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 puja pandal moments before the stampede. It was drizzling, with occasional spells of moderate rain. “We could feel that»»»

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 18 (ANI): West Bengal Governor RN Ravi on Sunday met those injured in the stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata. He enquired about their well-being and treatment at the hospital, according to Lok Bhavan. The stampede claimed 1»»»

Kolkata Police personnel examine scattered belongings inside a Durga Puja pandal. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: Seven people, including office-bearers of a Durga Puja committee and employees of a private security agency, have been arrested in connection with a stampede at a north Kolkata pandal that killed »»»

Following a tragic stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin pandal, West Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a high-level safety committee. The committee will focus on crowd management and structural safety at major Durga Puja venues across the state. Officials are calling for wider exit»»»