Major accident in Rajasthan after collision between tourist bus and truck; initial reports put death toll at 15Fifteen pilgrims died and two were critically injured when a tourist bus collided with a stationary trailer in Phalodi, Rajasthan. This inc...
02 Nov, 2025, 09.21 PM IST
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...
14 Jan, 2025, 07.50 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
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
- Love and Mischief
The birth in which knowledge, love and mischief all come together is considered as the birth or incarnation of Krishn. So, on Krishn's birt...
17 Aug, 2022, 10.53 PM IST
Over 3.5 lakh pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar SankrantiThose who have taken the double dose of COVID vaccines and found negative for the disease have been allowed to enter Sagar Island for the G...
14 Jan, 2022, 01.44 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
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
Sea water inundates residential areas in coastal Bengal as cyclone 'Yaas' unleashes furyMany areas in Purba Medinipur, of which Digha is a part, and South 24 Parganas were whiplashed by heavy rain, which accompanied the cycloni...
26 May, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
Amit Shah promises to put Gangasagar on international tourist mapShah said, he feels sad about the facilities here since lakhs of pilgrims visit the site annually, and when the BJP comes to power in Benga...
18 Feb, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
Amit Shah on two-day tour of poll-bound Bengal from ThursdayShah is also scheduled to eat lunch with a refugee's family in what appears to be an expression of solidarity with the people promised citi...
17 Feb, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee changes tack, prays to contain BJPMamata has come to realise the change that Modi has brought in the universe of Hinduism, including OBCs, Scheduled Caste and Tribes in the ...
30 Dec, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Sangh not created to oppose any community, but to unite the Hindus: RSS chiefBhagwat said, “Sangh works to build a stronger Hindu society against continued opposition coming from various corners."
14 Jan, 2017, 07.57 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 waste
On 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
- Parched Haryana looks to 'rediscover' Saraswati
Haryana is now so desperate to quench the thirst of its millions that it has embarked on an ambitious, almost Quixotic, attempt to reach th...
29 Mar, 2008, 05.32 AM IST