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West Bengal Police summon journalists for misreporting Vande Bharat stone
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a press conference at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas termed this a systematic "defamation campaign" against West Bengal and said that it was the spread of fake news.
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About 30 lakh pilgrims expected to attend West Bengal's Gangasagar Mela
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After two years of the COVID pandemic, the Gangasagar Mela 2023 is being organised in West Bengal from January 8 to January 17 around the time of the Makar Sankranti festival. The pilgrims have already started pouring for the festival and take a holy dip in the Ganga river.
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Bengal: CM Mamata urges Central govt to declare Gangasagar Mela a national
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Central government to declare Gangasagar Mela a national-level fair.
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Gangasagar Mela 2023: Amid, Covid shadow, West Bengal government ramps up
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The West Bengal government has ramped up arrangements for the Gangasagar Mela, next year. The fair ranks as one of the country's top pilgrimage events.
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People take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Gangasagar (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 surge, a large number of people on Friday took a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
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West Bengal govt sets up air ambulance facility at site of Gangasagar Mela
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gangasagar (West Bengal) [India], January 13 (ANI): West Bengal government has set up air ambulance services to provide emergency treatment to patients and transfer them to hospitals from Gangasagar, where devotees have gathered for a holy bath on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
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High tech holy bath: Drone sprays water on devotees at Gangasagar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], January 13 (ANI): Water was sprayed on devotees from drones as they prayed and chanted mantras at the Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
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Gangasagar Mela: Two-member committee to monitor adherence to COVID-19 pro
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 11 (ANI): A two-member committee has been constituted to monitor adherence to COVID-19 protocols during the Gangasagar mela which began on January 8 this year, said the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday.
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Gangasagar Mela: Eastern Railway to run special EMU trains between January
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 10 (ANI): In order to facilitate the rush of pilgrims during Gangasagar Mela-2022, Eastern Railway will run 12 Galloping EMU Mela Special trains between January 12 and 17.
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Gangasagar Mela: Kolkata Municipal Corporation conducts mandatory COVID ra
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], January 9 (ANI): In view of the rising cases of COVID-19, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is conducting a mandatory rapid antigen test for pilgrims and sadhus ahead of Gangasagar Mela.
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Calcutta High Court gives nod to hold Gangasagar Mela
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [Kolkata], January 7 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court has given go-ahead to Gangasagar Mela on Friday with certain conditions after the State Government decided to go ahead with the Ganga Sagar Mela after taking necessary measures to contain COVID-19.
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WB: Kapil Muni Ashram's chief priest demands Centre to declare Gangasagar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], December 29 (ANI): Chief priest of Kapil Muni Ashram in Gangasagar, Mahant Gyan Das on Tuesday demanded that the Centre declare Gangasagar Mela as a national mela.
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