Mangala Awale, a 65-year-old woman from Nandgaon, Maharashtra, has started driving an auto rickshaw to maintain her independence. Widowed long ago, Mangala raised her children working as a labourer. She now earns Rs 500 to 700 daily after expenses. Mangala states, 'When I earn even 100-150 or 500 rupees by driving the rickshaw, I feel good that I've earned it myself, not from my son or daughter-in-law.'
In this episode of News Today, the focus is on the tragic stampede at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL victory celebrations that left 11 people dead and over 50 injured.
A stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during RCB's IPL victory celebration has resulted in at least 11 deaths and 50 injuries. The incident raises questions about crowd management, planning, and accountability. The Karnataka government faces criticism for inadequate preparations, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claiming it was a private event. The tragedy has cast a shadow over RCB's long-awaited IPL triumph.
The Bengaluru stampede has once again exposed how crowd frenzy can rapidly descend into a human tragedy in this country. What makes this particular tragedy even worse is how and why did the celebrations continue even as reports of death were streaming in.
What sounds like a foot-tapping army anthem is actually a tribute to a fallen soldier whose name stayed on the ration list, and helped his brothers in arms survive.
