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Kolkata stampede leaves 19 dead; CM Suvendu orders safety review of Durga Puja pandals

At least 19 people, including several women, lost their lives after a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata’s Chorbagan, said West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, adding the incident also left 25 others wounded. 

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