Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 9,500+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
Frenzy to reach Sangam nose leads to stampede
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
|January 30, 2025
NARROW POINT BELIEVED TO HOLD SIGNIFICANCE FOR 2ND AMRIT SNAN • LIMITED AREA RESERVED FOR SEERS OF THE AKHARAS
MASSIVE crowds eagerly pushed towards the 'nose' of the Sangam in the wee hours of Mauni Amavasya on the intervening night of January 28-29. That caused a stampede that claimed at least 30 lives and injured 90 at the last count. The narrow point of the Sangam is believed to hold significance for the second Amrit Snan. That limited area is reserved for the seers of the Akharas, but the crowd was anxious to take the dip at that exact spot.
The devotees jostled through the carved-out corridor, especially for Akhara processions secured by barricades. The cordon broke. The situation went out of hand. People fell along the route, inadvertently trampled by those behind. Suddenly, the mela premises, throbbing with spiritual energy till then, filled with screams, tears and cries for help. Devotees ran helter-skelter, unmindful of safety, looking for their dear ones.
This story is from the January 30, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kalaburagi.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
Roll revision 'dirty trick' of BJP, says CWC
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that 'mini-hydrogen, hydrogen, uranium and plutonium bombs' were being readied for further exposing 'vote chori' (vote theft) by the ruling BJP in the next one month.
1 min
September 25, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
India mostly with Ukraine, says Zelenskyy in pushback
UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim that India along with China is a key funder of Russia's war effort, asserting that New Delhi is “mostly with Ukraine” despite ongoing energy trade with Moscow.
1 min
September 25, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
5 KILLED IN LEH RIOTS
Protesters seeking Ladakh statehood clash with police; BJP office torched
1 mins
September 25, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
Passenger tries to open cockpit door on AI flight
A passenger on an Air India Express flight (IX-1086) from Bengaluru to Varanasi on Monday attempted to enter the aircraft’s cockpit, claiming that he tried to open it by mistake as he isa first-time flyer and was looking for the toilet, sources said.
1 min
September 23, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
EAM, Rubio hold wide-ranging discussion
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday held their first in-person meeting ever since Washington imposed steep tariffs on key Indian exports over New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil.
1 min
September 23, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
GST 2.0 kicks in, sees festive buying rush
Car showrooms, retail outlets, online platforms witness record sales on Day 1
1 mins
September 23, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
Survey faces tech snags, gets off to slow start
HICCUPS GALORE
1 mins
September 23, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
Dasara a heartbeat, gives message of harmony: Banu
MYSURU Dasara is not just a festival, but the very heartbeat of the land.
1 min
September 23, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
I don't want you!
Stunned techies scramble to US, scrap fly out plan
1 min
September 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
2.8L Indian jobs on the line as Trump slaps $1L H-1B fee
THE Trump administration on Saturday imposed a fee of $1,00,000 per year on each H-1B visa holder, dealing a body blow to the 2,83,397 (71%) skilled technology workers from India, as per 2024 data.
2 mins
September 21, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size