NEW DELHI: Congress and other opposition parties slammed the Centre and UP govt for mismanagement of surging crowds at the Maha Kumbh, with Rahul Gandhi accusing the administration of being busy handling VIP movement instead of focussing on common devotees. Stating “VIP culture” should be reined in, he urged govt to make better arrangements to…
LUCKNOW: The stampede at Maha Kumbh came like a tornado – sudden, fierce, and unstoppable. In the early hours of Wednesday, as thousands of pilgrims gathered at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj for a sacred bath, a surge of young men tore through the crowd, trampling sleeping devotees and those huddled near the ghat, recounted survivors…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday expressed grief over the stampede at the Triveni Sangam during the Maha Kumbh’s Mauni Amavasya ‘Amrit Snan’, which left at least 30 devotees dead and 60 injured.CM Yogi announced financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh each for the families of the deceased and ordered a…
NEW DELHI: At least 30 people died and 60 were injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj early Wednesday morning, just before the crucial ‘Amrit Snan’ on Mauni Amavasya. The massive gathering, expected to draw nearly 10 crore pilgrims, led to chaos as devotees surged towards the sacred Triveni Sangam.DIG Kumbh Mela…
NEW DELHI: The opposition has raised serious concerns over the management of the UP government after a stampede broke out leaving several injured on Wednesday morning at Sangam, Maha Kumbh. While Congress president slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for “paying more attention to self-promotion than management and mismanagement”, Samajwadi Party chief called upon the BJP-led…
NEW DELHI: Eyewitnesses recounted the horror of the stampede that broke out at Sangam, Maha Kumbh on Wednesday early morning, leaving multiple injured. An eyewitness described the harrowing experience at the stampede where a member went missing. “My sister, sister daughter in law, everyone was there. But one person was missing. They dragged him and…
