Nashik And Trimbakeshwar

Asserting he too had visited mosques and dargahs, Mr Thackeray said issues like loudspeakers on mosques, unauthorised dargahs coming up along the coast and in historical forts must be tackled rather than creating such problems that cause riots.

Curfew continued today in 7 villages of Igatpuri and Trimbakeshwar tehsils in Nashik after incidents of group clashes and stone pelting in the wake of the alleged rape attempt of a minor girl, while Internet services resumed after five days of being suspended, police said.

The police today ordered the suspension of mobile internet and bulk messaging services for two days to maintain peace and check the spread of rumours and provocative messages in the city, which saw violent protests after the alleged rape attempt by a teenage boy on a 5-year-old girl.

The Kumbh flag was brought down to mark the end of the year-long Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and BJP president Amit Shah.

The year-long 'Kumbh Mela' which began in Nashik and in Trimbakeshwar last year, will conclude tomorrow.

Amid campaigns against ban on women from entering the 'chauthara' of Shani Shingnapur shrine and certain restrictions for them at Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra has also come into spotlight for bar on female devotees offering prayers in the inner sanctum.

The third and final 'shahi snaan' or the royal bath during the ongoing Kumbh Mela will take place tomorrow at Trimbakeshwar, where a royal procession will be taken out by the seers and Mahants.

Think Kumbh Mela, and thanks to Bollywood films from the '60s and '70s, the first thing that comes to mind is missing kids or separated twins. So, it's a matter of great pride for the local authorities that this year, every single person who has gone missing so far, has been reunited with their family or friends.

Nashik city and Trimbakeshwar have geared up for the second 'shahi snaan' (holy bath) in river Godavari tomorrow during the ongoing Kumbh Mela.

Sadhus and pilgrims in their thousands are pouring in the city as the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious congregations on the Earth, is set to start tomorrow.

A 21-year-old trekker fell into an 80-feet deep valley and died after honeybees attacked him while he was climbing the 'Dangya Sulka' hill at Trimbakeshwar on Sunday, the police said in Nashik on Monday.

A 34-year-old man from Trimbakeshwar taluka here died of Swine Flu at the district civil hospital. The victim, identified as Nabdy Dattu Chavan from Anjaneri village, who was suspected to be suffering from H1N1 virus got admitted to the hospital on April 1 and died in a few hours, civil surgeon Dr B D Pawar told PTI on Wednesday.

Asserting he too had visited mosques and dargahs, Mr Thackeray said issues like loudspeakers on mosques, unauthorised dargahs coming up along the coast and in historical forts must be tackled rather than creating such problems that cause riots.

Curfew continued today in 7 villages of Igatpuri and Trimbakeshwar tehsils in Nashik after incidents of group clashes and stone pelting in the wake of the alleged rape attempt of a minor girl, while Internet services resumed after five days of being suspended, police said.

The police today ordered the suspension of mobile internet and bulk messaging services for two days to maintain peace and check the spread of rumours and provocative messages in the city, which saw violent protests after the alleged rape attempt by a teenage boy on a 5-year-old girl.

The Kumbh flag was brought down to mark the end of the year-long Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and BJP president Amit Shah.

The year-long 'Kumbh Mela' which began in Nashik and in Trimbakeshwar last year, will conclude tomorrow.

Amid campaigns against ban on women from entering the 'chauthara' of Shani Shingnapur shrine and certain restrictions for them at Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra has also come into spotlight for bar on female devotees offering prayers in the inner sanctum.

The third and final 'shahi snaan' or the royal bath during the ongoing Kumbh Mela will take place tomorrow at Trimbakeshwar, where a royal procession will be taken out by the seers and Mahants.

Think Kumbh Mela, and thanks to Bollywood films from the '60s and '70s, the first thing that comes to mind is missing kids or separated twins. So, it's a matter of great pride for the local authorities that this year, every single person who has gone missing so far, has been reunited with their family or friends.

Nashik city and Trimbakeshwar have geared up for the second 'shahi snaan' (holy bath) in river Godavari tomorrow during the ongoing Kumbh Mela.

Sadhus and pilgrims in their thousands are pouring in the city as the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious congregations on the Earth, is set to start tomorrow.

A 21-year-old trekker fell into an 80-feet deep valley and died after honeybees attacked him while he was climbing the 'Dangya Sulka' hill at Trimbakeshwar on Sunday, the police said in Nashik on Monday.

A 34-year-old man from Trimbakeshwar taluka here died of Swine Flu at the district civil hospital. The victim, identified as Nabdy Dattu Chavan from Anjaneri village, who was suspected to be suffering from H1N1 virus got admitted to the hospital on April 1 and died in a few hours, civil surgeon Dr B D Pawar told PTI on Wednesday.