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30 dead, 60 hurt in Mahakumbh stampede

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Jan. 30 -- At least 30 people were killed and around 60 injured in a stampede that broke out due to the rush for the third Amrit Snan of the Mahakumbh on Mauni Amavasya when devotees ... Read More


Yogi announces judicial probe; report in a month

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into the Mahakumbh-2025 stampede that left 30 dead and 60 injured on Mauni Amavasya. A three-me... Read More


SC directs Centre to enact law protecting domestic workers

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday lamented the lack of statutory protection for millions of domestic workers across the country, while urging the Union government to enact a compreh... Read More


CM announces judicial probe; report in a month

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into the Mahakumbh-2025 stampede that left 30 dead and 60 injured on Mauni Amavasya. A three-me... Read More


Flurry of meetings in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- A flurry of high-level meetings and intense discussions unfolded in the state capital on Wednesday following the tragic stampede at the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The stampede, w... Read More


Yogi talks to sadhus, warns against overcrowding

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Jan. 30 -- In the aftermath of the stampede at Sangam Nose during the second Amrit Snan in the wee hours on Wednesday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has urged devotees to avoid overc... Read More


Heartbreaking accounts of next of kin: 'Six of us came here, now we are five'

Mahakumbh Nagar (Prayagraj), Jan. 30 -- Jai Prakash Soni's voice quivered as he recounted the heartbreaking loss of his mother, Sheela, in the stampede that struck Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj on Wednesda... Read More


'A sudden crowd surge and then...'

Mahakumbh Nagar (Prayagraj), Jan. 30 -- It was 2 am on Wednesday when the entire 4,000-hectare Mahakumbh Mela area echoed with chants of "Jai Gange" and "Har Har Mahadev" on the occasion of Mauni Amav... Read More


Sub-inspector on duty at stampede site dies

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Jan. 30 -- A sub-inspector deployed in the Sangam Nose area, where a stampede occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, died later in the evening. According to Jhunsi station house o... Read More