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Gangasagar Mela, 'bigger than Kumbh', should be given national fair status: MamataWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Centre to grant national fair status to Gangasagar Mela, claiming it is bigger and mor...09 Jan, 2025, 10.02 PM IST- Ferry with 350 pilgrims returning from Gangasagar stuck in sandbar; Navy, Coastguard rescue pilgrimsNearly one crore pilgrims from across the country attended the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island and took a holy dip at the confluence of the...16 Jan, 2024, 05.00 PM IST
- Nearly one crore pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti: OfficialBiswas on Sunday, had said, "Nearly 65 lakh pilgrims have visited Gangasagar Mela until Sunday noon since the fair's inauguration on Januar...15 Jan, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
- Around 65 lakh pilgrims visit Gangasagar: Bengal ministerAccording to Hrishikesh Panjika, the auspicious timing for 'punya snan' or holy bath on Makar Sankranti will begin at 12.13 am on Monday an...14 Jan, 2024, 05.51 PM IST
- Centre not giving due recognition to Gangasagar Mela: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed frustration over the lack of recognition and support from the Centre for the Gangasaga...08 Jan, 2024, 05.58 PM IST
- Thousands of pilgrims assemble at Sagar Islands to take a holy dip in the Ganges before Makar SankrantiThe pilgrims also took a dip in the Hooghly river as well as the Bay of Bengal.14 Jan, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
- Give national status and funds for Gangasagar Mela: Mamata to CentreBanerjee inaugurated three helipads at Sagar Island on Wednesday. "I come here every year ahead of the mela to monitor the preparations. A ...05 Jan, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee demands national status for Gangasagar Mela"The central government has been providing huge funds to the Kumbh Mela. But it is not providing anything to Gangasagar Mela. That is the r...04 Jan, 2023, 06.34 PM IST
- Strictly follow COVID-19 norms: Mamata Banerjee to Gangasagar pilgrimsA Calcutta High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Kesong Doma Bhutia allowed the annual fair to...12 Jan, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
- Calcutta HC gives conditional permission to Gangasagar MelaThe Covid positivity rate in Kolkata is 53.10% while it is 19.98% in South 24 Parganas district, where Gangasagar island is located, accord...08 Jan, 2022, 07.26 AM IST
- Centre refuses to approve 'national tag' for Gangasagar fair in West BengalMamata Banerjee said that in order to make the transportation system and infrastructure in South 24 Parganas better, to help people reach t...28 Dec, 2021, 07.22 PM IST
- West Bengal government gives a go ahead for Gangsagar fair maintaining COVID protocols“The state government has arranged 13 RTPCR testing centres in Kolkata for the pilgrims, who will travel to Kolkata, and leave for the Gang...27 Dec, 2021, 11.14 PM IST
- West Bengal government to make Sagar Island 'no-plastic zone'"We have been working all round the year trying to make the area a no-plastic zone. But this will take some time," the official told PTI.27 Dec, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
- West Bengal: Ministers deployed for clean and safe Gangasagar MelaWith the upcoming Gangasagar Mela, the West Bengal Government is pulling up their socks to put together a great show.14 Jan, 2016, 03.01 PM IST
- Rs 500 crore facelift for Gangasagar Island"The central government has approved nearly Rs 500 crore for developing Gangasagar Island during a meeting at New Delhi yesterday," Banerje...28 Oct, 2014, 05.43 PM IST
- Maha Kumbh 2013: 5 lakh take holy dip at GangasagarOver 250 people were reported to be missing in the past three days, many of them were reunited.14 Jan, 2013, 12.56 PM IST
- Gangasagar: Half-a-million dips and an island drowning in wasteOn Makar Sankranti, the last day of the month of Poush (mid-January), nearly 5lakh pilgrims converge on an island in the Sunderbans archipe...05 Jun, 2012, 07.19 AM IST
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