Allahabad Stampede

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  UP Government Forms Judicial Commission To Probe Hathras Stampede

  The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a three-member Judicial Inquiry Commission under the chairmanship of retired Justice Brijesh Kumar Srivastava (II) of Allahabad High Court to investigate the July 2 Hathras stampede, in which at least 121 died.

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  3-Member Judicial Commission To Probe Hathras Stampede That Killed 121

  Retired judge of the Allahabad High Court Brijesh Kumar Srivastav will head the three-member judicial inquiry commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday to probe the Hathras stampede incident, according to an official statement.

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  Now An Algorithm That Can Control The Entire Kumbh, Thanks To IIT Madras

  Scientists at IIT Madras have developed an algorithm that can help manage dense crowds using minimal manpower, and prevent deadly stampedes in massive public gatherings like the Kumbh Mela and the Hajj.

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  Akhilesh Yadav Orders Probe Into Varanasi stampede

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minster Akhilesh Yadav has ordered a judicial probe into the Varanasi stampede which claimed 25 lives and left over 100 people injured.

• Uttar Pradesh govt orders judicial probe into Allahabad stampede

  Fearing further furore during the ongoing budget session of the state assembly, the Uttar Pradesh government late on Sunday ordered a judicial probe into the stampede at the Allahabad railway station on February 11, which left 37 dead.

• Another Kumbh pilgrim dies; stampede toll rises to 37

  A 65-year-old Kumbh pilgrim who was seriously injured in the stampede at the railway station here, succumbed to injuries after battling for his life close to a week, taking the toll in the tragedy to 37.

• Two days after stampede, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav visits Allahabad

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav reached Allahabad today, almost two days after 36 people were killed in stampede at a railway station in the city. After reaching the city, he visited the stampede site; the chief minister also met the injured at a hospital.

• Two days after stampede, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Allahabad today

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will visit Allahabad today, almost two days after 36 people were killed in stampede at a railway station in the city. Accompanied by Governor B L Joshi, he will visit the stampede site and will also meet the injured at a hospital.

• Allahabad stampede: 'We all know who is at fault', says Akhilesh Yadav

  After 36 people died in a stampede at the Allahabad railway station, the union and state governments have denied that their lapses may have contributed to the tragedy; they blame the massive rush of passengers, returning from a dip in the waters of the Ganga and Yamuna, at the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious festival.

• Uttar Pradesh minister on Allahabad stampede: highlights

  UP Railway Minister on Allahabad stampede: highlights

• Allahabad stampede: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan resigns as head of Kumbh Mela Management Committee

  Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has resigned as the head of the Kumbh Mela Management Committee, taking "moral responsibility" for last night's stampede in which 36 people were killed at the Allahabad railway station.

• Railway Minister Pawan Bansal on relief operations after Allahabad stampede: highlights

  Railway Minister Pawan Bansal on relief operations after Allahabad stampede: highlights

• Allahabad stampede: Victims' kin say they are being charged for ambulances, shrouds

  Angry relatives of those who were crushed in a stampede at the Allahabad railway station last evening surrounded a top city official today at a hospital mortuary, complaining that they were being charged exorbitantly for cloth to cover the dead and for ambulances.

• Allahabad stampede: Eight-year-old Muskaan dies waiting for help

  Wrapped in a worn-out shawl, sitting on the ground, eight-year-old Muskaan's mother is inconsolable. She brought her only daughter on a pilgrimage to the Mahakumbh mela in Allahabad, she will go back home to Jabalpur without her.

• Allahabad stampede: no help from authorities for hours, say eyewitnesses

  Thirty-six people have died and many others injured in a stampede at the Allahabad Railway station on Sunday evening. Of the 36 bodies, 16 are yet to be identified.