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More than 72 people died in Jodhpur Temple Stampede!

More than 72 people died and around 300 persons are injured due to a major stampede in a temple in Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan at 5:30 AM. Today is the first day of the Navratra and around 20,000 to 25,000 people arriveded in the temple to pay homage. According to the TV channels a rumor of bomb blast is the main culprit behind this stampede. The numbers of the dead peoples are not yet confirmed by any official sources. Different TV channels are claiming different number,...

19 dead and six injured in an accident in Rajasthan!

At least 19 people were killed in the major accident in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Wednesday night when a pick-up van carrying the people collided with a truck. The killed people included eight women and four children while six others were critically injured. The accident occurred near Kanodia village, about 100 km from here on Jodhpur-Jaisalmer road, Jodhpur Superintendent of Police Sanjeeb Kumar Narzary said. The van was on its way to Dechu from Setrawa. All the 19 bodies were...