Kumbh Mela 2019

Yogi Adityanath announces construction of Ganga expressway at Uttar Pradesh cabinet meet, takes holy dip in Sangam in Prayagraj

Adityanath offered prayers as he took a holy dip in River Ganga at Sangam during the ongoing Kumbh Mela. The area around Sangam was cleaned and decorated on Monday for the holy dip.

Kumbh Mela 2019: Narendra Modi takes holy dip, offers prayer at Sangam, performs Ganga aarti in Prayagraj

Kumbh Mela is the largest human congregation in the world, with over 130 million pilgrims expected to participate in the festival.

Kumbh mela: Two crore devotees likely to take holy dip on festival’s third ‘shahi snaan’ on Sunday; three-tier security in place

The Sangam city is all set to host the third 'shaahi snaan' of the ongoing Kumbh on Basant Panchami, falling on Sunday, during which more than two crore devotees are expected to take a holy dip.

NDRF saves 12 Kumbh pilgrims from drowning after their boat capsized in the Ganges river

The boat capsized while the pilgrims were on their way to take a dip in the holy Ganges river during the ongoing Kumbh Mela.

Kumbh Mela 2019: Yogi Adityanath takes holy dip in Sangam after Uttar Pradesh cabinet meet in Prayagraj

According to officials almost all the Uttar Pardesh ministers present at the cabinet meeting took the holy dip.

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Kumbh Mela 2019 more a grand platform for politics than religion; parties pitch camps to spread ideology among pilgrims, tourists

Apart from being the largest spiritual gathering in the world, the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, given the footfall and media attention it attracts from across the world, is also a grand platform for political discourse. While outfits promoting Hindutva politics have had a regular presence at the Kumbh Mela, other parties, like the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, have also pitched their camps at the site to spread their politics among the pilgrim crowds.

Ram Naam Bank at Kumbh Mela: 'Release difficult emotions' or 'resolve past issues' at family-run bank where Lord Ram is sole currency

Ashutosh Varshney said people are not bound to worship Lord Ram to be members of the bank. They are free to worship Gods of their religions, he added

Kumbh Mela hazards: Adityanath govt's order to temporarily shut industries has left both owners, workers in distress, hit economy

After ordering tanneries in the Unnao-Kanpur cluster to shut operations between December and March, the Uttar Pradesh government recently extended its order.

Son of BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav found dead at Haryana residence; soldier had posted videos revealing quality of food in 2017

Rohit, son of Tej Bahadur Yadav, the Border Security Force (BSF) constable who was dismissed from service after he had released a video in 2017 on quality of food served to soldiers, was found dead at his residence in Shanti Vihar.