New Delhi: The stampede tragedy at the New Delhi Railway Station, which claimed 18 lives, has left a pall of gloom and plunged the nation into mourning. The Saturday night incident comes only weeks after the stampede at the Maha Kumbh. The scene following the Delhi stampede was heartbreaking, with shoes, slippers, torn bags and … Read more
New Delhi: The day after the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station, that led to the deaths of 18 individuals and injuring several others, the Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. It said that the minister should take the morale responsibility for the incident. Accusing Ashwini Vaishnaw of trying … Read more
New Delhi: BJP MP and actor Hema Malini on Tuesday called the Maha Kumbh stampede in Prayagraj as ‘not a big incident’ causing an outrage. She said everything was well managed and the stampede thing was being exaggerated. “We went to Kumbh, we had a very nice bath. Yes, it’s there was an incident, but … Read more
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Tuesday claimed that over 15,000 people have missing since the stampede in Prayagraj Maha Kumbh in which over 40 people were killed and several others were injured. Pointing out that the Government did not provide any details of the incident till now, Yadav spoke of the … Read more
New Delhi: The stampede that broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh Mela was not the first such incident at the world’s biggest religious congregation. The Kumbh Mela has seen several stampedes in the past too. When an elephant went berserk (1954, Allahabad): In 1954, the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad … Read more
New Delhi: Efforts are afoot to normalise the situation after a stampede broke out at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday. Cops have also been stationed at seven points on corridor route to regulate the inflow of pilgrims. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thrice to monitor … Read more
New Delhi: A stampede-like situation took place at the Maha Kumbh as scores of people turned up for a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya in the wee hours of Wednesday. Several people have been reported injured in the incident. Ambulances were swiftly sent to the scene, and those affected … Read more