WB: Kapil Muni Ashram's chief priest demands Centre to declare Gangasagar Mela a national fair

Dec 28, 2021

South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], December 29 : Chief priest of Kapil Muni Ashram in Gangasagar, Mahant Gyan Das on Tuesday demanded that...

People take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti

Jan 14, 2022

Gangasagar (West Bengal) [India], January 14 : Amid the COVID-19 surge, a large number of people on Friday took a holy dip on the...

West Bengal govt sets up air ambulance facility at site of Gangasagar Mela

Jan 13, 2022

Gangasagar (West Bengal) [India], January 13 : West Bengal government has set up air ambulance services to provide emergency treatment to patients and transfer...

Bengal: CM Mamata urges Central govt to declare Gangasagar Mela a national-level fair

Jan 04, 2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Central government to declare Gangasagar Mela a national-level fair.

Gangasagar Mela: Coast Guard rescues 511 pilgrims stranded at sea

Jan 16, 2023

Two passenger ferries carrying 500-600 pilgrims from Gangasagar were stranded in the sea due to fog and low tide since last night.

Gangasagar Mela 2023: Amid, Covid shadow, West Bengal government ramps up preparations

Dec 24, 2022

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...