Inspired by an ancient Persian engineering technique, pontoon bridges are at the heart of this year’s Maha Kumbh, connecting the Sangam and the expansive 4,000-hectare 'akhada' area across 25 vibrant ...

The Russians are making a heroic effort—and making progress. They crossed the river and seized the village of Novomlynsk, ...

Inspired by a 2,500-year-old Persian technique, pontoon bridges are serving as a vital link between the Sangam and the 4,000-hectare 'akhada' areas, connecting 25 vibrant sectors at the Maha Kumbh ...

A fire erupted in the Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Multiple fire engines are present on the spot and efforts ...

A note from the Army of the James, dated yesterday, says: There is a heavy freshet in the James River, stopping travel over the pontoon bridges. The Richmond Whig, of the 12th inst., contains the ...

Another incident has happened at the Prayagraj Mahakumbh 2025. On Friday afternoon, a pontoon bridge built on the Ganges river in the Phapha..|News Track ...

The recent stampede at Maha Kumbh's Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya resulted in 30 deaths and 60 injuries. MP Ujjwal Raman Singh ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

More than 1,000 people worked at least 10 hours a day for over a year to construct pontoons for 30 bridges, claimed to be the largest such project till date A helicopter flies over the devotees at the ...

The pontoon bridges were first used in 480 BC by Persian king Xerxes I during his invasion of Greece. These bridges were also used by the Zhou dynasty in China during the 11th century BC.