A day after the massive stampede at New Delhi Railway Station that took lives of at least 18 people, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said that India needs to make crowd control and safety a national mission.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday termed the stampede at the New Delhi railway station "a glaring example of gross mismanagement and lack of crowd control measures."
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has said that each day of the 45 days of Maha Kumbh is auspicious and there is no such thing as one particular moment or minute to take a dip.
In preparation for the 2028 Ujjain Kumbh, senior officials from the Madhya Pradesh Police have begun studying the UP Police's security and crowd control strategies, a press release said.
At least 32 people have died in two separate crowd crush incidents at charity events in Nigeria, one in Anambra state and the other in Abuja. The events, which aimed to distribute aid to vulnerable populations, were marred by overcrowding as large crowds surged for food and relief materials,
The arrest of Allu Arjun in connection with the tragic stampede that occured during the premiere of his film 'Pushpa 2' at Sandhya Theatre on December 4 has now become the talk of the town. It prompted his fans and celebrities to present their views on the arrest.
The Uttar Pradesh government took crowd control measures as devotees throng Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
UP DG Law & Order Prashant Kumar said, " We have improved crowd control measures and made dedicated queue channels to ensure that devotees do not face any inconvenience. Today, the crowd
Union Home Ministry's specialised premise security armed wing CISF in its final security consultancy draft report has provided 13 key suggestions to the UP Government for Ram Temple security.
According to the sources, these five RAF companies comprise more than 500 personnel who are experts in controlling riot kind of situations. The RAF is a specialised wing of the CRPF to deal with riot and crowd control situations, the sources said.