Page 11 - Kumbh Mela

Fire at Kumbh Mela after cylinder blast; CM directs officials to compensate

The head of the Digambar Ani Akhara claimed that the fire broke out at an adjoining tent and spread to the kitchen tent of their camp, triggering the cylinder blast

Kumbh Mela 2019: How a Rs 40-bn plan for 120 mn pilgrims was implemented

All stakeholders - the government, religious organisations, local businesses - in Prayagraj are expecting the upcoming fair to be bigger than ever

Sacred and political: Over 100 million people to attend Kumbh mela in Jan

Organisers are erecting temporary bridges, 600 mass kitchens, more than 100,000 portable toilets

Kanpur, Unnao tanneries shut for 3 months during Kumbh; workers worried

The Kumbh Mela is to be held in Allahabad between January 15 and March 4, 2019

Railways to add 800 special trains for Allahabad for Kumbh Mela pilgrims

These trains would be in addition to the regular trains run by the North Central Railway

IWAI working to facilitate safe passenger movement for Kumbh Mela: Govt

Kumbh Mela is scheduled to be held at Sangam, Prayagraj (Allahabad) from January 15 to March 15, 2019

Over 70 mission heads visit Allahabad to witness Kumbh Mela preparations

The Kumbh Mela will begin in Allahabad on January 15, 2019

UP govt may close 13 distilleries in Hapur and Bijnor for Kumbh Mela

Sugar industry has strongly opposed the proposed move. Sugar mills across these two districts are planning to take the state government to court and they are waiting for the closure order

Kumbh 2019: NGT bans commercial activities within 100 metres of Ganga in UP

Leasing, auction, encroachments, anti-pollution activities to be deemed illegal; state irrigation and urban development depts named nodal agencies

Kumbh 2019: Sugar mills warned not to discharge effluents in Ganga basin

Of the 119 state-owned and private sugar mills in UP, 39 mills or roughly 35%, fall in the catchment of the river

Six dead as thunderstorm hits Kumbh Mela site in Ujjain

Nearly a third of the tents put by the pilgrims were blown off in the squall, police official BS Chauhan said, adding it will take at least a week to erect them again