Kumbh Tragedy

Kumbh tragedy: Mela in-charge Azam Khan blames TV channels

Urban Development Minister Mohammad Azam Khan, who resigned as in-charge, Kumbh Mela, has blamed the news channels for creating panic in the aftermath of the stampede.

Kumbh tragedy: Political parties blame Railways, Akhilesh govt

Opposition parties today blamed the Railways and the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh for the "avoidable" stampede during the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.

Maha Kumbh tragedy: Sonia condoles death of pilgrims

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed grief over the death of 36 people in a stampede at Allahabad Railway Station.

Kumbh tragedy: Akhilesh announces Rs 2 lakh for the injured

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that those injured in Allahabad railway station stampede would be given a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakhs.

Not possible to run trains every 10 mins for Kumbh pilgrims: Railway minister

A day after the stampede at the overcrowded Allahabad Railway Station claimed 36 lives, Railway Minister P K Bansal today said it was not possible for railways to run trains every 10 minutes to clear the heavy rush of Kumbh passengers.

Kumbh tragedy: Railways to initiate probe after pilgrims leave

Railways today said a probe will be initiated into the railway station stampede here, which left 36 dead, once it is through with the task of clearing the rush of Kumbh pilgrims.