How the political planets aligned for Phailin to fail
Jagannathan • 12 years agoNaveen Patnaik deserves a solid pat on the back for seeing off Cyclone Phailin, but we should not fail to see the strong alignment of political and bureaucratic interests that ensured this
MP temple stampede: 4 officials suspended, death toll at 115
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe Collector of Datia and three other top district officials were tonight suspended by the Madhya Pradesh government over the alleged lapse in connection with the temple stampede in which the toll of dead rose to 115.
Temple stampede: Politics on any tragedy is unwanted, says Chouhan
Fp Archives • 12 years agoMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said politics on any tragedy like the stampede at Ratangarh temple in Datia district is unwanted.
Inquiry commission will probe temple stampede: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Fp Archives • 12 years agoMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said an inquiry commission would be set up within the next two days to probe into the stampede near the Ratangarh temple here.
How did we hold off Phailin but not MP temple stampede?
Mishra • 12 years agoPreparedness works. That is the big message from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and what should have been followed by authorities in the Ratnagarh temple.
Why MP temple stampede is only an addition to the list of many
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe Sunday stampede happened near the Durga temple at Ratangarh in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district where a large number of devotees had gathered for the Navratri festivities.
Madhya Pradesh: Death toll in temple stampede goes up to 115
Fp Archives • 12 years agoIn one of the worst tragedies of its kind, a horrific stampede at a Durga temple in Madhya Pradesh left at least 115 people dead, Chief Secretary Anthony Disa said on Sunday.
MP temple tragedy: Sonia expresses shock, anguish
Fp Archives • 12 years agoGandhi extended her condolences to the families who have lost their kin and expressed the hope that the injured are being attended to suitably.
Another deadly stampede in UP: Two killed in Lodheshwar temple
Fp Staff • 12 years agoTwo people have been killed as a result of a temple stampede in Uttar Pradesh, according to media reports just coming in.