Kumbh Mela
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Kumbh Mela officials being administered COVID vaccine
News | Feb 24, 2021, 09:58 AM ISTPersonnel who will be posted on Kumbh Mela duty are being vaccinated against COVID-19. Kumbh Mela Officer Deepak Rawat was administered with the vaccine on Feb 23. Kumbh Mela 2021 is scheduled to be held from 1st to 30th April in Haridwar.
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Kumbh Mela 2021 limited to 30 days, to begin on April 1 | All you need to know
India | Feb 18, 2021, 10:10 AM ISTThe state government has also emphasised reducing the duration of Kumbh as they fear becoming a hot spot of the virus. Earlier, the Haridwar District Magistrate C Ravishankar said that pilgrims will need passes to attend Kumbh.
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NSG, ATS, QRT, women commandos to guard Kumbh Mela: DGP Ashok Kumar
News | Feb 16, 2021, 08:40 PM ISTUttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar informed about the interstate meeting on Kumbh Mela that will take place on February 19 in Haridwar.
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Haridwar Kumbh Mela 2021: Covid negative report mandatory, age limit and more. Check details
India | Jan 25, 2021, 10:55 AM ISTUttarakhand government on Monday issued Covid-19 guidelines for devotees visiting Haridwar's Kumbh Mela.
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Kumbh Mela 2021: Govt issues guidelines, makes medical certificate mandatory for attendees
India | Jan 24, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTThe government has issued guidelines for the forthcoming Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. As per the guidelines, it is mandatory for the attendees to obtain a medical certificate to be able to participate in the event.
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2021 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar to be 48-day-long event; notification by Feb end
India | Dec 27, 2020, 12:40 PM ISTUttarakhand Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik on Sunday said that the 2021 Kumbh mela, which is to be organised in Haridwar, will be a 48-day-long event. He further said that the Uttarakhand government will issue the notification for the Kumbh Mela in February instead of January 1.
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Kumbh Mela will be held 'in divine' form despite COVID-19: U'khand CM
India | Nov 23, 2020, 11:03 AM ISTUttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat asserted that Kumbh Mela will be held in its "divine form" at Haridwar in 2021 despite the practical problems arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thousands were killed in stampede when Nehru visited Kumbh: PM Modi
May 01, 2019, 05:51 PM ISTPM Modi said that in 1954, the media did not have the courage to talk about this loss of lives in the Kumbh stampede.
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Kumbh Mela 2019 recognised as 'Swachh Kumbh', says PM Modi at Prayagraj
India | Feb 24, 2019, 06:00 PM ISTThe prime minister took a bath at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj and also interacted with sanitation employees.
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At Rs 4236-crore, Kumbh mela 2019 in Prayagraj is Uttar Pradesh's costliest ever
News | Feb 13, 2019, 11:17 PM ISTAt Rs 4236-crore, Kumbh mela 2019 in Prayagraj is Uttar Pradesh's costliest ever
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Kumbh Mela 2019: Braving cold weather, 1.5 crore take dip in last 'shahi snan'
India | Feb 10, 2019, 08:13 PM ISTThe chill in the atmosphere in and around the Sangam here failed to dampen the spirit of around 1.5 crore people who gathered on Sunday for the third 'shahi snan' at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.
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Kumbh Mela 2019: Two crore people expected to take holy dip on Kumbh's third 'shahi snan' on Sunday
India | Feb 09, 2019, 06:33 PM ISTAll roads led to Sangam city where devotees gathered ahead the third and the final shahi snan on Basant Panchami, falling on Sunday, during which more than two crore people are expected to take a holy dip at the Kumbh Mela.
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Kumbh Mela: UP Cabinet’s meet in Prayagraj tomorrow; Yogi Adityanath to take holy dip
India | Jan 28, 2019, 12:41 PM ISTThe chief minister will also visit Akshayvat and Saraswati Koop along with his council of ministers.
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Special show on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav taking a holy dip at Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, UP
News | Jan 27, 2019, 10:21 PM ISTSpecial show on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav taking a holy dip at Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, UP.
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'9 ISIS-linked terrorists were planning to poison masses with mixing chemicals in water'
India | Jan 24, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTA chemical bottle labelled as Hydrogen Peroxide was seized from their possession and later sent for chemical analysis to find out the content of the mixture.
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'Heaven on earth': Kumbh Mela attracts 70 lakh devotes for holy dip on 'Paush Purnima'
India | Jan 21, 2019, 06:41 PM ISTOver 70 lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga river on Monday on the occasion of Paush Purnima during Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
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Kumbh: UP cops to use radio-frequency identification tags tags for children under 14 years
India | Jan 14, 2019, 04:53 PM ISTWith a view to tracing the children lost during the massive Kumbh congregation here, the Uttar Pradesh police will be using RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags for kids under 14 years.
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Prayagraj: The fire has been contained and there has been no loss of life or injuries
News | Jan 14, 2019, 02:37 PM ISTPrayagraj: The Fire has been contained and there has been no loss of life or injuries
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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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Kumbh Mela 2019: Foreign saints became attraction in kumbh mela of Prayagraj
News | Jan 03, 2019, 10:43 AM ISTKumbh Mela 2019: Foreign saints became attraction in kumbh mela of Prayagraj