News

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that February 15 stampede tragedy at New Delhi railway station was triggered by a ...
Railways to implement sweeping reforms after the February 15 incident that occurred during rush for Bihar-bound trains amid ...
A luggage drop triggered a deadly stampede at New Delhi railway station in February, killing 18. Railways will implement ...
A passenger's dropped luggage led to a deadly stampede at New Delhi railway station in February, resulting in 18 fatalities.
This is not the first time that a large number of people have died in stampedes at temples and other religious gatherings ...
A stampede broke out at Haridwar’s hilltop Mansa Devi temple where hundreds of devotees had gathered on Sunday, killing at ...
At least six persons died and 28 were injured, five of them sustaining serious injuries, in a stampede near the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar on Sunday morning. Conflicting reports cite different ...
Opinion

Falling Bridges

The collapse of the ill fated Gambhira Bridge, over the Mahi River in Gujarat, that caused 21 deaths, has focussed an unforgiving spotlight on the poor condition of public infrastructure in India.
More than 70 lakh passengers travel by local trains – considered Mumbai’s lifeline -- every day. The deaths are caused by overcrowding – as was the case on June 9 when two overcrowded trains passed ...
The Karnataka government has held Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) management responsible for the stampede that occurred outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, which left 11 people dead and ...