J&K govt. asks people to share facts on Vaishno Devi shrine stampede
The Hindu
Temple officials have claimed only 35,000 pilgrims were allowed in view of pandemic
As the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMDVSB) management only 35,000 pilgrims were allowed on December 31, the Divisional Commissioner on Sunday asked the eyewitnesses to record their statements to establish the circumstances that in which 12 people died and 15 injured.
“Any person who desires to furnish any facts, statements, evidence may share the same. Any person who desires to meet in person, may appear before the enquiry committee in person on January 5,” said an order issued by Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Raghav Langar.

On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












