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…
NEW DELHI: The memory of Maha Kumbh stampede had not even faded when another one at the New Delhi Railway Station left the devotees mourning again. Shoes, slippers, clothes, and memories were left behind for the kin of 18 who got killed in the incident that took place on Saturday night.Among those killed, 14 are…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing them of conspiring against Sanatan Dharma and “taking payoffs” to speak against it (Sanatan Dharm ke khilaf supari le karke shadyantra rach rhe hain). He said that, “Both the…
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…
NEW DELHI: With the Budget presented, Parliament is set to witness a fiery start when it reconvenes on Monday with the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to be tabled in the Lok Sabha and the opposition making its intent known to raise issues such as the recent stampede at Maha Kumbh.After…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Saturday criticised the Union Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and claimed that the government missed the opportunity to cut slacks for several groups.Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the government of putting a “band-aid for bullet wounds” and claimed that the Centre…
NEW DELHI: The Budget session of Parliament, which starts on Friday with President Droupadi Murmu’s address, is once again likely to be contentious. The first signs of it emerged at Thursday’s all-party meeting attended by representatives from 36 parties, where opposition vowed to raise issues, such as the Maha Kumbh stampede and waqf bill. Parliamentary…
LUCKNOW: The stampede at Sangam that claimed 30 lives on Maha Kumbh’s most auspicious day won’t dampen the spirits of pilgrims as their religious grounding has taught them to accept such adversities as “the will of God”, VHP’s international president Alok Kumar said on Thursday as crowds continued to throng the venue. “Past experiences show…
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…
