A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...
Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
India's Modi takes 'holy dips' at Maha Kumbh, week after stampede killed dozens
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...
SC orders strict action against all tanneries polluting Palar river
The top court highlighted the catastrophic impact on water bodies, groundwater and agricultural lands, which has led to ...
30 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest ...
Bodies, clothes, bags lie on ground after stampede at mass Hindu gathering in India
LUCKNOW, India – Bodies, clothes and bags lay scattered on the ground after a deadly stampede at the world’s largest ...
Reverence for the sacred waters of the Ganga and belief in its power to wash away sins bring millions to India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...
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Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair ... with some holding the saffron flag of Hinduism, all repeating a centuries-old ...
At least 30 dead in stampede at Hindu festival in India
At least 30 people were killed and dozens more were injured early Wednesday after millions of Hindu pilgrims at the Maha ...
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Boat Carrying 60 People Capsizes In Ganga In UP's Varanasi, All Passengers Rescued
As many as 60 passengers were onboard the boat which capsized in the Ganga after colliding with another boat in Varanasi. All ...
Horror as at least 30 people crushed to death in stampede at festival in India after thousands surged towards river
AT least 30 people have been killed in a major crowd stampede at a festival in India. Dozens more were injured when a ...
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SC orders strict action against all tanneries polluting Palar river
besides an environment audit of all the rivers in Tamil Nadu. Additionally, the court directed regular inspections of tannery industries in Vellore to assess compliance with environmental laws and ...