In India, Concerns of Cover-Up After Stampede at Massive Hindu Festival
The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a local leader with national aspirations.
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Grieving families cremated their loved ones while others cared for their injured relatives in hospitals on Thursday, a day after a stampede killed at least 30 people and injured 60 others on a riverbank at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Police Say at Least 30 People Have Died In Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.
30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.
Dozens killed in India's Kumbh festival stampede
Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week festival.
At Least Seven Killed in Stampede at India's Maha Kumbh Festival, Official Says
(Reuters) - Multiple casualties were feared after a stampede-like incident broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, India's The Hindu newspaper reported early hours, citing news agency PTI.
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred river waters during the Hindu event.
Millions of Hindus take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede
By Saurabh Sharma and Shivam Patel PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of ...
Maha Kumbh stampede: ‘We fell on ground, people trampled over us for 40 minutes’: Man whose grandma died recounts horror
Three people, including two women, from Haryana were among those who died in a stampede at the Mahakumbh mela in Prayagraj, ...
Several Killed in Stampede at Religious Gathering of 100 Million Pilgrims
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
What Caused the Stampede at India's Maha Kumbh Festival That Killed Dozens?
Devotees walk from a pontoon bridge after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the "Maha Kumbh ...
Stampede 'will of God', won't deter the faithful: VHP
Despite the tragic stampede at Sangam claiming 30 lives on Maha Kumbh’s most significant day, pilgrims continue to attend, ...
Maha Kumbh stampede: UP minister Sanjay Nishad says ‘minor incidents happen in big event’ as 30 killed
Sanjay Nishad, the minister of fisheries in the Uttar Pradesh government and chief of the Nishad party called the stampede a ...
Mahakumbh stampede: Judicial panel says will wrap up probe ‘as early as possible’
Besides the retired judge of the Allahabad High Court, the other two members of the panel are retired IAS officer DK Singh ...
Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP for Mahakumbh stampede, demands increased aid
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Central and Uttar Pradesh governments for the tragic ...