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Time of India
10-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Three victims of Shirgao stampede taken off ventilator
Panaji: A week after a stampede at the Shree Devi Lairai Jatra claimed six lives, all injured persons except for three were discharged from GMC and other hospitals. The three patients, who were critical, were taken off the ventilator and are showing signs of improvement. 'They were serious because they were crushed under several people and had very little chance of survival, but they are receiving the best care at the GMC and are doing better now,' a doctor told TOI . 'They were so critical that they had to be put on ventilator support. A special team of doctors constituted only for this purpose has been looking after them. The patients are being monitored around the clock by senior doctors from surgery, anaesthesia, medicine and other departments,' the doctor said, adding that the matter is very sensitive with regular medical bulletins being shared with govt. Operation Sindoor Pak drones enter Indian airspace, explosions heard just hours after truce deal Sirens, explosions in border districts after Pak breaks deal: What we know so far 'What happened to ceasefire?' J&K CM after explosions heard across Srinagar 'After they're taken off ventilator support, there are other issues that need to be sorted out. They also suffered multiple fractures and damages to multiple organs,' the doctor said, adding that the surgeries required were immediately performed on an emergency basis. Over 70 persons were injured in the stampede. More than 21 were admitted at GMC and the rest at the North Goa district hospital and Bicholim and Sanquelim health centres. At the GMC, the injured were treated in a special trauma and emergency unit next to casualty, where a special trauma ICU was set up.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
Report puts Shirgao jatra stampede onus on collector, SP, others
Panaji: The fact-finding committee report, in connection with the stampede at Shree Devi Lairai Jatra on Friday, held former North Goa SP Akshat Kaushal and former North Goa collector Sneha Gitte, among others, responsible for the stampede. The committee, headed by revenue secretary Sandeep Jacques , submitted the report on Friday to chief minister Pramod Sawant, who said that the report consists of observations, conclusions, and recommendations. 'I have received the report. Thorough investigation was done by the committee,' the CM told TOI . The fact-finding committee held former North Goa SP, former North Goa collector, devasthan committee, panchayat, panchayat secretary, former deputy collector, former deputy superintendent of police, and former Bicholim PI, among others, responsible for the stampede,' Sawant told TOI . Operation Sindoor PM Modi meets NSA, chiefs of armed forces amid spike in tensions with Pak India's air defence systems shoot down Pak drones in J&K, Punjab & Rajasthan Several airports in India to be closed till May 15 - check list Sawant said that govt is examining the findings in the report and necessary action would be initiated against the persons responsible for the stampede. Based on the preliminary inquiry into the stampede, govt transferred Gitte, Kaushal, Bicholim deputy SP Jivba Dalvi, Bicholim PI Dinesh Gadekar, and Bicholim deputy collector Bhimnath Khorjuvekar, with immediate effect. Six people died and 74 others were injured in the stampede early on Saturday morning. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Cost Of Amusement Park Equipment From Mexico Might Surprise You Amusement Park Equipment | search ads Click Here Undo Three of the deceased — two women and a 16-year-old boy — were identified as 'dhonds', special devotees of the goddess. The stampede, perhaps the first in post-Liberation Goa's history, occurred on the second day of the five-day jatra that began on May 3. Some injured people continue to be admitted to the hospital for medical treatment. The Shree Devi Lairai Devasthan committee stated on Thursday that the state administration fell short in making the necessary arrangements for the jatra. Temple president Dinanath Gaonkar said that the procedure was delayed by the mamlatdar in making arrangements for the jatra. Gaonkar said that the committee should not be held responsible for the tragedy as it worked tirelessly. On the day of the jatra, Gaonkar said, the mahajan urged police, who were few in number at the spot of the eventual stampede, to make one-way points for entry and exit for smooth flow. 'We informed the PSI present at the spot. The managing committee cannot reach everywhere, but wherever the managing committee was present, the situation was controlled by us,' said Gaonkar. The rest of the law-and-order situation has to be dealt with by the administration, he said. 'All things cannot be done by the committee,' said Gaonkar. 'It is the responsibility of the administration and the panchayat to take this seriously. Govt does not involve the village panchayat. They have not done anything, and whatever has happened is the result of this. This is what I think.'
