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Ganga Aarti suspended in Varanasi till February 5 amid huge devotee surge

Mahakumbh Nagar, Feb. 1 -- The Ganga Seva Nidhi management has announced that the daily Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat will remain closed to the general public until February 5 due to an overwhelmi... Read More


Woman pleads DNA for missing 'monk' husband

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan. 31 -- The Kumbh Mela, often associated with stories of lost families, has taken an unusual turn. A Jharkhand family believes they have found their long-lost relative, but there's... Read More


Mahakumbh declared no vehicle zone

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan. 31 -- Following the tragic stampede at the Sangam during the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh, which led to multiple casualties, the administration has taken strict measures to prevent such ... Read More


Fire breaks out at Maha Kumbh, no casualties reported

Prayagraj, Jan. 31 -- A fire broke out in Sector 22 of the Mahakumbh Mela area on Thursday, January 30, engulfing several tents in flames. Fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and are actively worki... Read More


UP Government summons experienced officers for ongoing Maha Kumbh

Prayagraj, Jan. 31 -- After a tragic stampede during the ongoing Maha Kumbh that left 30 people dead, the Uttar Pradesh government has summoned officers who had successfully conducted the 2019 Kumbh M... Read More


Stampede at Maha Kumbh: Desperate search for missing devotees continues

Prayagraj, Jan. 31 -- More than 36 hours have passed since the tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh, but for Manoj Dubey, sleep remains elusive. He has been searching frantically for his 72-year-old moth... Read More


Chaos at Sangam as devotees search for lost items

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan. 30 -- A heap of colourful clothes, lone slippers without their pairs, torn bags, and hastily abandoned blankets lay strewn across the ground at Sangam Nose, a grim reminder of th... Read More


Eyewitness account: "For a moment, I thought I was dead"

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan. 30 -- The chaos erupted suddenly-one moment, devotees were waiting patiently for their sacred dip; the next, screams filled the air as bodies collapsed under the crushing weight ... Read More


Opposition slams UP government over Maha Kumbh stampede

Lucknow, Jan. 30 -- The Opposition parties have launched a scathing attack on the Uttar Pradesh government following a stampede at the Maha Kumbh, which left at least 10 people feared dead and several... Read More


Maha Kumbh Numbed

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan. 30 -- A stampede-like situation at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Wednesday claimed dozens of lives and left many more injured. A senior doctor at a hospital tending the inj... Read More