About 65 lakh pilgrims from across the country have visited Sagar island to take a holy dip at the confluence of river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal during the Ganga Sagar Mela, West Bengal Minister for ...

The Bengal CM while addressing a meeting held at the state secretariat took stock of the preparations ahead of the Ganga Sagar mela and directed the state health department to set a team of experts to ...

West Bengal government demands national status for Ganga Sagar Mela The mela being hosted on an island is the only one of its kind in the world, say State Ministers as they reveal details of footfall ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded that the Centre accord national status for the annual Gangasagar Mela which will be held next week here in the state’s South 24 ...

Kolkata: The Indian Navy has deployed a 10-member diving team at the Sagar Island for the upcoming Ganga Sagar Mela, the second largest assembly of pilgrims after the quadrennial Kumbh Mela, off the ...

Two pilgrims were evacuated from the Ganga Sagar mela by an air ambulance after they were taken ill and admitted to MR Bangur Hospital in Tollygunge on Friday. Senior officers said Sumitra Devi, 55, ...

Over three million devotees from across India and abroad, braved the icy cold water to take a holy dip in the confluence of river Ganga on Tuesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal's Sagar ...

The West Bengal government on Thursday made Covid RT-PCR test must for pilgrims from various states arriving in Ganga Sagar Mela, news agency ANI reported. “Sanitisation and vaccination drive has been ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to designate the Ganga Sagar Mela, an annual celebration in the state during Makar Sankranti ...

Issuing fresh guidelines, the Calcutta High Court on January 11 said that only those with negative RT-PCR report will be allowed to participate in the Ganga Sagar Mela. The negative certificate should ...

Gangasagar Mela: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded that the Centre accord national status for the annual 'Gangasagar Mela' which will be held next week here in the state ...