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Uttar Pradesh: Security tightened at Prayagraj Sangam for Mauni Amavasya dip

Uttar Pradesh: Security tightened at Prayagraj Sangam for Mauni Amavasya dip

Security has been stepped up at Prayagraj’s Sangam Ghat as lakhs of devotees gathered to take a holy dip on Mauni Amavasya. Despite dense fog, around 50 lakh pilgrims bathed at the Sangam between Saturday evening and early Sunday morning. Officials said extensive arrangements, including 3.5 km-long ghats, crowd control measures, traffic management

18 January,2026 11:12 AM IST | Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India] | ANI
Uttar Pradesh: DNA report turns closed investigation into murder probe

Uttar Pradesh: DNA report turns closed investigation into murder probe

The remains were recovered on the morning of December 20, 2020, from a shop in the Roza area where a fire had broken out the previous night

15 January,2026 07:02 AM IST | Shahjahanpur | Agencies
Snake bites Uttar Pradesh rickshaw driver; he reaches hospital with reptile

Snake bites Uttar Pradesh rickshaw driver; he reaches hospital with reptile

In a bizarre incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, a 39-year-old e-rickshaw driver walked into a government hospital carrying a 1.5-foot-long snake in his pocket after it allegedly bit him. A video of the incident has since gone viral, prompting officials to call the police

13 January,2026 05:36 PM IST | Mathura | mid-day online correspondent
Severe cold wave grips UP, devotees brave freezing Sangam waters at Magh Mela

Severe cold wave grips UP, devotees brave freezing Sangam waters at Magh Mela

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a maximum temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius in the city, with the minimum expected to fall to 7 degrees Celsius as the cold wave intensifies

12 January,2026 11:30 AM IST | Agra | mid-day online correspondent

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