{"id":99882,"date":"2026-03-31T08:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/03\/31\/deeply-painful-mishap-pm-modi-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-announce-compensation-after-nalanda-stampede-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:38:36","slug":"deeply-painful-mishap-pm-modi-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-announce-compensation-after-nalanda-stampede-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/03\/31\/deeply-painful-mishap-pm-modi-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-announce-compensation-after-nalanda-stampede-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Deeply painful mishap\u2019: PM Modi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announce compensation after Nalanda stampede | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix\">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-129920310,imgsize-167502,width-400,resizemode-4\/5-women-3-kids-dead-as-pickup-truck-carrying-devotees-rams-into-trailer-in-kaushambi.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Deeply painful mishap\u2019: PM Modi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announce compensation after Nalanda stampede\" title=\"Bihar Stampede during puja at Nalanda Temple; injuries reported\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Bihar Stampede during puja at Nalanda Temple; injuries reported\">Bihar Stampede during puja at Nalanda Temple; injuries reported<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede in Nalanda and announced ex gratia compensation for the victims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>At least eight women were killed in the incident at the Shitala Mata temple, where a large number of devotees had gathered in the morning, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Also Read: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/patna\/bihar-temple-stampede-kills-at-least-sudden-sheetala-ashtami-rush-triggered-deadly-chaos\/articleshow\/129917505.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">At least 8 women killed, 6 injured in stampede at Sheetala Mata temple in Bihar&#8217;s Nalanda<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cThe mishap in Nalanda district, Bihar, is deeply painful. I extend my condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Prayers for the speedy recovery of those injured,\u201d a statement from the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office quoted him as saying.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>&#8220;An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF (Prime Minister\u2019s National Relief Fund) would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. <!-- -->The injured would be given Rs 50,000,&#8221; the statement added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Meanwhile, Kumar announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh from the Disaster Management Department and Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister\u2019s Relief Fund for the family of each victim.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;Chief minister Nitish Kumar has expressed deep condolences over the deaths of devotees in a stampede that occurred at the Sheetla Devi Temple in Bihar Sharif, Nalanda district. Acting on the chief minister&#8217;s directives, senior officials have reached the accident site and are actively engaged in relief and rescue operations. The chief minister has wished for the speedy recovery of those injured in the mishap and has issued instructions to ensure they receive appropriate medical treatment,&#8221; an official release stated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/> According to officials, the stampede occurred during a weekly fair due to overcrowding at the site. Devotees present at the scene alleged insufficient deployment of police personnel to manage the rush.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/> In view of the gravity of the situation, shops set up at the fair in the surrounding area have been ordered to close down.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/deeply-painful-pm-modi-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-announce-compensation-after-nalanda-stampede\/articleshow\/129920113.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bihar Stampede during puja at Nalanda Temple; injuries reported NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of lives&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-women-3-kids-dead-as-pickup-truck-carrying-devotees-rams-into-trailer-in-kaushambi.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}