The Mela will start on January 8 and continue till ... Bhagirath, the grandson of King Sagar meditated for years and requested river Ganga to flow down over the ashes of his ancestors. Ganga accepted ...

People from various parts of the country are attending the fair, and many have already taken a dip in the Ganga to avoid the ... a body from the waters of the Sagar this morning near ghat 3 ...

Record one crore pilgrims at Ganga Sagar Mela: West Bengal Government The claims of one crore pilgrims arriving on Sagar Island with a population of about 2.13 lakh in seven days from January 8 to ...

Krisnakant Pandey, who came from Lucknow with his wife, agreed. “I have been to Kumbh Mela a number of times which is well-managed but Ganga Sagar is as good, or even we call it better if you consider ...

Ganga Sagar Snan, also famous as ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ or ‘Ganga Sagar Yatra’ is a significant gathering of the Hindu pilgrims during the auspicious time of ‘Makar Sankranti’. It is an annual observance ...

Not only Mamata, but BJP's rivals criticised the Narendra Modi and the Yogi Adityanath governments for their mismanagement, ...

Mr. Biswas said that elaborate arrangements had been made to transport pilgrims from different parts of the State to Sagar ... Mela,” the Minister said. The State government also organises ...

"In the past, overcrowded country boats caused mishaps," said a State minister.Ganga Sagar Mela remains one of the largest pilgrimage gatherings globally, blending religious traditions, attire ...

Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday gave green light to Ganga Sagar Mela at Sagar island where several thousand pilgrims would take a holy dip tomorrow, on the day of Makarsankranti. | ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...