Maha Kumbh: Over 50 crore devotees take holy dip at Triveni Sangam, says UP govtOver 50 crore devotees have participated in the Maha Kumbh Mela at the Triveni Sangam, marking the largest congregation in human history. D...
14 Feb, 2025, 09.53 PM IST
Maha Kumbh 2025: Vehicles to be stopped along Prayagraj borders, here are other restrictions imposed after stampede incidentThe Uttar Pradesh government has imposed restrictions in the Maha Kumbh Mela area following a deadly stampede that resulted in 30 deaths. M...
30 Jan, 2025, 09.54 AM IST
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
UPSDMA holds training to tackle nuclear, chemical disasters at Maha KumbhThe Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority organised a training program to enhance preparedness for chemical and nuclear disaste...
04 Jan, 2025, 04.11 PM IST
Maha Kumbh: Authorities race against time to complete 500 projectsAuthorities are working swiftly to prepare for the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, with over 500 projects in progress. Key infrastructur...
30 Oct, 2024, 07.22 PM IST
Akhara body to ban food stalls by 'non-Sanatanis' in Kumbh, rename Urdu terms for ritualsThe Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad has decided to disallow non-Sanatanis from setting up food stalls in the Kumbh Mela and sought to renam...
09 Oct, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
Joona Akhara seer appeals to people to attend Kumbh in limited numbers"We must all realise that the strain of coronavirus was not as aggressive or fatal earlier as it is at present. So my appeal to the emotion...
17 Apr, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
Kumbh Mela begins formally in HaridwarChecking on Uttarakhand's borders with Uttar Pradesh at Narsan in Roorkee and Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district has been intensified t...
01 Apr, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Private firm starts chopper service in Vrindavan"It would facilitate people visiting Vrindavan Kumbh to watch majestic events like 'Shahi Snan' besides camps of saints and 'akharas' with ...
22 Feb, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
Negative RT-PCR report must for devotees coming for Kumbh in HaridwarThe Uttarakhand government shall ensure that healthcare and other frontline workers engaged during Kumbh Mela medical and public health ope...
25 Jan, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Limit of 5.5 m imposed by SC on Char dham road not enough from strategic point of view: Uttarakhand CM"From the strategic or national security point of view we can't make do with a 5.5 metre wide all weather road which passes through several...
18 Sep, 2020, 04.04 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh letters to carry Kumbh Mela logoThe Yogi Adityanath government has made it mandatory for all state government letters, letterheads and publicity material to carry the new ...
14 Dec, 2017, 11.58 PM IST
Rename Allahabad as Prayagraj: Seers urge UP CM in meetingThe seers of Nirvani Ani Akhara, Panchdashnaam Juna Akhara and Digambar Ani Akhara among others requested Adityanath to provide them basic ...
12 Sep, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
Railways to run 2,190 special trains for Simhastha MelaRailways is expecting to carry about 50 million pilgrims for the month-long fair at the Kshipra river, the venue of the Simhastha fair.
26 Apr, 2016, 10.11 PM IST
Bombay HC forms panel to check pollution in Godavari for Kumbh fairThe Bombay high court has formed a committee headed by a divisional commissioner to monitor works of authorities concerned who are responsi...
08 Mar, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
Indian Railways finding it difficult to tackle Kumbh rushIn spite of pressing over 60 special trains into service for the Kumbh fair, Railways is finding it difficult to tackle the huge rush.
11 Feb, 2013, 09.43 PM IST
Sunday ET: Kumbh mela dates back to mid-19th century, shows researchThere is no doubt, of course, that an annual mela took place in Prayag since ancient times — as it still does, every year, calling itself t...
10 Feb, 2013, 04.49 AM IST