Tara Devi was supposed to board train to Prayagraj with husband to attend Maha Kumbh when stampede broke out at NDLS. Her family ran pillar to post in search of 50-yr-old, but in vain.
The public relations campaign for the Maha Kumbh stops at nothing. The message is loud and clear: A ‘dubki’ at Sangam is an absolute must for the faithful. Otherwise…
Sangeeta Malik (34) was headed to Maha Kumbh with friends, while Suruchi (11) and Baby Kumari were travelling to Prayagraj with relatives when they were caught in stampede at NDLS.
Relatives had to fight, argue with security and hospital staff to be near their loved ones, collect bodies. Two-member Railways committee to probe NDLS stampede.
NDLS crush echoes of another stampede from 12 yrs ago at Allahabad (now Prayagraj) railway station, on busiest day of Kumbh. ThePrint looks at similar tragedies from last 2 decades.
At least 18, including 5 minors, lost their lives in NDLS stampede. Eyewitnesses recall seeing people getting crushed under weight of the crowd as panic spread through the platform.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
Reel Minister, Mr. Ashwini Vaishnav, must resign at the earliest. He has been an absolute failure as far as the Ministry of Railways is concerned.
No Rail Minister in India has presided over so many accidents and so many deaths. Mr. Ashwini Vaishnav should be in Guiness Book of Records.
Reel Minister, Mr. Ashwini Vaishnav, must resign at the earliest. He has been an absolute failure as far as the Ministry of Railways is concerned.
No Rail Minister in India has presided over so many accidents and so many deaths. Mr. Ashwini Vaishnav should be in Guiness Book of Records.