Maha Kumbh Stampede: What Went Wrong & Who is to Blame?
Yogi Adityanath-led UP government was left red faced after a stampede at Kumbh Mela, a widely publicised event by the BJP, ...
In pictures: What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus?
What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus? - Officials had been preparing for months for the ...
Kumbh Stampede: SC Refuses to Hear PIL, Asks Petitioner to Move Allahabad HC
The Supreme Court refused to hear a PIL for guidelines over safety of devotees and asked the petitioner to move the Allahabad ...
Authorities say at least 30 dead in Kumbh Mela crowd crush
The last major Kumbh-related crush happened at Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) railway station in 2013 when 30 pilgrims died ...
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From 1954 to 2025, major stampedes that Kumbh Mela witnessed
A tragic stampede occurred during the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 at the Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya, resulting in at ...
12 years back, stampede on Mauni Amavasya in 2013 killed 36 Kumbh pilgrims
The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest gathering with origins in Lord Vishnu wresting a golden pitcher with a nectar of immortality from demons after a 12-day celestial fight ...
Not first Kumbh to be marred by tragedy
The Mahakumbh-2025 saw a deadly stampede on Mauni Amavasya, echoing past tragedies at Kumbh Melas, including 42 deaths in ...
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India’s BJP comes under fire for pilgrims’ deaths at Maha Kumbh Mela festival
The six-week Maha Kumbh Mela is being held in BJP-run Uttar Pradesh state, and opposition parties have accused the state ...
When unbridled devotion led to disaster: Remembering the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede
Hundreds died in a stampede at the first Kumbh Mela in independent India in Allahabad in 1954 – a disaster caused by ...
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...
Mahakumbh deaths revive memories of 1954 tragedy in which hundreds died, 2013 stampede
The first Kumbh mela after Independence also saw its deadliest stampede on the day of Mauni Amavasya. And the station ...
Families search for missing relatives after 12 feared dead in crush at Kumbh Mela festival
A number of news agencies are now reporting that several people are feared dead in the crush that happened at the Kumbh Mela ...