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Thirty dead, 90 injured in Maha Kumbh stampede, confirm police

Jan 29, 2025, at 07:12 pm

At least 30 people died and 90 others were injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Festival in north Indian city of Prayagraj on Wednesday where thousands of pilgrims had assembled to take a dip in the sacred water on an occasion considered to be holy by Hindus, police said.

Dozens feared dead in stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, Yogi asks devotees to take dip at nearest ghats

Jan 29, 2025, at 02:23 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: Dozens are feared to have been dead and almost 50 injured in a stampede which broke out at the religious congregation of Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city in the early hours on Wednesday, media reports said.

PM Modi grieves deaths caused by stampede in Maha Kumbh Mela

Jan 29, 2025, at 12:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi has grieved the loss of lives caused by the stampede which broke out during the mega Hindu religious event Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj in the wee hours on Wednesday. 

Yogi Adityanath gives message after Maha Kumbh stampede that killed several

Jan 29, 2025, at 10:58 am

Prayagraj/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has sent out a message for the devotees at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj after a stampede in the religious event led to multiple casualties in the wee hours on Saturday.

Stampede in Maha Kumbh leaves 15 dead, several injured: Reports

Jan 29, 2025, at 09:04 am

At least 15 people are feared to have died and several others were injured in a stampede at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Festival that occurred at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city when thousands of people assembled for the holy dip in the Ganges on Wednesday on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, considered an auspicious event by Hindu devotees.

Allu Arjun to be charged for stampede at 'Pushpa 2' premiere: Hyderabad Police

Dec 06, 2024, at 03:43 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: Telugu superstar Allu Arjun will be charged for the stampede that occurred outside a Hyderabad theatre in which a woman was left dead on Wednesday after he arrived without prior intimation for the premiere show of his movie "Pushpa 2: The Rule", police said on Thursday.

Bihar: Stampede leaves seven people dead in Baba Siddhnath Temple  

Aug 12, 2024, at 03:33 pm

A stampede incident in Bihar's Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur town on Monday left at least seven people dead and nine others injured.

Mumbai airport sees stampede-like situation after over 25,000 aspirants turn up for around 2,000 vacancies

Jul 17, 2024, at 05:17 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: A stampede-like situation broke out at Mumbai airport on Tuesday after over 25,000 job aspirants turned up for 2,216 vacancies in Air India's aircraft loader post, media reports said.

Odisha: Stampede-like situation during annual Jagannath Rath Yatra leaves several devotees hurt in Puri

Jul 08, 2024, at 02:39 am

Several devotees were injured in a stampede-like situation during the annual chariot-pulling tradition of Hindu deity Lord Jagannath in the seaside town of Puri on Sunday.

Several envoys express shock, sadness over Hathras stampede tragedy which left 116 people dead

Jul 03, 2024, at 01:56 pm

Envoys of several nations, including Israel and France, mourned the loss of lives in a stampede at a religious gathering, known as 'satsang', in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh: Over 80 people, including women and children, die in stampede at religious event in Hathras

Jul 03, 2024, at 12:40 am

More than 80 people, including women and children, died in a stampede incident during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras city on Tuesday.

Andhra Pradesh: 3 die in stampede at Chandrababu Naidu's event

Jan 02, 2023, at 02:53 am

Guntur: Close on the heels of a stampede at Kandukur town in Nellore district four days ago in which 8 persons killed in Chandrababu Naidu’s road-show, in a similar stampede incident, three women were killed and two injured after Naidu addressed them here on Sunday.

'Should have taken precautionary measures...': BJP's Dilip Ghosh after 3 killed at Suvendu's event in Bengal

Dec 15, 2022, at 06:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said precautionary measures should have been taken without depending solely on police after three people were killed at an event organised by West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari in Asansol a day ago.

Vaishno Devi Yatra resumed after tragedy: Board

Jan 02, 2022, at 02:51 am

Jammu/UNI: The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra resumed on Saturday, hours after a pre-dawn stampede left 12 pilgrims dead and 15 others injured.

Kolkata: At least two killed, 14 hurt in stampede-like situation at Santragachi rly station

Oct 23, 2018, at 10:56 pm

Kolkata, Oct 23 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and several others were seriously injured in a stampede-like situation at Santragachi railway station in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Tuesday late evening, reports said.

Two die, two injured in stampede in front of Chennai's Rajaji Hall

Aug 08, 2018, at 03:06 pm

Chennai, Aug 8 (IBNS): Two people died and two others were seriously injured in a stampede outside Rajaji Hall in Chennai on Wednesday as a sea of people kept swelling to get a glimpse of the mortal remains of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, media reports said.

West Bengal: 6 killed, several hurt in Gangasagar fair stampede

Jan 16, 2017, at 02:48 am

Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): At least six devotees were killed and several others were injured in a stampede at Gangasagar island, barely 120 kilometres from state capital Kolkata, on Sunday evening, officials said.

At least 25 injured in Sabarimala stampede

Dec 26, 2016, at 04:42 pm

Kochi, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least 25 people sustained injuries during a stampede in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple on Sunday night, reports said.

Mamata Banerjee condoles loss of lives in UP stampede

Oct 16, 2016, at 04:50 am

Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in the stampede incident in Uttar Pradesh.

Varanasi stampede kills 24

Oct 16, 2016, at 01:48 am

Varanasi, Oct 15 (IBNS): A stampede incident at Rajghat bridge between Varanasi and Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday killed at least 24 people, media reports said.

Rajnath Singh mourns loss of lives in UP stampede

Oct 09, 2016, at 11:48 pm

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the stampede incident during a political rally in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow which left two people dead.

Uttar Pradesh: Stampede at Mayawati's rally, 2 killed

Oct 09, 2016, at 09:23 pm

Lucknow , Oct 9 (IBNS): A stampede during a rally of Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mawayati in Uttar Pradesh left two people dead on Sunday, media reports said.

Mumbai: Stampede during naval exam, many feared injured

Sep 09, 2016, at 02:49 pm

Mumbai, Sept 9 (IBNS):Many people are feared to have been injured due to a stampede at a naval base in Mumbai's Malad area on Friday.

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