CNN affiliate CNN-News 18 said the stampede occurred in the Ramnagar area of Varanasi, near the Rajghat bridge across the river Ganga, as the Ganges River is known in Hindi. Rescuers took the ...

One person died due to suffocation on the bridge because of the surging crowd on the narrow Ganga bridge leading ... by the loss of lives in the stampede in Varanasi. Condolences to the bereaved ...

Millions of Hindus travel to Varanasi every year to pray and try to wash away their sins by taking a dip in the sacred river Ganges. Local police said the stampede occurred after many thousands ...

In view of the massive rush due the Mahakumbh, authorities have stopped the Ganga Aarti performed at the ghats of Varanasi for the general public till February 5. A large number of devotees ...

Authorities have stopped the Ganga Aarti performed at the ghats of Varanasi for the general public till February 5, considering a surge in crowd. Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal has appealed to the ...

People take a holy dip in the river Ganga on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra - a Hindu festival, which celebrates the descent of Maa Ganga to Earth.

The famous Ganga Aarti on the ghats of Varanasi is a festival to behold ... Feb 16 (ANI): Reacting to the Stampede incident at New Delhi Railway Station, Delhi's caretaker CM & AAP leader Atishi ...

LUCKNOW: Following the tragic stampede in Mahakumbh, Varanasi and Ayodhya administrations ... turnout of devotees in lakhs taking holy dip in Ganga with a large number of them also performed ...