Heads roll after Tirupati stampede — Deputy SP, two others suspended, 3 officers transferred, big changes at TTD | India News

A day after six people died in a stampede at the Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Tirumala, heads rolled within the Tirupati district administration and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Thursday after the Andhra Pradesh government under Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu suspended two officials and transferred three others. Naidu, who visited the site of Wednesday’s … Read more

6 killed, 30 injured in stampede in queue for event tokens at Tirupati temple | India News

A stampede claimed the lives of six devotees and left over 30 injured during the issuance of Vaikuntha Dwara Sarva Darshan tokens for Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati Wednesday evening.The chaos erupted around 8pm when Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams officials began distributing tokens at various centres, including Vishnu Nivasam, Srinivasam and Padmavati Park. The stampede occurred … Read more