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Seers, Naga Sadhus take holy dip at Sangam on Makar Sankranti

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 16 -- Thousands of devotees from various corners of the country thronged to the Sangam to take a sacred dip on Thursday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Religious leaders and seers ... Read More


1.03 crore devotees take holy dip on day 2 of Makar Sankranti

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 16 -- Nearly 1.03 crore devotees took a holy dip at the Sangam on Thursday, the second day of the second official bathing of Makar Sankranti of the ongoing Magh Mela. According to figu... Read More


Will prepare work plan within a month to tackle monkey menace in state, Uttar Pradesh govt tells Allahabad HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Allahabad high court that the environment, forest and climate change department will prepare a work-plan within a month to tackle th... Read More


'No rape claim before doctor, magistrate casts doubt': HC sets aside man's conviction

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- The Allahabad high court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping and rape while observing that the victim did not mention anything about forcible sexua... Read More


85 lakh devotees take holy dip on day one of Makar Sankranti at Magh Mela

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- The first day of the two-day Makar Sankranti bathing, the second official bathing festival of the ongoing Magh Mela 2026, witnessed around 85 lakh devotees taking the holy dip in... Read More


Sleeper bus driver dozes off at wheel, major tragedy averted in Pratapgarh

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 14 -- A major accident was narrowly avoided on Wednesday when the driver of a tourist sleeper bus fell asleep at the wheel. The bus, travelling from Jaipur to Varanasi, lost control an... Read More


Panchayat electoral rolls: Over 36 lakh suspected duplicate voters to be verified in Prayagraj division

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 14 -- District election offices across the Prayagraj division have been directed to verify more than 36.63 lakh suspected duplicate names in the panchayat electoral rolls. The exercise... Read More


Magh Mela: Extensive traffic diversion to be enforced on major bathing fests

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 14 -- In view of the massive count of devotees expected on key bathing festivals during the Magh Mela-2206, the district administration has decided to implement an extensive traffic di... Read More


Exclusion of DMs from Gangsters Act proceedings: Allahabad HC notice to ACS (home)

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 14 -- Taking a serious note of the repeated failure of the state government's home department in providing justification for excluding DMs from the joint meetings for approval of gang ... Read More


Two-day Makar Sankranti bathing: Starting today, over 1 cr devotees expected at Magh Mela

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 13 -- Sangam city is set to witness a massive turnout of devotees during the Makar Sankranti bathing festival at the Magh Mela-2026, considered the second most significant bathing occa... Read More