India, May 3 -- The state government will provide financial assistance to the families of those who died or were injured, Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday after visiting the Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village, north Goa, where at least six people were killed and 70 others injured in a stampede during the annual Jatra pilgrimage festival on Friday night.

Cancelling all state functions as a mark of respect to the killed, Sawant said, "I have ordered an inquiry into the entire incident. We will publish the inquiry report once it is out. The state government will offer financial assistance to the families of those dead and injured. The local MLAs will personally visit the families of those who have died in this tragedy."...