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Consumer affairs ministry flags high airfares to DGCA

The sectors that have seen a substantial jump in base fares, apparently due to a steep rise in travel demand due to the Mahakumbh (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 6:34 PM IST

Mahakumbh stampede: Vehicles with thousands stuck at UP-MP border amid crowd

Prayagraj, India, Jan 29, 2025:::Devotees jumped the barricades as a massive crowd arrived to bath in Sangam on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya' at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 4:39 PM IST

Mahakumbh: Akharas take Mauni Amavasya Snan after stampede-like situation

Mahakumbh mela: Saints, seers and several members of various Akharas across India gathered at the famous Triveni Sangam to perform the sacred 'Amrit Snan.'

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 4:09 PM IST

63-year-old Assam businessman died in Maha Kumbh stampede: Police

A 63-year-old businessman from Assam’s Hailakandi district has died allegedly in the Maha Kumbh stampede (Deepak Gupta/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 4:03 PM IST

President Murmu expresses sadness over stampede at Maha Kumbh

Maha Kumbh stampede: Stampede at Sangam in Prayagraj as devotees gather for Mauni Amavasya ritual. (Deepak Gupta/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 2:00 PM IST

12 years back, stampede on Mauni Amavasya in 2013 killed 36 Kumbh pilgrims

Devotees in Prayagraj on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 1:57 PM IST

'Amrit Snan' resumes, saints head to Triveni Sangam after stampede at Maha Kumbh

Scores of devotees are seen at the Sangam as they gather to take a holy dip on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya', during the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj, Wednesday.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 2:27 PM IST

‘Condolences to those who lost loved ones’: PM Modi on Maha Kumbh stampede

A large number of devotees reaching Mahakumbh Nagar to take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam ahead of Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj, on Tuesday.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 1:48 PM IST

After Maha Kumbh stampede, Yogi Adityanath asks devotees to ‘not trust rumours’

According to the chief minister, around 8-10 crore devotees are present at the Prayagraj today.

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 11:58 AM IST

Mahakumbh stampede: Opposition parties express grief, blame ‘VIP movement’

Family members of injured devotees after the stampede in Prayagraj on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 11:47 AM IST

At least 15 feared killed; 70 injured in stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela

Devotees trying to leave the area after the stampede. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 10:24 AM IST

Seer blames administration for Maha Kumbh stampede: ‘Was busy serving VIPs'

Devotees after a stampede occurred at Triveni Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday.

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 9:57 AM IST

Video shows crores at Triveni Sangam queuing for Maha Kumbh snan after stampede

A bird-eye view of the crowd at the Triveni Sangam in the aftermath of the stampede on Wednesday.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 11:29 AM IST

Holding areas, barricades key to crowd management during Mauni Amavasya snan

A large number of devotees reaching Mahakumbh Nagar to take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam ahead of Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj, on Tuesday. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 9:44 AM IST

Unprecedented surge of faith in Sangam City, 10 cr pilgrims expected at Mauni Amavasya Amrit snan today

Sea of humanity at Mahakumbh ahead of the second Amrit Snan of Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj on Tuesday. (Photo: UP Information Dept)

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 9:38 AM IST

Akhadas’ bathing time shifted from 5 am to 4 am to manage crowd surge

A pilgrim performs rituals before taking a holy dip in the Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 28 (AFP)

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 9:30 AM IST

Amid Maha Kumbh horror, a look at major stampedes in India over the years

Pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj on January 29, 2025.

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 9:07 AM IST

Stampede at Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj: What we know so far

Chaos at the Sangam during Maha Kumbh as a stampede breaks out on Mauni Amavasya. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 2:17 PM IST

‘Do not try to...": UP CM Yogi’s appeal to devotees after Mahakumbh stampede

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to devotees in Prayagraj to not go towards the Sangam Nose after the stampede

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 9:14 AM IST

Planes, trains and roads: Crowds swell in season of Kumbh

A Hindu devotee stands on top of a police check-post waving as he looks for his family members after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical, invisible Saraswati river, during the Maha Kumbh. (REUTERS)

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 8:00 AM IST

PM Modi, Amit Shah speak to UP CM Yogi on Mahakumbh stampede, call for support

Prime minister Narendra Modi has reached out to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath after the Mahakumbh stampede

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 10:20 AM IST

Maha Kumbh 2025: Akharas call off ‘shahi snan’ amid stampede at Triveni Sangam

Devotees are seen struggling to escape after a stampede occurred at Sangam on 'Mauni Amavasya' during the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' festival, in Prayagraj, Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 7:42 AM IST

Maha Kumbh 2025: 15 feared dead after stampede at Sangam on Mauni Amavasya

Pilgrims look for their belongings at the site of a stampede amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 2:07 PM IST

Two die in Agra-Jaipur highway accident

The deceased were identified as Otaram and Hanuman from Rajasthan’s Jalore district. (For Representation)

Updated on Jan 28, 2025, 9:40 PM IST

Mauni Amavasya @ Mahakumbh: Spl trains from nearby stations to help ferry pilgrims to Prayagraj

Rush of pilgrims at railway stations of Prayagraj (Anil Kumar Maurya/HT)

Published on Jan 28, 2025, 8:48 PM IST

Dhanbad to Prayagraj: Braving general class train, bus over 550 km and 15 hrs to take a dip

Rahul Halder at the Mahakumbh (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 28, 2025, 8:44 PM IST

SRTCs from other states ferry devotees to Mahakumbh

Devotees descend on Prayagraj for Mauni Amavasya (Deepak Gupta/HT)

Updated on Jan 28, 2025, 8:34 PM IST

Rivers of my country: Exploring the four holy sites of Maha Kumbh Mela

Ahead of the shahi snan on Basant Panchami, here’s a closer look at these sacred locations where the confluence of spirituality and tradition unfolds.

Published on Jan 28, 2025, 6:28 PM IST

‘Locked out’: Mahakumbh devotees, passengers pelt stones at Kalka Mail in Gaya

For representational purposes only. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Published on Jan 28, 2025, 4:48 PM IST

Devotees struggle to find lost slippers at Mahakumbh Mela. Watch

A viral video from the Mahakumbh Mela captured devotees searching for their slippers.

Published on Jan 28, 2025, 3:53 PM IST

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