If India had the same population it had a year before independence, i hope we would have atleast valued human lives. Look how non-Asian (except Japan and S.Korea) countries value human lives .
There is a update today at 1922 hrs (Just In)by you showing the time as 20.03 Hrs saying 130 dead.You have decided at 1922 Hrs that 130 will be dead by 2002 Hrs?????
You guys are terrible and without any value for human lives.It is just a number for publishing and making noise...... • 130 killed in Himachal temple stampede - 20:03 IST
cant people bahave politely at least when they go to a temple? Ultimately people get what they deserve or they deserve what they get. Karma theory holds more so in themple!
Basically the Indian attitude to life and death is one of indifference.We assume that death is unavoidable and it makes no difference where or when it occurs, as long as it is not 'we' who die.We never learn from history and ignore the past record in such matters. The so called ministers,MLAs or District Magistrates who rush to the scenes of tragedy could have very well ensured before hand that some basic precautions were taken.It is the notorious white collar attitude of our men and women that is the root of such tragedies because the men who take decisions and issue orders hardly ever bother to witness how the actual implementation is going on. They assume it below their status to actually go out into the field and see what goes on.Such calamities are bound to occur again and again.
February 1 2004 244 pilgrims killed and a similar number injured at al-Jamarat
March 5 2001 35 people killed in stampede at al-Jamarat
April 9 1998 Around 180 pilgrims trampled to death when panic erupted after several fell off an overpass at al-Jamarat
April 15 1997 Fires driven by high winds tear through a sprawling, overcrowded tent city at Mina, trapping and killing more than 340 pilgrims and injuring 1,500
May 23 1994 270 pilgrims, most of them Indonesian, killed at al-Jamarat
July 2 1990 1,426 pilgrims, many of them Malaysians, Indonesian and Pakistanis, killed in stampede in overcrowded pedestrian tunnel leading to holy sites in Mecca in the worst hajj tragedy of modern times
July 9 1989 Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim, and wounding 16 others. Saudi authorities blame Iranian-inspired terrorists and later behead 16 Kuwaiti Shia Muslims for bombings. Iran denied involvement.
July 31 1987 402 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, killed and 649 wounded in Mecca when security forces clash with Iranians staging illegal anti-US demonstration
RE:Haj Trgedies
by Pravin bhai on Aug 03, 2008 07:58 PM Permalink
whether temples or mosques or church and similar sites, it is time that right precautions are taken strongly by authoritis and also the pilgrims themselves. like in Mina there was a gas bottle blast and 400 were killed. similar things happen. This worship gets crazy and frenzy some times. I have yet to see a true Hindu,Muslim or Christians,we fight for our ego more than faith, but at least we can take care to avoid senseless life of loss.
Why are everybody being so good in rediff today. it looks as if we indians are talking in one voice.Be it sujeets cremenation or temple stampede or india winning the match.. bozz these comments are real boring. lets get to our own natural agenda. lets fight on the basis of caste creed religion sect or region.chalo chak de
RE:plz cooperate with me and make the mesg bright
by Ajit Kumar on Aug 03, 2008 08:00 PM Permalink
YOU ARE in darkness, you are misleading people, try to understand meaning clearly , I also read quran meaning, its not at all mentioned , what you said, nobody can kill anyone without reason
RE:plz cooperate with me and make the mesg bright
by Supersecualirist on Aug 03, 2008 08:33 PM Permalink
A Kafir by default is guilty and is therefore it is a Muslim's duty to kill the guilty because he refused to become a believer when invited to do so.
RE:plz cooperate with me and make the mesg bright
by Farooq Khan on Aug 03, 2008 08:38 PM Permalink
who said that to kill any person whether it's muslim or Kaafir??? Whether he beleives in Islam or not?
Just give me any refernce?????
It's easy to spread communal violence and then to enjoy, as sadistic do so but to maintain harmony is a very tedious task!!!
Try to maintain harmony dear freind, if somebody does something wrong don't behave in the same way as that person!
RE:plz cooperate with me and make the mesg bright
by Farooq Khan on Aug 03, 2008 09:19 PM Permalink
Kafir by default is someone who do not accept Islam so every non-muslim is Kaafir and being a Kafir has nothing to do anything with killing or pardoning! It's total crap propogated by "Superidiotist"
RE:Haj stampedes also regular occurrences
by Spokesperson on Aug 03, 2008 07:39 PM Permalink
Did anyone ask you the statistics..? why cant you include number of people died since the world started...I can easily feel that inferotiy in your sudden reaction... say whatever you feel ... ur mid will be like dogs tail......
I am very upset to see this news...i have visited this temple, such incident never happened there. Since there is no way to escape other than one narrow street very close to temple. I really feel we never follow rules.always in hurry even in temples.....every place government cannot put police, so it's our responsibility, follow the line, rules, other wise such accident will never stop I was brought up this district. I am really feel bad.
RE:i am very upset
by sonaji on Aug 03, 2008 07:35 PM Permalink
Why the government take initiative to built good infrastructure, widened roads which is leading the temple. It is known by them before there would be a large gathering, then there must be a good engineering estimate and built up, atleast now all the governments other than Himachal take measures, such like this never happen in another states, when there is the probability of large gathering of people.
RE:i am very upset
by Supersecualirist on Aug 03, 2008 08:35 PM Permalink
Hindu temple funds are meant for spending for non-temple activities. That is secularism.
These are the most common responses in India to any calamity - whether it be bomb blasts, earthquakes, stampedes, etc. The press I believe must have ready made templates while reporting these incidents with blanks to fill in the number of dead or injured, location, and the names of policitians.
RE:Rushing to the spot, offering condolences,
by sonaji on Aug 03, 2008 07:39 PM Permalink
Everyone wil come and pay condolences, especially the leaders show more interest and show their curtesy and give a loud voice rather than showing help in building good infrastructure and having good helping hand in nation building and protecting people against these odd calamities.
