Kumbh Meet

Haridwar Kumbh should be a priority in the vaccine distribution strategy for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand, considering the huge workforce that will be engaged in organising the fair, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Tuesday.

Five sanitation workers, all from the lowest rung of India's caste system, were chosen in late February to meet a very important guest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP president Amit Shah will attend the Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday, during which he will take a dip in the holy Sangam and meet various congregations of saints, a BJP statement said.

Delegates at a dharma sabha organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj came to blows with the right wing organisation's members today over the issue of the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The massive Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is turning into an echo chamber for powerful Hindu groups to push for a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is organising a two-day meeting to discuss how they can work for early construction of the temple at the disputed site in the Uttar Pradesh town. In a separate event, an in...

Yogi Adityanath's holy dip at the Kumbh Mela along with his cabinet has inspired Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to post a rare Hindi tweet, along with a veiled dig. Yogi Adityanath, the saffron-wearing chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, called a meeting of his cabinet at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, on Tuesday, and followed it up ...

In a first, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a cabinet meeting in Prayagraj  today during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in the city. After the meeting, he and other ministers are likely to take a dip in the holy waters of Sangam. Yogi Adityanath along with his council of ministers will visit "Akshayvat" and "Saraswati Koop".

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a cabinet meeting at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj today. The Chief Minister is expected to take a dip at the confluence after that.

Kumbh Mela: As Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh witnesses one of the largest human gatherings on the auspicious occasion of the 2019 Kumbh Mela, several sights across the Kumbh grab visitors' eyeballs.

Follower of Devgiri Baba Maharaj, Daniel Bhagwan Giri wears saffron clothes and turmeric paste on his forehead.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Raebareli today, his first trip to the traditional seat of the Gandhi family. He will also visit Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, to review preparations for the Kumbh Mela to be held in the city next year. PM Modi flagged off the Humsafar Express. He will also hold a public meeting in Raebareli.

Allahabad will be called Prayagraj from today, Uttar Pradesh Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said after a cabinet meeting in which the plan was cleared.

Yogi Adityanath, who has broken with convention on a number of occasions in his 18 days as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, is reportedly contemplating another unusual move.

The Bombay High Court today held that water in dams and rivers in Maharashtra should be allocated for Kumbh Mela held at Nashik and other religious occasions only after meeting the requirement for other purposes, as set out in the state's water policy.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will visit Allahabad today, almost two days after 36 people were killed in stampede at a railway station in the city. Accompanied by Governor B L Joshi, he will visit the stampede site and will also meet the injured at a hospital.

Haridwar Kumbh should be a priority in the vaccine distribution strategy for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand, considering the huge workforce that will be engaged in organising the fair, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Tuesday.

Five sanitation workers, all from the lowest rung of India's caste system, were chosen in late February to meet a very important guest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP president Amit Shah will attend the Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday, during which he will take a dip in the holy Sangam and meet various congregations of saints, a BJP statement said.

Delegates at a dharma sabha organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj came to blows with the right wing organisation's members today over the issue of the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The massive Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is turning into an echo chamber for powerful Hindu groups to push for a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is organising a two-day meeting to discuss how they can work for early construction of the temple at the disputed site in the Uttar Pradesh town. In a separate event, an in...

Yogi Adityanath's holy dip at the Kumbh Mela along with his cabinet has inspired Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to post a rare Hindi tweet, along with a veiled dig. Yogi Adityanath, the saffron-wearing chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, called a meeting of his cabinet at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, on Tuesday, and followed it up ...

In a first, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a cabinet meeting in Prayagraj  today during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in the city. After the meeting, he and other ministers are likely to take a dip in the holy waters of Sangam. Yogi Adityanath along with his council of ministers will visit "Akshayvat" and "Saraswati Koop".

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a cabinet meeting at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj today. The Chief Minister is expected to take a dip at the confluence after that.

Kumbh Mela: As Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh witnesses one of the largest human gatherings on the auspicious occasion of the 2019 Kumbh Mela, several sights across the Kumbh grab visitors' eyeballs.

Follower of Devgiri Baba Maharaj, Daniel Bhagwan Giri wears saffron clothes and turmeric paste on his forehead.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Raebareli today, his first trip to the traditional seat of the Gandhi family. He will also visit Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, to review preparations for the Kumbh Mela to be held in the city next year. PM Modi flagged off the Humsafar Express. He will also hold a public meeting in Raebareli.

Allahabad will be called Prayagraj from today, Uttar Pradesh Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said after a cabinet meeting in which the plan was cleared.

Yogi Adityanath, who has broken with convention on a number of occasions in his 18 days as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, is reportedly contemplating another unusual move.

The Bombay High Court today held that water in dams and rivers in Maharashtra should be allocated for Kumbh Mela held at Nashik and other religious occasions only after meeting the requirement for other purposes, as set out in the state's water policy.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will visit Allahabad today, almost two days after 36 people were killed in stampede at a railway station in the city. Accompanied by Governor B L Joshi, he will visit the stampede site and will also meet the injured at a hospital.