New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was active from the early hours of Monday, monitoring updates from the ‘war room’ since 3 AM, ensuring the smooth conduct of the Basant Panchami Amrit Snan at the Maha Kumbh. In the wake of the recent stampede that claimed 30 lives and left … Read more
Mahakumbh Nagar, Feb 2 (IANS) Devotees from across the world are expected to throng the grand Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on the occasion of Basant Panchmi on Monday (February 3). Some devotees from Italy have come to Prayagraj especially to participate in Amrit Snan. News agency IANS spoke to some devotees from … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday visited the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Saturday accompanied by his spouse Sudesh Dhankhar, where he took a holy dip and lauded the administration for the “amazing arrangements”. Hailing Mahakumbh as a historic event, the Vice President praised the unprecedented gathering of crores of devotees. … Read more
Prayagraj, Feb 1 (IANS) The fourth Snan Parv of the Mahakumbh has brought a massive crowd of devotees to the Sangam ghats. There is a frenzy among people to take selfies and photos with cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The cutouts are placed outside the media centre, … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday pitied ‘anti-Hindu forces’ for finding fault with the arrangements for the Maha Kumbh Mela after the stampede in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj claimed 30 lives and left 60 injured in the wee hours of Wednesday. After some people on social media compared arrangements for … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Following the tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj in the wee hours of Wednesday, which left several people critically injured and caused distress among devotees, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge expressed sorrow over the tragedy and blamed the arrangements, calling them “half-baked.” Congress chief Kharge expressed his sorrow over … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Amid the outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the administration to make special arrangements in government hospitals to treat patients. He reviewed the present ground-level situation about the GBS during the presentation made by the public health department at the weekly cabinet meeting held on … Read more
Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan 27 (IANS) The grand Mahakumbh festival at Prayagraj’s Sangam has drawn over 13 crore devotees so far. Now, preparations are in full swing for the Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya, January 29, 2025, when an expected 10 crore pilgrims are expected to take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam on the auspicious … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) As the ‘Mauni Amavasya’ approaches, devotees at Maha Kumbh 2025 have expressed immense satisfaction with the arrangements, highlighting a stark contrast to the Kumbh held in 2021 under Akhilesh Yadav’s government and remarked that “it was not like this.” One devotee shared, “I came here during the 2021 Kumbh when … Read more