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SpiceJet to operate special flights to/from Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Check flight details here
4 days, 16 hours ago

SpiceJet to operate special flights to/from Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Check flight details here

Live Mint  

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: With Maha Kumbh Mela set to start next month, SpiceJet has announced the launch of daily special flights connecting Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj to major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad. The Maha Kumbh Mela, held once every 12 years, will take place in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26, 2025. Know SpiceJet flight …

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In 1870 Kumbh Mela, one-fourth of revenue came from barbers
5 days, 11 hours ago

In 1870 Kumbh Mela, one-fourth of revenue came from barbers

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ The British government had arranged for 3,000 barber ‘badas’ for devotees in the 1870 Kumbh Mela and 2,688 such enclosures in the second Kumbh Mela in 1882. “Visitors would get to learn a lot about the history of Kumbh Mela in the exhibition,” said director, UP Archives Amit Agnihotri. In the 1870Kumbh Mela, the British government earned ₹41,824 revenue, …

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Kumbh Mela 2025: Central Railway to run 34 special trains to clear extra rush of passengers
6 days, 4 hours ago

Kumbh Mela 2025: Central Railway to run 34 special trains to clear extra rush of passengers

India TV News  

Kumbh Mela 2025: Central Railway will now run 34 special trains between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus / Pune-Mau and Nagpur-Danapur to clear the extra rush of passengers during Kumbh Mela 2025 being held at Prayagraj from January 13 to January 26. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Mau Kumbh Mela Specials 01033 Kumbh Mela special will leave CSMT at 11.30 hours o­n 09.01.2025, …

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Maha Kumbh Mela: Railways to run 13,000 trains, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Maha Kumbh Mela: Railways to run 13,000 trains, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Live Mint  

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that Indian Railways would run nearly 13,000 trains for the convenience of devotees during the Maha Kumbh. “Colour coding has been used in the holding areas and tickets so that the devotees can reach the right platform,” said the union minister, cited in the news report. Vaishnaw also said that the mobile …

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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Know important dates, location, historical significance, and more
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Know important dates, location, historical significance, and more

Live Mint  

The Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's largest religious festivals, will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, from January 13 to February 26, 2025. Historical significance The Kumbh Mela is celebrated to mark the occasion of the mythical "amrit" that was churned from the ocean by gods and demons in Hindu mythology. Here are the key dates for the …

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Ticketless passengers ‘hijack’ AC coach of Kumbh Express. Watch
1 year ago

Ticketless passengers ‘hijack’ AC coach of Kumbh Express. Watch

Hindustan Times  

IFS Akash K Verma took to X to share a startling video capturing the condition of the second tier of the AC compartment in the Kumbh Express. “A friend travelling in train 12369 shared this video of an AC 2 coach hijacked by ticketless encroachers who are harassing passengers, occupying their berths, and pulling chains. Need immediate sanitation!” wrote Verma …

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Centre doesn’t spend a single penny on Gangasagar Mela, claims Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre doesn’t spend a single penny on Gangasagar Mela, claims Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated her demand to the Centre that the Gangasagar Mela should be given a national tag, and also upped up the ante against the central government for not sanctioning funds to develop infrastructure at the pilgrimage site. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Kapil Muni temple in Gangasagar on Wednesday. …

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What is ‘Gangasagar Mela’ for which Mamata is demanding ‘national status’
1 year, 11 months ago

What is ‘Gangasagar Mela’ for which Mamata is demanding ‘national status’

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee demanded a 'national status' for the 'Gangasagar mela,' which takes place every year on the island of Gangasagar in the state's 24 South Parganas. Mamata blamed the Centre that its focus is ‘Kumbh Mela’, which is celebrated every 12 years, but not on Bengal's Gangasagar Mela. Every year during Gangasagar mela, devotees from all …

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Maha Kumbh Mela at Triveni Sangam from today
2 years, 2 months ago

