
Srinagar: Twelve pilgrims were killed in a stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir. More than a dozen people were injured. A large number of people came to pay their respects on the occasion of the New Year. Many of the injured are in critical condition, hospital sources said. Authorities said that many people had entered the Vaishno Devi Bhavan without permission, causing congestion.