Searched for
GANGASAGAR PILGRIMAGE
Kolkata to join water metro network; Bengal eyes separate shipping department: CM Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal is planning a dedicated shipping wing and exploring minor port development. A deep-sea port project will proceed at Dadanpatrab...- Mamata Banerjee lays foundation stone for Rs 1,670-crore bridge to connect Sagar IslandA new bridge, the Gangasagar Setu, will soon connect Sagar Island. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone for this Rs 1,6...
- 10 pilgrims from Bihar killed, 35 injured in Bengal accident, Nitish Kumar announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratiaTen pilgrims from Bihar tragically died, and 35 others were injured when their bus collided with a parked truck in Burdwan, West Bengal. Th...
- Ensuring cleanliness at India's major pilgrimage sites: Lessons from Mahakumbh 2025India's places of pilgrimage see millions of visitors, and maintaining cleanliness and hygiene is crucial. Initiatives like Swachh Bharat M...
- Lakhs take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti in West BengalLakhs of devotees gathered at Gangasagar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district for Makar Sankranti, taking a holy dip and participati...
- 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...
- Navy, coast guard, police should increase surveillance: MamataWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee highlights the need for heightened surveillance by the Navy, Coast Guard, and state police due to unrest in ...
- Centre not supporting Gangasagar Mela: DidiWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reviewed the Gangasagar Mela preparations and urged the central government to recognize it as a national fai...
- 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...
- Special train on Friday from Pune under Dekho Apna Desh initiative; here's itineraryThe 9-night - 10-day tour commencing from Pune will cover Puri, Kolkata, Gaya, Varanasi and Prayagraj in which the visitors will get to see...
- MP government to take senior citizens on free pilgrimage by air under its existing schemeIt will be part of the Chouhan government's flagship 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana', which was launched in June 2012, an official sai...
- India to be top economy by 2047, inspired by Tagore's vision: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh"From 'Make in India', the country is progressing towards 'Make for the world' -- a transformation which is a fruit of Gurudev Tagore's dre...
- 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.
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Navy, Coast Guard, BSF and Police to keep vigil at GangasagarWest Bengal government is making elaborate arrangements for the annual Gangasagar Mela, which was was today declared as 'Clean and Green Ga...
- Pilgrimage train Astha Circuit to start from KamakhyaThe train will stop at Kamakhya, Alipurduar, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri, Malda, New Farakka, Pakur, Rampurhat and Bolpur.
- 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...
- Intrepid Indians: Many states promoting tourism is great for industryThe benefit of state govts bringing their tourism destinations into focus is that we may finally move beyond the cliches of the Incredible ...
- Railways to start special 'Bharat Tirth' tourist trainsIn a bid to promote tourism, Railways will be launching 16 special 'Bharat Tirth' trains connecting popular tourist sites as also pilgrimag...
Load More
