Tag: Ganga

Adityanath, UP ministers take holy dip at Kumbh

Adityanath, UP ministers take holy dip at Kumbh

Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and many of his ministerial colleagues took the holy dip at Sangam — the trinity of Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati — at the ongoing Kumbh on Tuesday. Soon after finishing the cabinet meeting, the ministers led by the saffron-robed Chief Minister[Read More…]

Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Paush Poornima'

Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on ‘Paush Poornima’

Prayagraj, Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims took holy dip at the Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers here in Uttar Pradesh — on the occasion of ‘Paush Poornima’ on Monday, officials said. After the ‘Makar Sankranti’, which kicked off the mega Kumbh Melaon January[Read More…]

CCEA approves new four-lane bridge across Ganga in Bihar

CCEA approves new four-lane bridge across Ganga in Bihar

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Monday approved construction of new 5.634-meter-long four-lane bridge across river Ganga at a cost of Rs 2,926.42 crore. The construction period for the project is three-and-half years and it is likely to be completed by January 2023. Talking to reporters[Read More…]

24 killed, many injured in stampede in Varanasi

24 people were killed and many were injured in a stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Saturday.Thousands of followers of the Jai Gurudev sect had gathered at a venue near the historic Rajghat bridge on the river Ganga. The stampede broke out as the venue was[Read More…]





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