The politics of selling the Kumbh has overtaken the science of crowd management, causing tragedies.
On the day of my departure from New Delhi, I am sick. A sudden shift in weather has hit me with a cold. My mood is rather somber as the packed flight takes off for the city of Prayagraj by the banks ...
Averting Disasters
On 15 February 2025 a tragic stampede at New Delhi Railway Station claimed the lives of at least 18 people and left many ...
In 2013, there was no permanent ghat, river front or ROB in Prayagraj, while in 2019 nine ROBs and nine underpasses were ...
The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the water quality at Sangam is fit for bathing and ritual drinking, dismissing claims of faecal contamination. He criticized opposition ...
At least 15 people, mostly women and children, died and 15 were injured in a stampede at New Delhi's main railway station, ...
At least 18 people lost their lives in a stampede at a railway station in New Delhi on Saturday night as crowds surged to ...
At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India's capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled ...
Fifteen people died in a stampede Saturday at New Delhi's main railway station as a crush of pilgrims were trying to make ...
At least 15 people, mostly women and children, died and 15 were injured in a stampede at New Delhi's main railway station, ...
Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been ...