Another Religious Festival, Another Deadly Stampede. Who Is Responsible?
A celebration of faith and community ended in tragedy in Kolkata on October 17, 2026, when a crowd crush at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pavilion killed 19 people and injured 25. The incident has renewed a difficult question for India: when large religious gatherings are expected to attract huge crowds, why do safety arrangements […]