This is not the first time that poor crowd control at the Maha Kumbh has led to fatalities. The 2013 Kumbh Mela saw a similar disaster when a stampede at the Allahabad railway station killed 36 ...

A swift response from the fire brigade prevented a major incident at Maha Kumbh ... a major disaster. In total, 50 fire stations and 20 fire posts have been set up throughout the mela ground.

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, expect more than 400 million to swarm ...

“What a crowd,” the elderly Brahmin said. “This year’s arrangements are excellent… yet, look at the chaos.” ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s ... Another stampede at the Prayagraj (then Allahabad) railway station on Mauni Amavasya when the Maha Kumbh was last held in 2013 killed at least 36 pilgrims ...

The last major Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 saw 42 people killed after they ... She has covered everything from natural disasters and conflicts, climate change to corruption across Canada and the ...

He is desperate to get to Prayagraj, the site of the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious ... Ajay Raj Tripathi, an LLB student of Allahabad Central University, says, “The pilgrims ...

In an unprecedented step, authorities at the Maha ... disaster at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) resulted in more than 400 deaths, with at least 36 fatalities occurring in the 2013 ...

(Reuters) - More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival ... Officials in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, expect more than 400 million to ...

A stampede at Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering, on Wednesday (Jan 29) has resulted in multiple casualties. Reports suggest that at least 15 people have been killed in the tragic ...