Maha Kumbh Mela at Triveni Sangam from today

The Hindu  

All arrangements are in place for the Maha Kumbh Mela at the confluence of Cauvery, Lakshmanatirtha, and Hemavathi – Triveni Sangam – near K.R. Details of the Kumbh Mela were shared at a joint press conference at the Suttur Mutt here on Wednesday by Shivarathri Deshikendra Swami and Ministers K. Gopalaiah, K.C. Veerendra Heggade, Pattadhikari, Srikshetra Dharmasthala, will inaugurate the …

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Why is Mamata adamant about holding the Gangasagar Mela?
2 years, 11 months ago

Why is Mamata adamant about holding the Gangasagar Mela?

India Today  

Despite the third Covid wave raging with a daily case load of 19,000 in the state, Mamata is hesitant to call off the Gangasagar Mela, held annually at the Sagar islands around this time on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti. But why is Mamata adamant about holding the fair, when she's advised the WFH mode for people of her …

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India Recap 2021: From Vaccine Century to General Rawat's death - What all made headlines
2 years, 11 months ago

India Recap 2021: From Vaccine Century to General Rawat's death - What all made headlines

India TV News  

The year 2021 saw India recording several glorious moments. PM Modi's Diwali Celebrations With Jawans Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 4 met soldiers at the Nowshera sector in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Diwali. Vladimir Putin's India Visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 21st Annual …

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Kumbh Covid test scam: Case registered against 2 private labs, Max corporate agency
3 years, 6 months ago

Kumbh Covid test scam: Case registered against 2 private labs, Max corporate agency

India Today  

After a Covid testing scam during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand came to light a couple of days ago, a case has been registered against two private labs and Max corporate agency. According to sources in the health department, more than one lakh ‘fake’ Covid-19 test results were issued by private labs empanelled by mela authorities during the Kumbh …

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Top Kumbh Mela official orders probe into Covid-19 testing scam after investigation flags 1 lakh 'fake' tests
3 years, 6 months ago

Top Kumbh Mela official orders probe into Covid-19 testing scam after investigation flags 1 lakh 'fake' tests

India Today  

A ‘Covid-testing scam’ has come to light in Uttarakhand with multiple private labs under the scanner for allegedly conducting fake Covid-19 tests during the Maha Kumbh Mela held earlier this year. Kumbh Mela official also orders probe A second investigation was on Wednesday ordered by a top Kumbh Mela into the allegations of fake tests carried out during the Kumbh …

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Alarm rises in India over Covid risks again as people throng malls, railway stations
3 years, 6 months ago

Alarm rises in India over Covid risks again as people throng malls, railway stations

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Having barely got over a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections, India was gripped with alarm on Tuesday over risks of a resurgence as crowds thronged railway stations and shopping malls a day after major cities relaxed curbs on movement. The capital New Delhi, in the north, and tech hub Bengaluru, in the south, were among the cities …

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Delhi HC orders blocking of tweets, posts accusing India Today of 'Islamophobia'
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC orders blocking of tweets, posts accusing India Today of 'Islamophobia'

India Today  

In a key order, the Delhi High Court has directed the digital news platform The Cognate to take down its tweets alleging that India Today had adopted two different approaches in its news reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic and alleging that the channel was biased against the Islamic community. The Cognate had published on their Twitter account an ‘infographic’ consisting …

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Nepal's fight against Covid second wave crippled by vaccine, oxygen shortage
3 years, 7 months ago

Nepal's fight against Covid second wave crippled by vaccine, oxygen shortage

India Today  

Nepal, which is currently witnessing more than 9,000 new Covid-19 cases daily, is reeling under a health crisis with limited medical facilities, shortage of oxygen and short supply of vaccines. Once India stopped vaccine export to deal with its domestic need amid a raging second wave, Nepal has been caught in a bind. Nepal reels under Covid second wave Reeling …

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OPINION | Bengal Polls, Kumbh Mela & More: We Get The India We Deserve
3 years, 7 months ago

