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With allocation of Rs 4,200 crore by UP government, this year's Kumbh Mela costliest ever
Attracting eyeballs of one and all, especially foreigners, was the march of the Naga sadhus, a martial order of ascetics who roam naked with ash smeared on their bodies.
Chidambaram was represented in the hearing through advocates Pramod Kumar Dubey and Arshdeep Singh.
In its response to the RTI application filed by Durve, the CAG also refused to share its correspondence related to the audit of Rafale deal with any government department or political party.
Altogether 36 persons have been rescued so far, and are admitted to a local hospital, an official said.
"We were expecting about 10 lakh to come for the dip in the first half of the day, but the numbers have already crossed 16 lakh by 2 p.m.," an official told IANS here.
Police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during the event.
There was no let up in the protests during the traditional 'Meji-Bhelaghar fire' in the morning where people usually pray for a bright future for the state and a good harvest for farmers in the coming year.
However, the top court said the West Bengal BJP unit can conduct meetings and rallies.
Meanwhile, fearing poaching of its legislators by Congress-JD(S) coalition, BJP in the state has shifted its MLAs to a resort in Haryana's Nuh district, sources told PTI.
Addressing Army personnel on the occasion of Army Day, Gen Rawat said that Indian forces were giving enemies along the Line of Control a “befitting reply” and inflicting heavy losses.
Devotees braved the cold weather to take a dip in the icy water as they reached the Kumbh Nagari which witnessed a huge rush of people from far-away lands as early as 4 in the morning.
Kharge, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, termed Rao’s appointment as “illegal” and demanded that a meeting of the selection committe be convened immediately to appoint a new chief of the probe agency.
"The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively," he added. The firing was still on.
The Supreme Court had on September 28 last year said that banning the entry of women into the shrine is gender discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women.
Gandhi's jibe comes a day after Modi received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award here.
Addressing a public meeting at Bolangir, the prime minister said that his government was focussing on connectivity as it impacts all sectors, especially tourism.
Zakia, the wife of ex-MP Ehsan Jafri who was one of the 68 killed in Ahmedabad's Gulberg society, has challenged the Gujarat High Court's October 5, 2017 order rejecting her plea against the SIT's decision.
In a press statement issued here, Thakur termed the new legislation providing reservation to economically weaker general category people in government jobs and education as historic.
"On Army Day, greetings to the valiant men and women of the Indian Army, to veterans and their families. You are our nation’s pride, the sentinels of our liberty. Citizens sleep securely knowing you are ever awake and ever vigilant," the President tweeted.
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This was the third official visit of the prime minister to Kollam. His first visit to the city was in December 2015, when he unveiled the statue of R Sankar. The prime minister also visited Kollam in April 2016, hours after a fire tragedy.
It was traditionally called 'Ardh Kumbh' as it takes place twice in 12 years, but the present state government recently renamed it 'Kumbh'.
As the Citizenship Bill brings about a huge discontent resulting in protest across the north-eastern states, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has decided to meet the chief ministers of these states "very soon".
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