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
4 on ventilator, 2 critical four days after Shirgao stampede
Panaji: TOI Four days after the Shirgao jatra stampede, four persons continue to be on ventilator support at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim. Two of them — one in their 40s and the other in their 50s — are said to be critical, as they suffered head injuries with cerebral hypoxia , a condition when the brain doesn't receive enough oxygen even though blood flow is adequate.'They began running a fever on Wednesday and require a higher dose of antibiotics. We have stepped up their antibiotics,' a doctor told. A neurologist regularly examines them for central nervous system functioning. In addition, the two patients also reportedly suffered fractured discharged four persons on Wednesday. The hospital saw 21 admissions, of which six have been discharged. The 15 still undergoing treatment are being looked after by a team of physicians, anaesthetists, and surgeons in the trauma and emergency ward, where a special trauma ICU has been set up. The others, who have been discharged, suffered fractures. To date, none of the patients have required suffered abrasions—skin peeling on their back because they were pulled out in haste from the stampede. Some have been discharged after the wounds on their back stampede on the second day of the Shree Devi Lairai Jatra claimed six lives, including that of a 16-year-old boy and his aunt, and over 70 were injured. The jatra concluded on Tuesday amid heavy police cover to thwart any untoward fact-finding committee is yet to submit its report on the stampede, said to be the first in post-Liberation Goa's history.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Time of India
Three days after stampede, Shirgao jatra ends with fewer people in attendance
Panaji: The five-day Shree Devi Lairai Jatra concluded on Tuesday amid heavy police cover to thwart any untoward incidents after six people lost their lives and several were injured in a stampede on few people visited Shirgao on the last day of the jatra as the temple committee appealed to members of the general public not to travel to Shirgao in view of the stampede. Goa police deployed close to 300 personnel in the area, and all stalls along the roadside were removed to avoid congestion while the goddess returned to the temple.A day after the fact-finding committee failed to submit a report on the notified date in connection with the stampede at Shree Devi Lairai Jatra, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said submission of the report would take some more fact-finding committee, headed by revenue secretary Sandeep Jacques , has as its members DIG Varsha Sharma, transport director Pravimal Abhishek, and South Goa SP Tikam Singh police station has already registered a first information report in the case and is still conducting an inquiry into the incident and recording the statements of witnesses. Some injured persons continue to receive treatment in the second day, the goddess visited each and every house in the village until she returned to the temple on the fifth day of the jatra. Devotees usually turn up in large numbers for the 'kaulotsav' to seek the blessings of the the six people that were killed in the stampede, two women and a 16-year-old boy were identified as 'dhonds,' special devotees of the stampede, perhaps the first in post-Liberation Goa's history, occurred on the second day of the five-day jatra that began on Friday. At least 70,000 'dhonds' attend the jatra and have to walk over the 'homkund' within three hours before goddess Lairai walks over it.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
No headway as Shirgao panel fails to meet deadline
Panaji: The fact-finding committee headed by revenue secretary Sandeep Jacques failed to complete the inquiry in connection with the stampede at Shree Devi Lairai Jatra early on Saturday morning within the stipulated period. Govt constituted the committee on Saturday, and initially said it was supposed to give its report by Sunday, but the order granted it 48 hours' time. Saturday's order by undersecretary (home) Mahesh Kedar stated, 'The committee shall immediately visit the incident site, commence the fact-finding inquiry, and submit the report within 48 hours'. The committee visited Shirgao and spoke to the temple committee as well as eyewitnesses. Jacques pointed out that the crowd should have been staggered. 'The problem is when you have the thing staggered over three to four days, the situation is much better. Here, it is overnight, and you expect the crowd to finish within that night only, that is the problem. If you have it over a period of time, you stagger,' Jacques said during his first visit to Shirgao with the team. Meanwhile, social activist Ramesh Gawas said that state govt constituted a committee comprising people who have zero knowledge of the jatra. 'The committee is like a scarecrow in a field. Locals should have been included,' he said. 'They (current panel) don't understand the behaviour and mindset of the 'dhonds', the special devotees of the goddess. How will they come to a conclusion, and even if they do, will it be wrong?' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Switch to UnionBank Rewards Card UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo The committee has as its members DIG Varsha Sharma, transport director Pravimal Abhishek, and South Goa SP Tikam Singh Verma. Gawas said that 'outsiders' can't be on the committee. 'If they don't know the point of reference, how will they come to a conclusion?' He said that local Goans would have had knowledge about the jatra and could have provided better findings and conclusions. In the aftermath of the stampede, state govt took no action against any administrative staff, and only transferred North Goa collector Sneha Gitte, North Goa SP Akshat Kaushal, and some others. At the jatra, there are around 70,000 'dhonds', and they have to walk over the 'homkund' within three hours before the goddess Lairai walks over the 'homkund'. The committee needs two to three more days to corroborate the evidence collected during the inquiry. Gawas recalled the way the area has changed over the years. 'When I was a child, I saw the compound wall way behind the main road. Now, the population has increased, and the compound wall has reached near the road,' he said. Chief secretary V Candavelou said that the committee is still talking to people. 'It will take some time to submit the report. The committee is in the village to conduct the inquiry.'
