RSS questions Azam Khan`s appointment as Kumbh Mela in-charge

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 21:06

Azam Khan, a senior minister in the Akhilesh Yadav-led UP government, was in-charge of the Maha Kumbh.

Crisis of labour hits tanneries following Kumbh ban

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 17:41

Owners of tanneries are now complaining that labourers who have stayed back are demanding exorbitant wages for their services.

Another fire breaks out at Kumbh

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 17:25

The ongoing Maha Kumbh congregation has so far witnessed a number of fire-related incidents which have claimed a total of eight lives.

Allahabad Railway Station stampede: Toll rises to 37

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 15:59

A 65-year-old Kumbh pilgrim who was seriously injured in the stampede at the railway station here, succumbed to injuries after battling for his life close to a week.

Five Kumbh pilgrims killed in mishap in UP

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 12:04

Five pilgrims returning from the Kumbh Mela were killed and eight others injured when a jeep collided with a truck in Jalalpur area, police said on Saturday.

Kumbh: UP govt seeks PM`s intervention against `VI

Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013, 22:27

Uttar Pradesh government shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his intervention to ensure that `Kumbh Mela` is held smoothly.

Senior IPS officer drives to Sangam in car despite HC order

Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013, 18:41

Deputy Inspector General of Police of Lucknow Navneet Sikera, reached Sangam in his car despite High Court ruling that no vehicles be allowed to ply in the Kumbh Mela area on main bathing days.

No vehicle should ply on main bathing festivals: HC

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 21:55

The Allahabad High Court directed the UP government, district administration of Allahabad and Kumbh Mela administration to ensure that no vehicle other than that of police and ambulance service is allowed to ply.

Allahabad stampede: BJP demands probe by HC judge

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 21:04

Bhartiya Janta Party on Thursday demanded that a sitting High Court judge probe the stampede at Allahabad railway station which killed 37 people three days ago.

At Kumbh, call to make Ganga your valentine

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 18:05

Marking Valentine`s Day, several spiritual leaders on Thursday urged people at the Kumbh Mela here to treat the Ganga as their valentine everyday.

Eight killed as jeep on way to Kumbh Mela falls in gorge

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 16:42

Eight persons including five women were killed and six others injured today when the vehicle in which they were travelling, fell in a deep gorge here, police said.

Low-flying chopper pilot, French photographer held at Kumbh

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 17:46

Cases were slapped on a helicopter pilot, flying a French photo-journalist, who had hovered dangerously low over the pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela, police officials said.