In a major step towards ensuring seamless train operations during the Maha Kumbh, the North Central Railway has implemented a new electronic interlocking system at Prayagraj Junction and Prayagraj Rambagh rail line.
In a groundbreaking initiative, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to install over 40,000 rechargeable bulbs across the entire Mahakumbh fair area in Prayagraj, ensuring 24/7 illumination.
Making a grand entry for next year's Maha Kumbh, the saints and sages of Shri Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara arrived in the city on Sunday in royal style for the festival to be held on the banks of the Sangam in Prayagraj.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Monday said the Maha Kumbh 2025 will be the grandest ever to date, surpassing all previous Kumbhs in size and grandeur.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the new multi-coloured logo for Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj on Sunday.
Earlier, UP police doubled the reward on Shaista Parveen, slain gangster Atiq Ahmed's wife. She carries a Rs 50,000 reward on her.
However, high security arrangements in the district are still in place as the authorities are taking no chances till Eid and Juma tul vida to be observed on next Friday.
Security has been deployed outside the residence of Umesh Pal in Prayagraj after the mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in full media glare on Saturday night.
"I am solely responsible for my son's criminal act and his death as I had planned the murder," the mafia don reportedly told the investigators.
The ED raids were part of its ongoing money laundering investigation against Atiq and those linked to him.
