West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday emphasised the need for better planning and management for pilgrims, as she expressed her condolences over the loss of 18 lives in a tragic stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night.
After the end of the Magh Purnima bathing, the Mela Authorities have started the preparations to set new milestones at the Mahakumbh with the arrival of a team of Guinness Book of World Records.
More than one lakh devotees participated in the holy bath today at the Triveni Sangam under the supervision of the state government.
UP DGP Prashant Kumar said that the Magh Purnima Snan was successful with over 20 million pilgrims having taken a bath and the total number of pilgrims crossing 48 crores.
At least 30 people, mostly women, died and around 60 people were injured after a "stampede-like" situation broke out at the Sangam on Wednesday amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh as a large number of pilgrims turned up for a holy bath on Mauni Amavasya.
Pilgrims and tourists are thronging the temple city even before the consecration of the Ram temple at the Ramjanmabhoomi.
He was swiftly transported to Lahore's Punjab Institute of Cardiology for urgent medical attention. Despite the efforts of the medical team, Singh couldn't be revived, as stated by an official from the Evacuee Trust Property Board, responsible for overseeing the holy sites of minorities
This year's 62-day long Amarnath Yatra started on July 1 and will end on August 31 coinciding with the Shravan Purnima festival.
Police have been given powers to control use of DJ while Kanwar will not be higher than 12 feet.
The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, and the death toll may go up as there were a number of serious patients who were admitted to the hospital, the SP added.
