Allahabad Maha Kumbh Mela

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  At Rs 4,200 Crore, This Year's Kumbh Mela Is The Costliest Ever

  The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated Rs 4,200 crore for the Kumbh Mela being held in the 'sangam' city of Allahabad, which is over thrice the budget of the Maha Kumbh in 2013, making the mega pilgrimage perhaps the costliest ever.

• Akhilesh Yadav to explain Kumbh arrangements at Harvard Business School

  Accompanied by a team of officials and two ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today left for the US to deliver a lecture at the Harvard Business School on organising the Maha Kumbh Mela and the challenges faced by the administration.

• Lakhs throng Kumbh on Maghi Poornima

  The penultimate bathing day of the 55-day Maha Kumbh - Maghi Poornima - began early Monday at the Sangam in Allahabad, with lakhs taking an early holy dip in the Ganga.

• Fire breaks out at Kumbh

  Yet another fire broke out at the Kumbh Mela area here this afternoon, injuring two sadhus, an official said.

• VIPs flout rules at Maha Kumbh

  Top Uttar Pradesh cops were today caught flouting an Allahabad High Court order, which forbids VIPs from visiting the Maha Kumbh in their official vehicles.

• Maha Kumbh: Pilgrims leave their sins, and tons of trash, behind

  Tons of trash left behind by the crores of pilgrims visiting Allahabad for the mela pose a health hazard, and cleaning up the venue is a major challenge for mela administrators.

• Fire breaks out at Kumbh Mela; one killed, several tents gutted

  One person has died in a fire that broke out early this morning at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. Almost 30 make-shift tents set up to house pilgrims were gutted by the fire that broke out at around 2 am.

• Allahabad stampede: 'We all know who is at fault', says Akhilesh Yadav

  After 36 people died in a stampede at the Allahabad railway station, the union and state governments have denied that their lapses may have contributed to the tragedy; they blame the massive rush of passengers, returning from a dip in the waters of the Ganga and Yamuna, at the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious festival.

• 36 dead, many injured in stampede at Allahabad railway station

  Thirty-six people have died in a stampede at the Allahabad Railway station. The toll, however, may go up with several of the injured in critical condition. They have been admitted to the Swaroop Rani Hospital and the Railway Hospital in Allahabad.

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  Two killed in stampede at Kumbh Mela

  Two people were killed in a stampede at the Mahakumbh mela here today as three crore pilgrims converged for a holy dip at Sangam on the auspicious occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya'.

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  Maha Kumbh visit to seek blessings for Ek Thi Daayan: Ekta Kapoor

  Ekta Kapoor, who took the holy dip at the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela in Allahabad, says she was there not to promote her upcoming venture Ek Thi Daayan but to seek blessings for the film.

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  Kumbh Mela: lakhs take the holy dip on 'Mauni Amavasya'

  Lakhs of devotees today took a holy dip on the auspicious occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya' in the ongoing Maha Kumbh congregation at the Sangam in Allahabad.

• Dalai Lama's visit to Kumbh cancelled due to security reasons

  The proposed visit of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to the Maha Kumbh congregation here has been cancelled due to security reasons, a senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader said today.

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  VIP at Kumbh: Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday reviewed preparations for the February 10 Shahi Snan at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad and met devotees and holy men.

• Indian Air Force air ambulance evacuates eight injured in Kumbh Mela fire

  An air ambulance belonging to Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully evacuated eight persons, injured in a fire at Kumbh Mela, for emergency medical attention in the national capital.