo, August 3
With terrorism emerging as the biggest threat in South Asia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other SAARC leaders today called for the “strongest possible cooperation” against the scourge and urgent development of regional hydro potential, grid connectivity and gas pipelines for energy security.

India will support Nepal in democratic transition: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Mahindra Rajapakse during the closing ceremony of the two-day SAARC summit in Colombo on Sunday. — AFP photo