'There was no way out', recall Kolkata survivors

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Akriti Kumari, 17, was for the first time accompanied by her relatives, some of whom had arrived from Gaya in Bihar, for pandal hopping in Kolkata. A trip to the Chor Bagan pandal,... Read More

Locals first to respond, rush stampede victims to city hospital

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Sonu Ojha, a resident of Chor Bagan, was chatting with two friends at a tea stall on Amar Basu Sarani, watching the crowd move towards the entrance of a puja pandal. It was drizzli... Read More

'There was no way out', recall Kolkata survivors

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Akriti Kumari, 17, was for the first time accompanied by her relatives, some of whom had arrived from Gaya in Bihar, for pandal hopping in Kolkata. A trip to the Chor Bagan pandal,... Read More

Locals first to respond, rush stampede victims to city hospital

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Sonu Ojha, a resident of Chor Bagan, was chatting with two friends at a tea stall on Amar Basu Sarani, watching the crowd move towards the entrance of a puja pandal. It was drizzli... Read More

'There was no way out', recall Kolkata survivors

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Akriti Kumari, 17, was for the first time accompanied by her relatives, some of whom had arrived from Gaya in Bihar, for pandal hopping in Kolkata. A trip to the Chor Bagan pandal,... Read More

Locals first to respond, rush stampede victims to city hospital

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Sonu Ojha, a resident of Chor Bagan, was chatting with two friends at a tea stall on Amar Basu Sarani, watching the crowd move towards the entrance of a puja pandal. It was drizzli... Read More

Kolkata stampede: Accused sent to 10-day custody, officials suspended as blame game erupts after Chorbagan tragedy

India, Oct. 18 -- At least 19 people were killed and 25 were injured in a stampede at a prominent puja pandal in central Kolkata on Saturday evening. While police arrested seven persons and booked th... Read More

'Not enough police, govt hospital lacked facilities': Kolkata pandal tragedy raises questions over emergency response

India, Oct. 18 -- Sonu Ojha, a resident of Kolkata's Chorebagan area, was chatting with two of his friends at a tea stall on Amar Basu Sarani and watching the crowd move towards the entrance of the pu... Read More

A grand Mahalaya, stress on Sanatani traditions, a star-studded Dusshera and more: What has changed this Durga Puja in Bengal

India, Oct. 17 -- The festivities centring around this year's Durga Puja have long begun, and Kolkata has already started swaying to the beats of dhakis (traditional drummers) with thousands of people... Read More

BLO training begins for EC spl drive in WB

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- The Election Commission of India's (ECI's) special drive to enrol left-out electors, whose names were deleted during the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal, will consis... Read More

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