Four devotees were killed and some others were injured in a stampede at three places during the sale of Tirumala temple darshan tickets in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati on Wednesday night.

Top leaders of several political parties such as Bharatiya Janata Party, Telugu Desam Party, Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Aam, Aadmi Party etc expressed grief over those who lost their lives in a tragic stampede that occurred near Vishnu Nivasam in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati.

The incident occurred at three places where Vaikunta Dwara Darshan tickets were to be issued from Thursday morning.

The Andhra Pradesh government has responded to the tragic stampede that occurred during the Vaikuntha Ekadashi celebrations, announcing an ex-gratia payment of Rs. 25 lakh for each family affected by...

Nirmala, one of the victims belongs to Ballari in Karnataka; AP Government announces Rs. 25 lakh compensation Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): Six devotees were killed and several others were injured in a stampede near Vishnu Nivasam during the distribution of Vaikunta Dwara Sarva Darshan tokens in Tirupati yesterday. The devotees had queued up to secure tickets...

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced compensation of Rs.25 lakh each to the families of the six devotees who died in the stampede on Wednesday night during distribution of tickets for a sacred event at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple.

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy demanded accountability for the Tirupati stampede, which killed six and injured over 50. He criticised the state government and TTD for poor crowd management and called for immediate reforms.

Senior YSR Congress Party leader and former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman, Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, on Thursday demanded that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu take moral responsibility for the stampede incident in Tirupati and initiate strict action against the officials involved.

The AP government on Thursday announced compensation of Rs.25 lakh each to the families of the six devotees who died in the stampede

In a high-level review meeting held today (Thursday), Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu addressed the recent stampede incident in Tirupati that raised serious concerns over the management of large...

Tirupati stampede: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu takes action after Tirupati stampede, suspending officials and announcing transfers for accountability.

The Andhra Pradesh government announced Rs 25 lakh compensation for families of the Tirupati stampede victims. A full investigation has been promised, with strict action against negligence.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu conducted an on-site inspection of the tragic stampede that occurred in Tirupati, following his arrival at Renigunta airport from Vijayawada.

Hundreds of devotees turned up from across the country for the 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam commencing from Jan 10

Tirupati stampede incident: Expressing grief over the incident, Naidu said he is announcing Rs 25 lakh ex gratia to the kin of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh to those injured.

Meanwhile, six people were killed after a stampede broke out at Tirupati on Wednesday night during the ticket distribution. 40 others were also injured in the mishap.

Tirupati stampede: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will be visiting Tirupati later in the day to call on the families of the victims and visit the hospitals, where the injured were undergoing treatment. The Chief Minister condoled the loss of lives in the tragedy and ordered an investigation.

At least six devotees, including three women died and several more were injured in a stampede on Wednesday night as hundreds of them jostled for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala Hills.

Don’t politicise Tirupati stampede incident, says Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Ramanarayana Reddy. It is unfortunate that some political parties are using the incident to gain political mileage, he says, adding that this is the time to stand by those who lost their loved ones.

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu offers to facilitate ‘Vaikunta Dwara Darshan’ to those injured in stampede. Accompanied by Ministers and officials, he calls on the injured at SVIMS hospital and gives a patient hearing of their version of the incident. He also visits a token centre and asks officials to explain the sequence of events that led to the tragedy.

Tirupati stampede: A tragic stampede at Tirupati’s token counters for Vaikuntha Ekadashi resulted in the death of six devotees and injuries to at least 40 others. The chaos unfolded as thousands gathered for darshan tokens at various centres.

Civil society groups demand justice and accountability for the tragic stampede at Tirupati, criticizing VIP culture and lax security measures.

Tirupati stampede: Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan raps TTD for its ‘continued focus on VIPs’. He expresses anguish over the missing gaps in the arrangements made for issuing ‘Vaikunta Dwara Darshan’ tokens.

"For five minutes we thought all of us were dead. I have been coming to the temple for the past 25 years and it has never happened like this," D Venkata Lakshmi said, recounting the horrific Tirupati stampede that killed six persons.

Jammu, Jan 9: A day after six people were killed at a stampede at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah underlined the importance of religion in India and said that arrangements should be in place at religious gatherings to prevent loss of lives. “People go (to religious places) not […]

The Tirupati stampede was reported near Vishnu Niwasam at the Tirumala Srivari Vaikuntha Dwara ticketing counter during the distribution of 'darshan' tokens. The incident was reported at 8 pm when Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials started distributing tokens at various centres.