'A surge of young men tore through crowd, trampling devotees'

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published 3 weeks ago
A deadly stampede at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj occurred early Wednesday, resulting in 30 deaths, mostly women. Thousands of pilgrims were caught in a sudden, uncontrollable surge. Survivors recounted chaos and insufficient police control, leading to horrific scenes of people being trampled. Many abandoned their pilgrimage after the...

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Kumbh Mela

Kumbh Mela

Hindu pilgrimage and festival in India
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has intensified preparations for the last major bath of Maha Shivratri, scheduled for February 26, at the..
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This comes days after a stampede at the New Delhi Railway station claimed 18 lives. According to authorities, confusion over almost identical train names after..
Credit: DNA - Published 10 hours ago

With the influx of devotees for Maha Kumbh, Prayagraj's wholesale medicine market on Leader Road has been unofficially closed, creating a shortage of medicines,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 19 hours ago

In Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, a man locked his ill mother at home while he traveled with family for a religious pilgrimage, leaving her to survive on..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 day ago


Prayagraj

Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath criticises opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, for their..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago

Water quality in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj failed to meet bathing standards during the Maha Kumbh due to high faecal coliform levels, as reported by CPCB. This..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago

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