The Press Trust of India reported quoting government officials that the stampede was triggered by a heavy rush of devotees at the famous Hindu shrine on occasion of the New Year. The shrine is located atop Trikuta hills, which is around 50 km away from Jammu.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede incident at the Vaishno Devi temple in Katra and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who rushed to Katra in Jammu and Kashmir following the stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, in which 12 people were killed a
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Central Government is in constant touch with the Jammu and Kashmir administration over the stampede incid
A three-member high-level probe has been ordered by the government in the stampede that took place at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Jammu and Kashmir s Katra that claimed the lives of 12 people and left 15 others injured early on Saturday morning.