Prayagraj

'Inhuman, illegal': Supreme Court rebukes UP govt for 2021 demolitions

The apex court directs Prayagraj Development Authority to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to each homeowner who moved court

'Shocks our conscience': SC rebukes UP govt for Prayagraj demolitions

The Supreme Court slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for the 'inhuman and illegal' demolition of houses in Prayagraj, ordering ₹10 lakh compensation to each affected owner

World witnessed India's grandeur during Maha Kumbh: PM Modi to Lok Sabha

Addressing the Lok Sabha, PM Modi thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh and especially Prayagraj for the success of Maha Kumbh

Maha Kumbh 2025: Ganga water was fit for bathing, govt tells Parliament

The govt told the Parliament that Triveni Sangam water was fit for bathing during Maha Kumbh 2025, citing a Central Pollution Control Board report confirming it met safety standards

Maha Kumbh water fit for bathing: CPCB report cites 'variability in data'

A new report by the Central Pollution Control Board submitted to the National Green Tribunal has said that as per statistical analysis, the water quality during the recently-concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was fit for bathing. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report said the statistical analysis was necessitated because of "variability of data" in the samples collected from the same locations across different dates and on different locations on the same day, because of which these did not reflect the "overall river water quality throughout the river stretch". The report dated February 28 and uploaded on the tribunal's website on March 7 said the board had conducted water monitoring twice a week from January 12 onwards, including on auspicious bathing days, at five locations on Ganga river and two locations on Yamuna river. "There is a significant variability in the values on various parameters, viz pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and fecal ...

Why Maha Kumbh stampede wasn't 'excessively highlighted'? UP CM responds

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stressed the need to prevent panic among eight crore devotees and sadhus the Maha Kumbh stampede was a priority

Over 50,000 people reunited with families during Maha Kumbh, says UP govt

More than 50,000 people who were separated from their families amid the massive crowd of devotees at the 45-day Maha Kumbh were successfully reunited with their loved ones, the UP government said on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the government, during the Maha Kumbh Mela, more than 66 crore devotees from every corner of the country and abroad took a holy dip in the Ganga and Sangam. During this time, 54,357 people who were separated from their families were reunited. The number of women among those who got separated was higher. This time, the state government had set up digital lost and found centres to quickly reunite the lost people with their families during Mahakumbh. Through these centres, more than 35,000 devotees were reunited with their families during Mahakumbh. During 'Amrit Snaan' -- 598 devotees on Makar Sankranti, 8,725 people during Mauni Amavasya, and 864 people on Basant Panchami were reunited with their families with the help of digital lost and found

Here's how Prayagraj learned to live with stories of Kumbh stampedes

"My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion," says city-based advocate Niranjan Lal recalling the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede stories he had heard from his aunt who survived it. This was the first Kumbh in Allahabad after Independence, and the tragic incident took place on February 3 on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. According to official estimates, several hundred had died in the stampede. Seventy-one years later, a stampede took place on January 29, again on Mauni Amavasya day as a massive crowd sought to enter into the Triveni Sangam waters for the 'amrit snan'. Lal, 67, and his wife were camping in a Swiss cottage in Sector 6 of Mahakukbh Nagar, when they got a call from their son at home late night, cautioning them not to go to the Sangam due to the stampede. "We didn't step out from the camp until the sun came out, and at around 11 am, we went to Dashashwamedh Ghat on Ganga, located near Sector 6. The

Fire tenders to deliver Sangam water across 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

The Fire Department is using fire brigades to transport Sangam water to district headquarters for fire personnel and other officials who could not attend the Maha Kumbh

'Mahayagna' of unity concludes, says PM Modi as Maha Kumbh wraps up

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday likened the massive Maha Kumbh congregation to the newly awakened consciousness of a nation breathing freely after breaking the shackles of a slavery mindset. "The Maha Kumbh has concluded. The 'mahayagna' of unity has concluded," he wrote in a blog, a day after the mega religious exercise concluded. Modi said more devotees than were ever imagined took the holy dip in Sangam, asserting that India is now forging ahead with new energy and that this points to a change of era which will write a new future for India. The prime minister offered apology to "Mother Ganga, Mother Yamuna, Mother Saraswati" as well as people, who he said are a form of God to him, for any shortcoming in the services rendered. He noted that making such a massive arrangement was not easy. At least 30 devotees had died during a stampede at the Maha Kumbh, which drew devotees in huge numbers from across the country. The Uttar Pradesh government has said that over 65 crore

Maha Kumbh 2025: ONDC-backed Waayu delivers over 110K mahaprasad orders

As Maha Kumbh 2025 draws to a close, Waayu plans to continue delivering Mahaprasad throughout the year

Watch: IAF conducts air show over Maha Kumbh Mela Kshetra on Maha Shivratri

Maha Kumbh's final 'snan' underway in Prayagraj on Maha Shivratri

Maha Kumbh 2025 last day: Maha Shivratri rush at Sangam, police on alert

Maha Kumbh 2025 concludes with the final 'snan' on Maha Shivratri, as heavy footfall at Sangam turns Prayagraj into a no-vehicle zone, with security on high alert

Mahakumbh: 15K sanitation workers attempt world record, results on Feb 27

As of February 23, over 620 million devotees had taken a dip in the sacred Sangam, and on Monday alone, more than 9 million devotees took part in the holy dip by 2:00 PM

Akshay Kumar takes holy dip at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj

NGT reserves order on Kumbh 2025 sanitation plea, petitioner seeks Rs 10 cr

A tribunal bench, led by NGT chairman Justice Prakash Shrivastava, has directed the Uttar Pradesh government and other authorities to take immediate action to fix the issue.

Maha Kumbh 2025: Authorities brace for final dip and last rush of devotees

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 is coming to an end after one and a half months. The authorities remain on high alert, deploying personnel in sensitive areas to ensure security

Bathing videos of women from Maha Kumbh, FIRs against 140 SM accounts

In 2019, the Allahabad High Court banned the publishing of photos and videos of women at the Kumbh Mela