In a major tragedy on the most auspicious day of the Maha Kumbh on Sunday, 36 pilgrims were killed in a stampede at the Allahabad railway station. ...
11:58 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Citizen Journalist Rajesh Sharma was one of the survivors of the Kumbh stampede. He sent us this video from the Allahabad station where hapless pilgrims and passengers are braving it out at the station. Basic infrastructure is missing as hundreds remain huddled at the station. ...
03:57 PM, Feb 12, 2013
The death toll in the Maha Kumbh tragedy has climbed to 36, with most of the victims being women, even as Devesh Chaturvedi, Divisional Commissioner of Allahabad claimed, "The snan part, which is the most challenging part of the Kumbh Mela, took place without any major incident, which shows we were prepared." ...
08:53 AM, Feb 12, 2013
CBI finds its own prosecutor AK Singh colluding with one of the accused in 2G case. UP government denies lapse on its part in Allahabad railway station stampede. ...
11:49 PM, Feb 11, 2013
The UP government in Allahabad railway station stampede incident has said that responsibility can be fixed only after the probe is complete. ...
11:31 PM, Feb 11, 2013
The UP government on Monday denied any lapses on its part in connection with the stampede at the Allahabad railway station on Sunday, even as the railways also said the incident did not occur because of them. ...
11:12 PM, Feb 11, 2013
As the death toll in stampede at Allahabad railway station reached 36, eyewitnesses are alleging that many of the people died in the mishap because they didn't get medical assistance for a long time. ...
08:46 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Azam Khan resigned as the Kumbh incharge following the stampede. ...
02:24 PM, Feb 11, 2013
The death toll in the stampede at the Allahabad railway station had gone up to 37 by Monday morning. ...
11:37 AM, Feb 11, 2013
The Railways Minister also said that 12 to 13 people have been injured in the tragic incident. He said that all the injured and those who lost their loved ones in the incident will get compensation from PM's fund. ...
11:47 PM, Feb 10, 2013
Over three crore people are expected to take a dip in the Sangam on the occasion of the Mauni Amavasya on Sunday. ...
11:13 AM, Feb 10, 2013
Security has been beefed up at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. CRPF and ATS personnel will be assisted by 9000 policemen. ...
09:22 AM, Feb 10, 2013
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad's steering committee will meet for the second day on Wednesday in Allahabad. The meeting will conclude with a Dharam Sansad on Thursday. BJP President Rajnath Singh is also expected in Allahabad on Wednesday. ...
12:28 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Millions reach the holy city of Allahabad to take part in the mass gathering of humans in perhaps the biggest show on earth: Maha Kumbh Mela. From men to godmen, from saints to sinners, from naga sadhus to photographers - people from all walks of life have flocked to the 2013 Maha Kumbh Mela. ...
05:13 PM, Jan 20, 2013
The two month long Maha Kumbh Mela is on at Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad and it is being called the greatest show on earth. People are coming together for a holy dip from across the globe. Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose met up with an American guru at Kumbh who became a part of the Juna Akhada more than four decades ago. ...
10:30 AM, Jan 16, 2013
The world's largest gathering of people, the 55-day Kumbh congregation, began in Allahabad on Monday with tens of thousands of devotees, led by ash-smeared Naga ascetics, taking a dip at the holy confluence of three rivers. ...
11:58 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The Maha Kumbh Mela started in Allahabad as around one crore people took a dip in the holy Sangam. ...
11:56 PM, Jan 14, 2013
A sea of humanity converged for the religious event dubbed as the "greatest show on earth". ...
11:51 PM, Jan 14, 2013
After 12 long years, the Maha Kumbh Mela is back and the city of Allahabad is teeming with pilgrims as they prepare for the first of the holy baths at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti on Monday. ...
10:36 PM, Jan 13, 2013
After 12 long years, the Maha Kumbh Mela is back and the city of Allahabad is teeming with pilgrims as they prepare for the first of the holy baths at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti on Monday. ...
05:51 PM, Jan 13, 2013
