President of Mansa Devi Mandir Trust, Mahant Ravindra Puri, clarified that the stampede was not an incident of electrocution, further stating that the incident occurred when someone slipped in the temple, causing the stampede.
"The injured are being treated. Some have been referred to AIIMS Rishikesh. Our priority is that they get good treatment and recover soon. A toll-free number has also been issued. Magisterial inquiry has been ordered and ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday expressed deep distress over a stampede on the route to the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, where six people died in a stampede.
In a post on social media X, the CM wrote that the contributions by the Bharat Ratna awardee in the fields of science, education and nation-building were unparalleled.
The Agra Police, in a joint operation with the Uttarakhand Police, have arrested six people in connection with a religious conversion racket allegedly linked to the Chhangur gang, which operates out of Pakistan and Dubai, officials said on Saturday.
Appreciating the publication of the book in this direction, the Chief Minister expected that a Hindi version of the book should also be prepared, as per the release.
He said that the UCC law not only makes the society more legally organised, but is also a decisive step towards protecting the rights of women and safeguarding their interests. Every registration under UCC is a symbol of social empowerment for the state.
The government has also provided the facility of free travel to Badrinath Dham for ex-servicemen, soldiers' widows, and Veer Naris who have reached the age of 60 years.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid homage to the martyrs of the Kargil War on Kargil Vijay Diwas in Dehradun while announcing several welfare measures for soldiers and their families. These include setting up new rest houses for ex-servicemen, overseas employment initiatives