19 killed, several injured in stampede in Varanasi 
At least 19 people were killed while several others were injured in a stampede at Varanasi's Rajghat Bridge on Saturday during a religious procession of spiritual leader Baba Jai Gurudev, reports said. According to reports, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav has announced ₹2 lakh for the kin of those killed in the stampede, and ₹50,000 for those critically injured.