Allahabad
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HC asks KGMU to examine underage pregnant rape victim
India | Jul 16, 2019, 11:35 PM ISTThe Allahabad High Court on Tuesday asked the King George Medical University to examine if a 21-week-old pregnancy of an underage rape victim can be terminated.
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35 cows die in Prayagraj gaushala, locals allege neglect while babus claim lightning as cause of death
India | Jul 13, 2019, 02:45 PM ISTPrayagraj administration said that a post-mortem of dead cows from the gaushala will be carried out to ascertain reason behind their deaths. Local villagers told media that the animals were not given adequate food or water. Medical attention was minimal.
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2005 Ayodhya attack case: Allahabad court sentences 4 to life imprisonment, acquits one
India | Jun 18, 2019, 06:32 PM ISTA Special court in Allahabad sentenced four accused to life imprisonment and acquitted one in the 2005 Ayodhya attack case.
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Property dealer shot dead by unidentified men in Prayagraj
News | Mar 26, 2019, 05:40 PM ISTProperty dealer shot dead by unidentified men in Prayagraj
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Kumbh Mela 2019: PM Narendra Modi expected to visit Prayagraj on January 24
India | Jan 22, 2019, 10:12 AM ISTHowever, no official word has been received for the PM’s proposed visit.
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Mobile app launched to help devotees, tourists navigate though Allahabad during Kumbh Mela
India | Jan 14, 2019, 04:32 PM ISTThe North Central Railway (NCR) has launched a mobile application that will help those arriving in Allahabad for the Kumbh Mela starting from January 15 to navigate through the city and the mela grounds, an official said.
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Rs 4,300 cr earmarked for creating infra for Kumbh Mela
Business | Jan 14, 2019, 04:33 PM ISTParticipating in an event organised by trade body FICCI Tamil Nadu Council, he said, the Prayagraj (Allahabad) has UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage of humanity acknowledgement.
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In Pics | Kumbh Mela: Where sea of humans descends for a holy dip
India | Jan 14, 2019, 04:34 PM ISTThe Kumbh Mela, held every three years, is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which people gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. The mela, which is the world’s largest gathering of its type, draws lakhs of bhakts (devotees) from all over the country and around the globe. Here are some of the photographs from the festival which will give you a glimpse of diverse nature of the mela.
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Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad, Allahabad
India | Nov 13, 2018, 03:51 PM ISTIn August this year, the UP government had sent a request to the Centre to rename the airports in Agra, Bareilly and Kanpur.
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Hearing on PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad deferred till November 13
India | Oct 31, 2018, 11:04 PM ISTChanging the name of Allahabad, which has been used for hundreds of years, to Prayagraj is neither in interest of the public nor the government, said the PIL.
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Uttar Pradesh government issues notification renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj
India | Oct 20, 2018, 11:06 PM ISTThe proposal to rename the historic city of Allahabad as Prayagraj was approved by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday.
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Allahabad is now 'Prayagraj'; Yogi says 'those opposing name change unaware of history, culture'
India | Oct 17, 2018, 12:01 AM ISTCalling it an effort towards restoring an old name for the city, a state BJP spokesperson said the party has rectified the mistake made by Akbar.
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Allahabad gets renamed as ‘Prayagraj’, Twitterati wonders what will happen to Allahabad Bank now
Trending | Oct 17, 2018, 01:09 PM ISTWhile the city of Allahabad has reclaimed its old name Prayagraj, Twitterati is left confused about it for many reasons. Majorly they wonder, what will happen to Allahabad Bank's name now?
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Yogi Adityanath govt renames Allahabad as Prayagraj
India | Oct 16, 2018, 01:50 PM ISTThe move to rename Allahabad comes after the state government renamed the Mughalsarai station as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Junction earlier this year.
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Yogi government to rename Allahabad as 'Prayagraj', Akhilesh calls it 'toying with tradition'
India | Oct 15, 2018, 08:06 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during his visit to Allahabad on Saturday had announced that there was a proposal to rename the city as Prayagraj ahead of the 2019 Kumbh Mela.
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Allahabad: Boat capsizes in flooded river, 3 killed
News | Sep 09, 2018, 12:03 PM ISTAllahabad: Boat capsizes in flooded river, 3 killed
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Retired cop beaten to death on Allahabad street, passersby watch attack
India | Sep 04, 2018, 01:43 PM ISTThe elderly policeman tries to shield himself from the assault but falls down on the ground bleeding.
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Elderly man beaten to death by miscreants in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
News | Sep 04, 2018, 08:12 AM ISTElderly man beaten to death by miscreants in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
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UP: Man found hanging, wife's body in fridge, daughters stuffed in suitcase in Allahabad
India | Aug 21, 2018, 09:54 AM ISTPrima facie, it seems that the man killed his wife and daughters and later committed suicide, the police said.
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Uttar Pradesh: Blast at bicycle shop in Allahabad
News | Aug 10, 2018, 08:06 AM ISTUttar Pradesh: Blast at bicycle shop in Allahabad