The state government, with the approval of the State Election Commission in poll-bound MP, has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh to the kin of those killed in the stampede.
The government also announced an assistance of Rs 50,000 each to the seriously injured and Rs 25,000 each for those who suffered minor injuries in the mishap.
BJP Vice President Uma Bharti and Union Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) Jyotiraditya Scindia would be visiting the area today.
Death toll in MP temple stampede climbs to 115
Datia (MP): The death toll in the stampede during Navratri festivities near a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district today climbed to 115 with a number of people who had carried away the bodies of
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