Saturday, 24 October 20266:38 pm ISTIndia edition

Just in

6:20 pmFive Italian activists held in West Bank have been repatriated, Italy’s ⁠Foreign Ministry says
6:17 pmCongress never followed the Constitution, ruled country as per its wishes: Nitin Nabin
6:11 pmIran’s Ghalibaf will not attend BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Delhi: Embassy
6:11 pmYSRCP alleges irregularities in local body poll nomination process
6:07 pmCongress leader Venugopal urges Amit Shah to arrest accused in alleged attack on Christian families in Bengal
SponsoredPut your announcement in this ticker from ₹69/day
6:05 pm18-month-old allegedly killed by elder brother in Bihar; head found at village temple
6:03 pm"Sedition": BJP Slams Farooq Abdullah For Remarks On Kashmiris, Pakistan
6:00 pmDistrict-level competitions for college students in Kalaburagi
5:56 pmKarnataka CM clears prosecution of IAS officer over alleged KPSC exam paper leak: ‘No room for corruption’
5:54 pmTrump invokes Operation Sindoor at US midterm poll rallies, claims 250% tariff threat stopped India-Pakistan war
5:48 pmPolice fire tear gas as new French protests kick off
5:46 pmSaudi forces launch deadly strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Sanaa city
5:32 pmIndia unequivocally condemns attack on church in Jordan’s Hamoud
5:21 pmINDIA bloc to hold rally in Tripura on Oct 30, seeks CEC's removal
6:20 pmFive Italian activists held in West Bank have been repatriated, Italy’s ⁠Foreign Ministry says
6:17 pmCongress never followed the Constitution, ruled country as per its wishes: Nitin Nabin
6:11 pmIran’s Ghalibaf will not attend BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Delhi: Embassy
6:11 pmYSRCP alleges irregularities in local body poll nomination process
6:07 pmCongress leader Venugopal urges Amit Shah to arrest accused in alleged attack on Christian families in Bengal
SponsoredPut your announcement in this ticker from ₹69/day
6:05 pm18-month-old allegedly killed by elder brother in Bihar; head found at village temple
6:03 pm"Sedition": BJP Slams Farooq Abdullah For Remarks On Kashmiris, Pakistan
6:00 pmDistrict-level competitions for college students in Kalaburagi
5:56 pmKarnataka CM clears prosecution of IAS officer over alleged KPSC exam paper leak: ‘No room for corruption’
5:54 pmTrump invokes Operation Sindoor at US midterm poll rallies, claims 250% tariff threat stopped India-Pakistan war
5:48 pmPolice fire tear gas as new French protests kick off
5:46 pmSaudi forces launch deadly strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Sanaa city
5:32 pmIndia unequivocally condemns attack on church in Jordan’s Hamoud
5:21 pmINDIA bloc to hold rally in Tripura on Oct 30, seeks CEC's removal

India

Kolkata stampede: Police seek voice samples of 2 accused over loudspeaker announcement, move court

Reported by The Hindu 24 Oct 2026, 5:09 pm IST 1 min read

Image: The Hindu. Rights remain with the publisher.

A loudspeaker announcement that a portion of the Chorbagan puja pandal was collapsing allegedly sparked panic among revellers, triggering a stampede-like situation

Read the full report on The Hindu

Story file

Section: India
Topics: Crime & safety
Places: West Bengal
First reported by: The Hindu
Published: Saturday, 24 October 2026, 5:09 pm IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

How this page works. The Headline Update lists this report from The Hindu with a short summary and a link to the original. The original reporting and photograph belong to the publisher. Spotted an error in our summary? Tell our corrections desk.