Imphal/ Kamjong: At least 15 houses belonging to the Kuki community were set on fire in a hill village in Manipur’s Kamjong district, forcing a large number of civilians to flee and take shelter in forest areas and a nearby Army camp, officials said on Sunday. Suspected militants attacked Chassad village late on Saturday night…
Kolkata: Lack of crowd management and misleading announcements following a sudden downpour during Saptami celebrations may have triggered panic among visitors, leading to a stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Circumstantial evidence, along with accounts from locals and eyewitnesses, suggests that inadequate crowd control…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in an accident in Gwalior and announced ex gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for each injured. Thirteen people were killed, and nearly 40 others injured when a truck…
New Delhi: Postponing his scheduled programmes in Kolkata for Sunday in the wake of a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit those injured in the incident. At least 17 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede-like situation at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the stampede in Kolkata is extremely distressing and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least 17 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede-like situation at a…
Kolkata: Several major Durga Puja organisers across Kolkata were asked by the administration on Saturday late evening to temporarily close their pandals, hours after a stampede-like situation in another puja pandal killed 18 people and injured 25 others, an official said. Crowd-pulling pujas like ‘Tala Pratyay’, ‘Alipore Sarbojanin’, ‘Chetla Agrani’, and ‘Ballygunge Sarbojonin’ were among…
Kolkata: At least 19 people died, and 25 others were injured in a stampede at the Chorebagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata following a crowd surge amid rain on Saturday evening, the day of Maha Saptami. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who rushed to the Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, where the victims were taken,…
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed gratitude to the Central government for approving Rs 475.41 crore under the PM-SETU scheme to upgrade key ITI clusters across Jammu and Kashmir. PM-SETU, or Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs, is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ruling TVK, dubbing the newly formed party a “Breaking Bad Party” following the arrest of a local functionary in connection with a major narcotics seizure. “TVK is not just a bad party, but a breaking bad party,” he wrote on his…
New Delhi: BJP veteran and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted to a hospital with a chest infection, officials said on Saturday. The 98-year-old BJP stalwart is currently in the ICU at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital under Dr Vinit Suri, senior consultant in neurology, the hospital said in a statement. His…
