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Around 45 lakhs pilgrims throng Gangasagar since 1 January

Around 45 lakh pilgrims have arrived at Gangasagar in South 24-Parganas since 1 January to take the holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashram, state minister for power and housing Aroop Biswas said on Monday.

Rainy weather to continue over next two days

Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in some districts of North Bengal over the next two days due to favourable wind patterns and moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal, according to a weather bulletin issued by the IMD on Thursday.