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Mahakumbh: High faecal bacteria levels in Prayagraj river water, fails bathing standards, says Pollution Control Board

By Odisha News Online Feb 18, 2025 130

LUCKNOW, FEB 18 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) officials to appear virtually before the Tribunal for failing to submit the ‘action taken report (ATR)’ on improving the water quality in Prayagraj for Mahakumbh-2025. Notably, the NGT principal bench had directed both the Central Pollution Control Board […]Continue Reading

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Maha Kumbh: Over 73 lakh people take ‘snan’ at Sangam on Maghi Purnima

By Odisha News Online Feb 12, 2025 84

PRAYAGRAJ, FEB 12 : Amid elaborate arrangements, over 73 lakh people took a dip at the Sangam till 6 am on Wednesday on the occasion of Maghi Purnima during the Maha Kumbh mela here. The sacred bath began early Wednesday and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been monitoring the event from Lucknow. With the Maghi […]Continue Reading

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President Droupadi Murmu takes holy dip at Maha Kumbh in UP’s Prayagraj

By Odisha News Online Feb 10, 2025 51

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, FEB 10: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday visited the Maha Kumbh Mela and took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. She will also offer prayers at the Akshayavat and Bade Hanuman Temple, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accompanying her. Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Adityanath earlier received the President on her […]Continue Reading

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Maha Kumbh 2025: PM Modi takes holy dip at Sangam

By Odisha News Online Feb 5, 2025 61

MAHAKUMBHNAGAR, FEB 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam at the Maha Kumbh. Holding ‘rudraksha’ beads and chanting mantras, the prime minister offered prayers while standing in the river. Modi took a boat ride with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to reach Triveni Sangam — the confluence […]Continue Reading

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Maha Kumbh’s last Amrit Snan on Basant Panchami, over 62 lakh take holy dip

By Odisha News Online Feb 3, 2025 86

UTTAR PRADESH, FEB 3 : Hundreds of thousands of devotees, saints, sadhus and akhadas took part in the Amrit Snan on the occasion of Basant Panchami at the Maha Kumbh on Monday, as Prayagraj followed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “zero error” directive for the final holy bath. At the break of dawn, different […]Continue Reading

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15 feared dead after stampede in Mahakumbh on Mauni Amavasya, scores injured

By Odisha News Online Jan 29, 2025 66

LUCKNOW, JAN 29 : Many devotees are feared as a stampede took place at the Sangam amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh, as millions of pilgrims turned up to take part in second Amrit Snan on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya on early Wednesday morning.The Mela administration had not confirmed the casualties till the filing of […]Continue Reading

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Fire breaks out at MahaKumbh Mela in Prayagraj; no casualties reported

By Odisha News Online Jan 19, 2025 189

LUCKNOW, JAN 19 : A major fire broke out in to the tents of Sector 19 at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Sunday. There was no report of any casualty. The fire which engulfed around 40 tents was triggered by the leakage of gas cylinder. It was then followed by a series of blasts in the […]Continue Reading

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Maha Kumbh Mela begins with holy dip at Sangam; ‘special day for those who cherish Bharatiya values,’ says PM Modi

By Odisha News Online Jan 13, 2025 174

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, JAN 13 : The Maha Kumbh Mela commenced at Sangam — the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers — on Monday with more than 40 lakh people from different walks of life taking the first holy dip. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the Maha Kumbh to […]Continue Reading

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Under-construction building collapses at Kannauj railway station, several trapped

By Odisha News Online Jan 11, 2025 94

UTTAR PRADESH, JAN 11 : At least 25 people have been rescued, and several others are feared trapped after an under-construction roof slab collapsed at Kannauj railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. Police and rescue personnel, including a team from the State Disaster Response Force, are present at the spot and operations […]Continue Reading

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Agra man kills four sisters, mother in Lucknow hotel room, cites property-linked harassment

By Odisha News Online Jan 1, 2025 88

LUCKNOW, JAN 1 : A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his four sisters and mother inside a hotel room here on Wednesday, claiming land-related harassment by some locals of his community in their hometown Agra, police said. The accused, Mohammad Arshad, was arrested shortly after the chilling incident which took place in the busy Naka area […]Continue Reading