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Kumbh Mela 2019, Prayagraj

Wed, Dec 29, 2021
Akbar Allahabadi becomes Prayagraji on UP website

"It was evidently a handiwork of some miscreants expressing their apparent...

Tue, Nov 9, 2021
Main accused held in fake Covid testing scam from UP

The owners of Max Corporate Services Sharat Pant and his wife Mallika, who...

Fri, Aug 27, 2021
2 officials suspended for Kumbh Mela fake testing scam

Two officials in Uttarakhand have been suspended for their alleged...

Mon, Jun 28, 2021
How were fake Covid certificates issued during Kumbh?

The sordid details of the FIR filed against these companies for issuing fake...

Sun, May 30, 2021
Unfair to call Kumbh Covid 'super-spreader': Official

Mela Inspector General Sanjay Gunjyal also said the religious event formally...

Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Kumbh Mela: Seers keep last Shahi Snan symbolic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 17 had appealed to sadhus to observe...

Thu, Apr 22, 2021
Why was Kumbh held amidst raging pandemic?

What is particularly worrying is that the vast majority will not have access...

Mon, Apr 19, 2021
Kumbh virtually ends as key akhadas pull out

Most of the devotees have already left and the akhadas have been winding up...

Sun, Apr 18, 2021
Kumbh: Bindra, Dutt in war of words

'Should the Kumbh Mela even be held while an infectious pandemic lays waste...

Sat, Apr 17, 2021
'Lives more important': Juna akhara exits Kumbh Mela

The Juna Akhara, one of the largest sects of seers in the country, announced...

Kumbh should only be symbolic amid Covid crisis: PM

Avdheshanand urged people to not come to the Kumbh mela for bathing in large...

Fri, Apr 16, 2021
Kumbh: Seers seek apology from Niranjani Akhada

Nirvani Ani Akhada president Mahant Dharmdas said that only the mela officer...

30 sadhus at Kumbh Mela test positive for COVID-19

Over the last five days, a total of 2,167 people were found positive for...

Thu, Apr 15, 2021
1,700 test Covid positive at Kumbh over 5-day period

More RT-PCR test reports are awaited and the trend shows that the number of...

Wed, Apr 14, 2021
PIX: What Covid? Thousands gather at Kumbh mela

Social distancing norms were violated openly by the seers when they and their...

Don't compare Markaz, Kumbh: Uttarakhand CM

Briefing the media persons, Rawat said, "There is no comparison between...

Mon, Apr 12, 2021
Kumbh: Lakhs take dip in Ganga amid Covid surge

Masks were not worn by a large proportion and social distancing appeared...

Thu, Apr 1, 2021
PHOTOS: Kumbh Mela begins amid rising Covid cases

Devotees who have taken the anti-Covid vaccination will have to show their...

Fri, Feb 19, 2021
Kumbh Mela: Covid reports, masks to be compulsory

Preparations are underway for Kumbh Mela 2021 to be held from April 1 to 30...

Thu, Feb 18, 2021
Kumbh 2021 for 30 days, to begin on April 1

The Maha Kumbh is celebrated in a cycle of 12 years at four river-bank...

Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Kumbh Mela: Over 7L devotees take holy dip in Ganga

Due to the pandemic, this year the Kumbh Mela will be held for 48 days in...

Tue, Sep 15, 2020
Prayagraj to house Indian Railways' freight programme

Built by the French railway technology company Alstom, it will host a...

Tue, Mar 5, 2019
PIX: Ranbir, Alia at the Kumbh Mela

Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Director Ayan Mukherji launched the logo of...

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

he one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela ended on Monday with devotees from...

Sun, Feb 24, 2019
PM takes dip at Kumbh, washes feet of sanitation workers

He also washed the feet of sanitation workers at the 'Swachh Kumbh, Swachh...

Thu, Feb 7, 2019
Lost and Found at the Kumbh Mela

The festival is billed as the largest gathering of humanity on earth, with...

Mon, Feb 4, 2019
Sangam turns into biggest confluence of human faith as 5 cr take dip

Traditionally the biggest of all the sacred bathing days in the 50-day long...

Thu, Jan 31, 2019
What Kumbh Mela, Mamata rally tell us about unemployment

If everyone had decent meaningful jobs, the rally maidans would be largely...

Wed, Jan 30, 2019
BJP targets 'janeu wearing Rahul' after Tharoor's Kumbh tweet

"It is appalling and he has done it with tactical support of Rahul Gandhi,"...

Tue, Jan 29, 2019
PHOTOS: Yogi's Cabinet meets at Kumbh mela

Officials said almost all the ministers present at meeting took the holy dip.

Fri, Jan 25, 2019
PIX: Sonal Chauhan visits Kumbh Mela

The actress seeks divine intervention.

PHOTOS: Meet this 'star' at Kumbh Mela

Tripathi, with tattoos on her hands, is one of the most influential figures...

Wed, Jan 23, 2019
How brands are making a splash at Kumbh Mela

Milk booths by Amul and Mother Dairy, a Kumbh phone by Reliance Jio, Dabur's...

Mon, Jan 21, 2019
WATCH: These babas are the main draw at Kumbh Mela

Ultimately the Kumbh Mela is about the babas, or holy men, what with the...

Thu, Jan 17, 2019
PHOTOS: Prez performs Ganga pujan at Kumbh mela

Sangam refers to the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers.

Wed, Jan 16, 2019
At Rs 4,200 crore, this year's Kumbh Mela costliest ever

The previous state government had spent around Rs 1,300 crore for the Maha...

Tue, Jan 15, 2019
Kumbh Mela: Festival to end all other festivals

Security measures have been heightened in Prayagraj and surrounding areas for...

When Smriti Irani took a holy dip in Ganga to mark Kumbh

Smriti Irani also tweeted a picture of her holy dip, with the caption "Har...

Mon, Jan 14, 2019
PHOTOS: Fire breaks out at Kumbh mela venue; no casualties

A cylinder exploded in a tent at the Digambar Ani Akhara at the Kumbh Mela site.

'Kumbh is the greatest show on Earth'

'No other country other than India can do it on this scale.'

Sun, Jan 6, 2019
'What is better than dying for Gangaji?'

'Two have already sacrificed their lives.''How many more shall need to...

Mon, Dec 31, 2018
PHOTOS: Prepping for the Kumbh Mela

The much-awaited annual event of Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious...

Wed, Sep 16, 2015
The man who doesn't want precious water wasted at Kumbh Mela

'Releasing dam water for a holy bath is the most unholiest thing. No religion...