NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday defended her ‘Mrityu Kumbh‘ remark on Maha Kumbh stampede and said that her statement was “distorted”. She also demanded the release of promised compensation announced by the Yogi Adityanath government for the families of the victims.“If I am arranging for a wedding ceremony, I must…
PRAYAGRAJ: With the rush of devotees for Maha Kumbh leading to ‘unofficial’ closure of the wholesale medicine market in Prayagraj, the city is facing a crisis of medicines, including life-saving drugs, but the authorities have so far ignored the SOS messages from traders.Leader Road, which happens to be the wholesale medicines hub, falls on the…
NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav and minister Krishna Gaur on Wednesday strongly criticized West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her “Mrityu Kumbh” remark about the Mahakumbh festival. They demanded an apology from Banerjee, who had expressed concerns about inadequate arrangements leading to stampedes at the religious gathering. Chief minister Yadav condemned…
NEW DELHI: A stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night because of an unprecedented number of passengers headed for Maha Kumbh is learned to have claimed at least 18 lives, including three children. Many people were injured in the ensuing panic and mad scramble to either board the trains or rush out of…
Yogi Adityanath (File photo) VARANASI: As lakhs of pilgrims from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj continued to reach Varanasi, district authorities extended restrictions while CM Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the congested city roads Saturday afternoon to assess the situation.Ganga aarti at the ghats were suspended until Feb 26. Classes up to 8 remained…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan launched an attack on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government on Monday over the Maha Kumbh stampede case in Prayagraj and said the water is most contaminated there as “bodies were thrown in the River.” In a conversation with reporters outside the Parliament over the discussion on Jal Shakti…
PRAYAGRAJ: Authorities implemented a “zero-error” approach to ensure safety and smooth crowd management as the sacred bathing ritual of Basant Panchami got under way at Maha Kumbh. The tithi for the third major holy dip began at 9.14am Sunday and will continue until 6.52pm Monday.Nearly 90 lakh devotees had already taken a dip at Sangam…
VARANASI/LUCKOW: Ten pilgrims returning to their homes after a holy dip during the Maha Kumbh were killed in two separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, eight of them falling off the upper deck of a vehicle converted into a double-decker and being crushed under the wheels of a truck, report Rajeev Dikshit &…
PRAYAGRAJ: Faith and fate entwined in ways no one had foreseen on Mauni Amavasya at Maha Kumbh. The mela grounds became a labyrinth of hope and despair after a stampede, with people searching for their missing loved ones. Some were reunited, others were left to wander through uncertainty.For Leena Sahoo, thousands of miles away in…
Amit Shah takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday visited Prayagraj for a one-day trip, where he took holy dip at the Triveni Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Shah upon his arrival in the city.Amit Shah was joined…
