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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicHathras stampede

Topic: Hathras stampede

Our take on Iran’s attack on Israel, parole to Ram Rahim & Hathras stampede case—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Sevadars ‘restrained & pushed devotees’, says Hathras stampede chargesheet; ‘Bhole Baba’ not mentioned

3,200-page chargesheet was filed in court Tuesday against 11 accused under sections including culpable homicide. 'Bhole Baba' yet to be questioned, it is learnt.

Gopikas, ‘healing’ hand pump & Jatav votes — journey through UP villages under Bhole Baba’s ‘spell’

Surajpal Jatav, aka ‘Bhole Baba’, is the self-styled godman whose religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras ended in a stampede claiming 123 lives earlier this month.

SIT pins Hathras stampede blame on satsang organisers & local admin, UP govt suspends 6 officials

SIT, which hasn't ruled out conspiracy, hasn't blamed Bhole Baba in its report. BSP's Mayawati says there's 'an attempt to give him clean chit'. Suspended officials include Sikandrarao SDM.

Merchandise sales, donations, ‘political party funds’ — how Bhole Baba’s sevaks ran the show for him

The godman's sevaks such as Devprakash Madhukar — main accused in Hathras stampede — raised money for him. Police are now looking into Madhukar's 'political links'.

‘I’m in Nadia if you need me’ — TMC MP Mahua Moitra to Delhi Police after NCW takes legal action

Moitra's comments on a video of National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma arriving in Hathras have been termed 'derogatory' and 'outrageous' by the Commission.

‘Why leave the house? Sit at home and do path puja’ — misogyny rears its head after Hathras tragedy

Of the 121 people who died in the stampede at Bhole Baba's satsang, 112 were women. Men in Hathras are now blaming women for being followers of the godman & going to such events.

Our take on Lok Sabha speeches, Hathras stampede and the Amaravati whitepaper—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Blame game over Bhole Baba: Yogi calls out godman’s ‘political links’, Akhilesh slams ‘needless arrests’

While police maintain they are searching for Bhole Baba, the godman made his 1st public statement since tragedy Saturday, saying he was 'confident those behind it will not be spared'.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.