Karur Stampede News Highlights: FIR details 'delay and overcrowding' ahead of Vijay's rally

Netanyahu calls Qatari prime minister to apologize for Israeli strike targeting Hamas officials in Doha, reports AP citing sources.

Govt always open for dialogue on Ladakh matters with Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance at any time, says Union Home Ministry.  -- PTI

According to the FIR, the event had been planned for a 9 am start, and “by 11 am a large crowd had gathered”. Vijay was expected to address the gathering around noon. However, “he turned up only at 7 pm - four hours after they were told he would reach - having delayed his arrival to build ‘unnecessary expectations’,” the FIR noted. Read more

Leh Apex Body announces it will stay away from talks with High Powered Committee of Home Ministry till normalcy is restored in Ladakh.

Assam Director General of Police Harmeet Singh on Monday said that the CID's Special Investigating Team (SIT), inquiring into the death of singer Zubeen Garg, will reach its ''final conclusion'' and the findings will be submitted to the court. -- PTI

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath takes cognizance of Hardoi road accident, expresses condolences to the bereaved families, and directs proper treatment for the injured while wishing them a speedy recovery. Three men were killed and three women, including a girl, were injured when two motorcycles collided with each otherin Hardoi on Monday.

Karur Stampede Live Updates: 'We are too late in having better way to manage public gatherings across country,' says Sithararaman

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference on Karur stampede upon visiting the site and meeting the victims’ families. She said, “I am on a very well-defined mission -- to convey PM Modi’s concerns and to assure I meet families who have lost their dear ones and the affected ones who are in the hospital.” Sitharaman said, "Dr Murugan and I have been sent here by the PM to meet the people." She also said, "No time is a bad time for setting SOPs for public matter, particularly, where there will be a huge assembly of people. Probably, we are rather too late. Not just in one state, but across the country, we should have a better way of managing public gatherings."

Karur Stampede News Live Updates: NDA-BJP leaders' delegation to visit Karur to probe stampede

An eight-member NDA-BJP leaders' delegation will visit Tamil Nadu's Karur to investigate the circumstances that led to the stampede, meet with affected families, and submit a report.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state government has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore to secure full cooperation from authorities in the case of singer Zubeen Garg's death.

He said this will allow authorities to access case details and get help in bringing back the accused to ensure justice in Zubeen's death case.  - ANI

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, through a video message, urged people not to spread misinformation and rumours on social media regarding the tragedy that occurred in Karur. "Everyone must behave responsibly," he wrote on X.

Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday demanded that a special session of the Maharashtra legislature be convened immediately to discuss the flood situation and extensive damage caused by heavy rains in the state. - PTI

Jammu and Kashmir News Live: River rafting activities on the Chenab River resume post Op Sindoor

Jammu and Kashmir: River rafting activities on the Chenab River resumed after remaining suspended since Operation Sindoor and the recent spate of landslides and heavy rains that affected the region.

Prohibitions under Sec 163 of BNSS, 2023 continue to be imposed in Leh following the violence on Sept 28. Assembly of five or more persons is banned in the district. No procession, rally or march to be carried out without prior written approval. Security personnel are deployed, reported PTI.