Kumbh Mela Stampede

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  Delhi Station Stampede: 18 Dead, Families' Desperate Search For Loved Ones

  New Delhi Railway Station Stampede: At least 18 people were killed in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday, which was caused by a sudden surge of passengers waiting to board trains for the Maha Kumbh Mela.

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  "Kumbh Stampede Victims' Bodies Thrown In River": Jaya Bachchan Sparks Row

  Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday stoked controversy through her remarks that the Ganga water in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj is allegedly highly contaminated as bodies of those killed in the recent stampede were dumped in the river.

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  'Best Maha Kumbh So Far': Woman, 97, Who Attended All Melas Since Independence

  A 97-year-old woman, who has been a witness to nearly all the Kumbh Melas since Independence, is making her way through the vast crowds at the ongoing religious gathering in Prayagraj.

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  Stampede 1 km From Sangam At Maha Kumbh: What We Know So Far

  Many deaths are feared after a stampede-like situation broke out near Sangam amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj this morning. More than 30 devotees, mostly women, who turned up for a holy bath on Mauni Amavasya, were also injured.

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  Maha Kumbh Stampede Live Updates: Yogi Adityanath Orders Judicial Probe, Forms 3-Member Team

  A stampede broke out at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj in the early hours of Wednesday ahead of the 'Amrit Snan' on 'Mauni Amavasya', killing 30 people.

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  1954 Kumbh Stampede Suppressed To Protect Jawaharlal Nehru, Says PM Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress and Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, of "insensitivity" as he addressed a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi. He was trying to draw a contrast between the handling of the Kumbh Mela by his own party BJP and the Congress.

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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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  27 People, Mostly Women, Killed in Andhra Stampede Where Chief Minister Took River Dip

  27 people, most of them elderly women, were crushed to death this morning in a stampede on the banks of the River Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on the first day of a major religious festival. At least 25 people were 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.

• 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.

• 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.