Kumbh Mela News
HUL says no intention to hurt sentiment after modifying Kumbh Mela tea ad tweet
The company’s Twitter handle tweeted about the Red Label Kumbh Mela ad which features a son trying to abandon his elderly fatherThe message didn’t go down well with Twitterati who targeted the multinational for being insensitive and disrespectful
2 min read7 Mar 2019HUL promotes its hygiene brand Lifebuoy at Kumbh Mela
The call to action is the brand’s way of telling people that the simple act of washing hands can prevent many illnesses Lifebuoy said it is also taking this idea to 35 other religious congregations that serve food to devotees
1 min read29 Jan 2019At ₹4,200 crore, this year’s Kumbh Mela costliest ever
The previous state government had spent around ₹1,300 crore for the Maha Kumbh, which was held in 2013
1 min read15 Jan 2019Kumbh Mela: Mobile app for weather information launched
Through mobile app named ’KumbhMela Weather Service’ pilgrims can get the live weather information on temperature, humidity, rainfall and winds
1 min read14 Jan 2019Airtel to deploy pre-5G mobile network tech for Kumbh this week
Besides new mobile site, Airtel smartphone customers will be able to stream the Kumbh proceedings including important Snans (religious bath) and Aartis on the Airtel TV app
1 min read14 Jan 2019Jio launches app featuring family locator, lost-and-found services for Kumbh
The app Kumbh JioPhone can be accessed from Jio store which will have ’Family Locator’ feature to help attendees stay close to their family
1 min read7 Jan 2019Kumbh Mela: Railways launch mobile app to help devotees, tourists navigate through Allahabad
The ’Rail Kumbh Seva Mobile App’ will also provide information regarding all the ’Mela special’ trains that will be run during the period
1 min read7 Jan 2019Opinion: The Kumbh Mela, India’s first smart city and more
Kumbh Mela shows India can manage big projects using a broken public delivery system
3 min read7 Jan 2019Air India launches flights for Kumbh Mela
The new flights will operate from January 13 to March 30, an official statement said. Air India said the new flight on Delhi-Allahabad route will operate on five days of the week--Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
1 min read4 Jan 2019Centre approves renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj
The decision came more than two months after the state government, headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, took the decision to rename the historic city as Prayagraj.
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