Kolkata, Dec 17 (PTI ... This will not only help the pilgrims for the Ganga Sagar but also the inhabitants of the Sagar Island," Banerjee said. The West Bengal CM held a meeting at the state ...

A family of pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh arrives on the beach at Sagar ... day at Ganga Sagar was about 1.25 degrees Celsius higher compared to the normal trend,” confirmed IMD scientist Habibur Rahman ...

He added that the number of camps for pilgrims in Kolkata was increased this year ... Ministers once again raised the demand that Ganga Sagar Mela be accorded the ‘National Mela’ status. “ ...

She said that it is easy to reach Kumbh Mela by road, air and train, but it is very difficult to go to Sagar Island, which is situated around 130 km from Kolkata, since the pilgrims have to cross ...

The expedition has been poetically titled as 'Kolkatar Ganga Ghater Golpo' (The tale of Concrete River Banks of Ganges in Kolkata). The initiative is being viewed as quite significant considering ...

Lakhs of pilgrims defied the cold weather to take a holy dip at Ganga Sagar, the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on Makar Sankranti. The event, marked by chanting hymns ...

The Chief Minister said the State government is building a bridge over the Muriganga river to connect the Ganga Sagar island. “The tender has been done. It will cost ₹1,500 crore. The bridge ...