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Kumbh Mela 2019

Tanneries return to work, reviving Kanpur's Rs 12,000 cr leather industry

Kanpur's tanneries shut down last year for Kumbh and were not allowed to reopen because of environmental concerns.

Tanneries return to work, reviving Kanpur's Rs 12,000 cr leather industry
Updated On : 11 Aug 2019 | 5:57 PM IST

Two crore devotees expected to take holy dip at Kumbh on Basant Panchami

The Mela commenced on January 15 on Makar Sankranti, the first bathing day, and the Mahashivratri on March 4 will mark its last bathing day

Two crore devotees expected to take holy dip at Kumbh on Basant Panchami
Updated On : 09 Feb 2019 | 2:51 PM IST

Meet Swachhta Doots, who are going the extra mile to keep Kumbh 2019 clean

According to the official website of the 2019 Kumbh, "More than 15,000 sanitation workers, 40 compactors and 120 tippers have been pressed into service for disposal of waste"

Meet Swachhta Doots, who are going the extra mile to keep Kumbh 2019 clean
Updated On : 22 Jan 2019 | 3:56 PM IST

Kumbh Mela: Prayagraj gears up for world's largest religious festival

Authorities expect up to 150 million people, including a million foreign visitors, to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and a mythical third river, the Saraswati

Kumbh Mela: Prayagraj gears up for world's largest religious festival
Updated On : 18 Jan 2019 | 9:47 PM IST

The Kumbh effect: Railways to make announcements in six languages

Besides, the languages mentioned above, work is in progress on automatic translation of Hindi announcements in Telugu, Oriya and Bengali

The Kumbh effect: Railways to make announcements in six languages
Updated On : 16 Jan 2019 | 8:37 PM IST

From Dabur, Cox & Kings to Mother Dairy, brands take a dip in Kumbh Mela

Dabur, Cox & Kings, Mother Dairy, Amul, Colgate and Jio among a host of other brands are flocking with the faithful

From Dabur, Cox & Kings to Mother Dairy, brands take a dip in Kumbh Mela
Updated On : 16 Jan 2019 | 6:28 AM IST

Costliest ever Maha Kumbh: UP govt spending touches Rs 4,200 cr

This year's Kumbh Mela budget is over thrice the budget of the Maha Kumbh in 2013

Costliest ever Maha Kumbh: UP govt spending touches Rs 4,200 cr
Updated On : 15 Jan 2019 | 6:53 PM IST

In Pictures: over 16 lakh take holy dip at Kumbh on Makar Sankranti

The moment arrived just before dawn around 5 a.m. when with prayers in their breath, they took the holy dip in the water as cold as ice.

In Pictures: over 16 lakh take holy dip at Kumbh on Makar Sankranti
Updated On : 15 Jan 2019 | 6:01 PM IST

Monitor environment during Prayagraj Kumbh Mela: NGT to UP pollution panel

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that since religious festival was being conducted on a large scale, segregation of waste should be done at source by educating people

Monitor environment during Prayagraj Kumbh Mela: NGT to UP pollution panel
Updated On : 08 Jan 2019 | 4:27 PM IST

Kumbh 2019: World's largest temporary city to have 250 Km roads, 22 bridges

It is also for the first time in the last 450 years that the devotees coming to the Kumbh will have an opportunity to pray at 'Akshay Vat' and 'Sarasvati Koop'

Kumbh 2019: World's largest temporary city to have 250 Km roads, 22 bridges
Updated On : 08 Jan 2019 | 8:44 AM IST