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ReportIndiaBhubaneswar, India

After Kolkata crush, Odisha and Bengal tighten crowd rules at Durga Puja pandals

Odisha police ordered queue-based entry and more rescue cover at pandals, and West Bengal began safety reviews and said VIP gates may be dropped, after the Kolkata crowd crush that left 19 dead.

12 h ago7 sources9 outlets covered it

ReportDisastersKolkata, India

Kolkata Durga Puja pandal crowd crush: toll reported at 19, seven arrested

A crush at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin pandal on Maha Saptami left 19 dead, per the chief minister. Death and injury counts changed through the night; seven were arrested and a judge-led SIT was announced.

Oct 1810 sources14 outlets covered it