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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicStampede

Topic: stampede

Recurring stampedes expose decay in urban infrastructure. Govt must do more than lip service

India's record on stampedes is bleak. Even with repeated occurrences and deaths, there has been no significant shift in the public administration’s approach to crowd control.

No downtrend in Kumbh rush, tighter crowd control measures in place at NDLS day after stampede

Special trains have been arranged to accommodate the massive crowd heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, say railway officials

NDLS stampede leaves trail of broken families, kin who saw loved ones dying in front of them

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.

In aftermath of stampede, kin of dead think back to flashes of chaos, lack of help 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.

Allahabad 2013 to NDLS 2025: A look at stampedes at Indian railway stations in last 20 yrs

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.

Delayed trains, rumours & mismanagement—how stampede unfolded at New Delhi railway station

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.

NDLS stampede: 11 women among 18 killed, half of the victims were residents of Bihar

Victims were rushed to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, where medical teams provided emergency care. Heavy police deployment was ordered at the hospital.

Railways announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for next of kin of those killed in NDLS stampede

Persons seriously injured will get Rs 2.5 lakh each and those with minor injuries Rs 1 lakh each, the Railways said.

Delhi police launch probe into NDLS stampede, to analyse CCTV footage

A police source told PTI that a wrong announcement about change of platforms may have caused confusion which led to the stampede.

18 dead, over dozen injured, in stampede at New Delhi Railway Station

Among those deceased are 14 women and 5 minors, two of them below 10.

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China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.