No autonomy? What must Akhilesh tell Harvard?
Mar 25, 2013
बारिश के कारण कुंभ में लोग परेशान
Feb 18, 2013
Maha Kumbh: Pilgrims leave their sins, and tons of trash, behind
Feb 15, 2013
Fire at Kumbh kills one, several tents gutted
Feb 15, 2013
Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Saturday April 27, 2013
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who was invited by the Harvard Business School to speak on organising the Maha Kumbh mela, cancelled his lecture and also skipped a reception hosted by the Indian consulate in New York, to protest against ...
Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Saturday April 27, 2013
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav along with his ministers Azam Khan and Abhishek Mishra have decided to cancel their lectures at the Harvard Business School. This is after Mr Khan, who is Uttar Pradesh's Urban Development and Parliamentary...
Akhilesh Yadav to explain Kumbh arrangements at Harvard Business School
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 24, 2013
Accompanied by a team of officials and two ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today left for the US to deliver a lecture at the Harvard Business School on organising the Maha Kumbh Mela and the challenges faced by the administrati...
Uttar Pradesh minister's shocking remarks: 'No cop can even sit without my permission'
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday April 24, 2013
Shocking statements from two ministers in Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet have created furore and have invited more criticism for the young Chief Minister's government in Uttar Pradesh.
Lakhs throng Kumbh on Maghi Poornima
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 25, 2013
The penultimate bathing day of the 55-day Maha Kumbh - Maghi Poornima - began early Monday at the Sangam in Allahabad, with lakhs taking an early holy dip in the Ganga.
Why five-star hotels are hiring home-makers as chefs
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 18, 2013
It's nearly lunch time and homemaker Sangya Pandey is busy in the kitchen. An everyday routine for millions of women in India - but there's a difference here. People awaiting food cooked by Pandey are not family or even friends, but guests at a five-...
Uttar Pradesh govt orders judicial probe into Allahabad stampede
Indo- Asian News Services | Monday February 18, 2013
Fearing further furore during the ongoing budget session of the state assembly, the Uttar Pradesh government late on Sunday ordered a judicial probe into the stampede at the Allahabad railway station on February 11, which left 37 dead.
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 16, 2013
Yet another fire broke out at the Kumbh Mela area here this afternoon, injuring two sadhus, an official said.
Another Kumbh pilgrim dies; stampede toll rises to 37
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 16, 2013
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, taking the toll in the tragedy to 37.
VIPs flout rules at Maha Kumbh
Reported by Anant Zanane; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday February 15, 2013
Top Uttar Pradesh cops were today caught flouting an Allahabad High Court order, which forbids VIPs from visiting the Maha Kumbh in their official vehicles.
Maha Kumbh: Pilgrims leave their sins, and tons of trash, behind
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday February 15, 2013
Tons of trash left behind by the crores of pilgrims visiting Allahabad for the mela pose a health hazard, and cleaning up the venue is a major challenge for mela administrators.
Fire breaks out at Kumbh Mela; one killed, several tents gutted
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with PTI inputs) | Friday February 15, 2013
One person has died in a fire that broke out early this morning at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. Almost 30 make-shift tents set up to house pilgrims were gutted by the fire that broke out at around 2 am.
At Kumbh, call to make Ganga your valentine
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 14, 2013
Marking Valentine's Day, several spiritual leaders on Thursday urged people at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad to treat the Ganga as their valentine everyday.
Two days after stampede, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav visits Allahabad
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday February 12, 2013
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav reached Allahabad today, almost two days after 36 people were killed in stampede at a railway station in the city. After reaching the city, he visited the stampede site; the chief minister also met the inju...
Two days after stampede, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Allahabad today
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday February 12, 2013
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will visit Allahabad today, almost two days after 36 people were killed in stampede at a railway station in the city. Accompanied by Governor B L Joshi, he will visit the stampede site and will also meet th...