2 Chor Bagan club members arrested over announcement that led to Kolkata stampede

India, Oct. 24 -- The Kolkata Police has arrested two members of the Chor Bagan Sarbojanin club who allegedly made an announcement triggering a stampede at the Durga Puja pandal that killed 19 people,... 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

'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

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