OPINION | Bengal Polls, Kumbh Mela & More: We Get The India We Deserve

ABP News  

With the debris that the recent Assembly elections in many states left, once more an alarming number of Indian fault-lines have cut into the foreground of our collective consciousness. The rallies the BJP held in West Bengal – in an election it lost – became coronavirus ‘super-spreader’ events that the prime minister and the home minister helmed. It is one …

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Opaqueness in India’s National Task Force for COVID-19 shows the government did not prepare for the second wave of the pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Opaqueness in India’s National Task Force for COVID-19 shows the government did not prepare for the second wave of the pandemic

The Hindu  

WHO is the Indian equivalent of Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the President of the United States? On that day Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan famously said: “We are in the endgame of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, and to succeed at this stage, we need to follow three steps: Keep politics out of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, …

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India Covid-19: How Modi could have stopped his country’s devastating crisis but didn’t
3 years, 7 months ago

India Covid-19: How Modi could have stopped his country’s devastating crisis but didn’t

CNN  

CNN — On April 17, ahead of a state election, a maskless Prime Minister Narendra Modi boasted to a sea of cheering supporters: “I’ve never ever seen such huge crowds at a rally.” His country was on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.That day, India recorded more than 261,000 new coronavirus cases – more than many countries have seenduring the …

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9.1 million thronged Mahakumbh despite Covid-19 surge: Govt data
3 years, 7 months ago

9.1 million thronged Mahakumbh despite Covid-19 surge: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

At least 9.1 million pilgrims visited Haridwar for the Mahakumbh this year, the event’s organisers announced on Thursday, underlining the risk of infection at the mega event that was widely criticised for rampant violation of Covid-19 protocols and massive overcrowding during an alarming surge in cases that inundated hospitals and sparked critical shortages of medical supplies. The Kumbh Mela Force, …

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Char Dham Yatra, Gurdwara Events Suspended Amid Deadly Covid Second Wave
3 years, 7 months ago

Char Dham Yatra, Gurdwara Events Suspended Amid Deadly Covid Second Wave

News 18  

The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat has announced the suspension of the Chardham Yatra to the four famous shrines nestled in the mountains of Himalaya in the state. Earlier the high court of Uttarakhand said that the Chardham Yatra will not be allowed to become another Kumbh Mela, as per firstpost.com. The state of Uttarakhand has logged 2,341 …

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Haridwar ghats deserted on Ram Navami as Covid-19 fear looms large among devotees
3 years, 8 months ago

Haridwar ghats deserted on Ram Navami as Covid-19 fear looms large among devotees

India Today  

Haridwar's famous BrahmaKund, Har Ki Pauri and other ghats wore a deserted look on Ram Navami as the fear of contracting the Covid-19 infection loomed large among the devotees. Still, a few devotees were seen on the ghats taking the final Ram Navami bath of the Kumbh under the shadow of the second wave. The Juna Akhara, one of the …

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India’s second Covid wave hits like a ‘tsunami’ as hospitals run out of oxygen and beds
3 years, 8 months ago

India’s second Covid wave hits like a ‘tsunami’ as hospitals run out of oxygen and beds

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — Healthcare and other essential services across India are close to collapse as a second coronavirus wave that started in mid-March tears through the country with devastating speed. On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned that failing to halt movement in the city could lead to “tragedy.” “We don’t want to take Delhi to a place …

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Odisha mandates COVID-19 tests, 14-day quarantine for Kumbh Mela returnees
3 years, 8 months ago

Odisha mandates COVID-19 tests, 14-day quarantine for Kumbh Mela returnees

India TV News  

The Odisha government on Saturday said all returnees from the Kumbh Mela will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period, apart from RT-PCR tests before setting foot in the state, in an effort to rein in the spread of COVID-19. Weekend shutdown in 10 districts, night curfew in all towns The Odisha government Saturday imposed a weekend shutdown in 10 …

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