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Authorities say more than a dozen people were injured and subsequently hospitalized. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the stampede. At least 12 people died and more than a dozen were injured in a stampede at a Hindu shrine in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. “Twelve pilgrims died and 14 were injured in a stampede in the early morning today at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine,” senior police officer Mukesh Singh told Reuters news agency. All the injured have been taken to a hospital. “Extremely saddened by the loss of lives due to a stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan,” said Prime Minister…

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and hundreds of homes have been destroyed as wildfires spread through the US state of Colorado. The fast-moving fires are burning in Boulder County, north of Denver, and officials say deaths and injuries are likely as the blazes spread further. Some 30,000 people in the towns of Louisville and Superior were told to leave their homes on Thursday. Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared by Governor Jared Polis. “This fire is not so much a question of resources,” he told a press conference. “This fire is a force of nature.”…

The government says it will compensate families who lost relatives as a result of the renewed clashes in Bawku in the Upper East Region. This follows sporadic shootings on Monday prior to the Samanpiid festival, after which about two persons have so far been reported dead. The government already has sent a strong warning to perpetrators of the acts, not to further foment trouble. In an interview with Citi News, the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum said it is the government’s obligation to maintain peace and compensate victims. “The Regional Minister has profusely apologized and extended…

The Community Practice Pharmacy Association (CPPA) has called on law enforcement agencies to intensify surveillance in communities to avert the constant armed robbery attacks on its members. The association says, out of the numerous cases it has recorded and reported to the police, none of the perpetrators have been brought to book. It indicated that with the most recent attack on December 20, 2021, in Kromoase near Aburaso in the Ashanti Region, a pharmacist sustained injuries after the robbers absconded with a huge sum of money and other valuable properties. Addressing the media, the National Chairman of the association, Dr.…

The management of Achimota Retail Centre, popularly known as Achimota Mall, has denied reports of a fire outbreak at the facility on Thursday. ARC’s Management expressed shock at what it described as the misrepresentation of its routine emergency safety drill by some media outlets. Some media reports on Thursday, quoting an initial story by Accra-based Starr FM, had stated that fire had “gutted portions of Achimota Retail Mall, causing injury to some shoppers” The Mall’s management has, however, dismissed the report as totally false and unfounded, and assured the general public that Achimota Retail Centre has not recorded any fire…

There is a heavy security deployment to Mamponteng, a community in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region, after a clash between youth groups on Monday night left two persons severely wounded. In the quest to avert the escalation of the disturbances in the area, armed police officers have been deployed to tighten security and safety in the area. Some youth from the Zongo and Asante community engaged in reprisals after one person was attacked over his refusal to hand over his mobile phone to two men who confronted him. The agitated youth rivals rampaged through the community and…

Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others. The change is motivated by science demonstrating that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs early in the course of illness, generally in the 1-2 days prior to onset of symptoms and the 2-3 days after. Therefore, people who test positive should isolate for 5 days and, if asymptomatic at that time, they may leave isolation if they can…

Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Region is urging the general public to as a matter of urgency, adhere to all COVID-19 protocols. The call follows an increase in cases of infections among health practitioners at the Accident and burns unit of the hospital in recent times. The surge in cases means that the unit has had to work with a limited number of staff members, putting pressure on the department. But Medical Director at the Hospital, Prof. Baafuor Opoku tells Citi News that, to help matters, the general public needs to work together with…

Three persons, including the Paramount Chief of Kwamang near Nsuta in the Ashanti Region have been confirmed dead in a ghastly accident on the Konongo-Kumasi section of the Kumasi-Accra road. Barima Bretwum Okyere Bediako II and two others onboard a Subaru 4×4 vehicle with registration number DV 4446-CD-21  died at the Konongo Odumase  Government Hospital where they had been receiving treatment after the crash. The deceased and four other persons on board the vehicle were travelling from the Accra-Kumasi direction when their vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming Toyota Hiace mini-bus loaded with passengers travelling from the opposite direction on…

Police arrest five drivers for violating Road Traffic Regulation at Bonsu junction in the Eastern Region. The Service in a press statement signed by the Eastern Regional Public Affairs Officer, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh explained that the drivers flouting the Road Traffic Regulation posed a danger to other road users hence the arrest. According to them, the arrest come after the police in collaboration with the National Road Safety Authority carried out a special road safety exercise at Bossu Junction and other notable locations throughout the country on December 24, 2021. They added that the exercise was “aimed at preventing road…