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Sanskrit mandatory on Haridwar signages ahead of Ardh Kumbh

Road signages in Haridwar will also display information in Sanskrit. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 6, 2026 10:29 IST

Posters barring entry of non-Hindus put up at Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar

Ganga Sabha secretary Ujjwal Pundit supervised the installation of the boards at multiple locations around Har-ki-Pauri on Friday.

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 01:24 IST

Haridwar stampede: 8 dead, 30 injured in stampede at Mansa Devi temple

Footwear lay scattered at the spot following a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple, in Haridwar on Sunday. 8 people died and other 30 were left injured.

Updated on Jul 28, 2025 24:31 IST

Stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple leaves 6 dead, CM Pushkar Dhami reacts

The stampede broke out around 9 am on the stairway route leading to the Mansa Devi temple.

Updated on Jul 27, 2025 07:56 IST

Record 45 million Kanwariyas visit Uttarakhand for Shravan

A large number of kanwariyas moving through Delhi caused massive traffic jams across the city, leaving many commuters stuck for hours. Traffic across Anand Vihar to Apsara Border was restricted till 8 AM on July 23 due to the Kanwar Yatra crossing from the route.

Updated on Jul 23, 2025 22:44 IST

Haridwar flooded with waste after record Kanwar influx

Haridwar flooded with wasteafter record Kanwar influx

Updated on Jul 23, 2025 01:19 IST

Uttarakhand: Kanwariyas flout norms; elephants overturn vehicles on highway

Forest officials have warned pilgrims against camping near forested areas and using loud music or bright lights that may provoke wildlife. (Video grab)

Updated on Jul 20, 2025 14:45 IST

Seers, religious bodies appeal for peace amid Kanwariyas’ vandalism

Kanwariyas carrying holy water from the Ganga in Haridwar on their way back to their hometown in Alwar district, Rajasthan, during the Kanwar Yatra, at National Highway-48 near Rajiv Chowk, in Gurugram.

Updated on Jul 16, 2025 01:11 IST

Uttarakhand assures UP of adequate water supply from Tehri Dam for Mahakumbh

People warm themselves around a bonfire on the banks of the Ganga river during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj (PTI)

Updated on Jan 16, 2025 24:02 IST

Haridwar littered with 30,000-tonne garbage as Kanwar Yatra concludes

Officials said normally 200-300 metric tonnes of waste is generated daily in Haridwar. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 17, 2023 03:27 IST

Won’t stop them, says Haridwar SSP on wrestlers’ plan to immerse medals in Ganga

Haridwar SSP Ajai Singh said 15 lakh pilgrims are visiting Haridwar to take a holy dip in Ganga on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra on Tuesday and the wrestlers were free to come too (PTI)

Updated on May 30, 2023 10:20 IST

Woman who gave voters hooch that killed 12 wins panchayat poll; held: Cop

Babli Devi was arrested on Thursday by the police, hours after she was declared elected as the gram pradhan

Updated on Sep 29, 2022 13:27 IST

Haridwar hate speech accused Jitendra Tyagi surrenders before local court

Jitendra Tyagi, alias Wasim Rizvi, (in white kurta) after his surrender. (HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 2, 2022 12:14 IST

Kanwar Yatra 2022: Record 38 million pilgrims arrived in Uttarakhand this year

Kanwariyas at the ancient Shri Daksh Prajapati shrine in Haridwar (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2022 13:41 IST

Over 1 million Kanwariyas arrive in Haridwar in just first two days of Yatra

Kanwariyas arriving in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar from neighbouring states. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 15, 2022 14:06 IST

Kanwar yatra begins at Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar

District magistrate Vinay Shankar Pandey and district superintendent Yogendra Singh Rawat with Ganga Sabha president Pradeep Jha performing rituals at Ganga Ghat at Brahamkund, Har-ki-Pauri as Kanwar fair commenced on Thursday in Haridwar. (HT PHOTO.)

Updated on Jul 14, 2022 17:02 IST

Drones to be used for monitoring Kanwar pilgrimage: Uttarakhand police

The Uttarakhand police are making elaborate security arrangements for the Kanwar fair 2022 with aid from the central para-military forces (File Photo/HT)

Updated on Jul 11, 2022 15:35 IST

Kanwar yatra: Waste management, garbage disposal top priority for authorities

On normal days, about 200 metric tonnes of garbage is generated in the city. (HT picture)

Updated on Jul 7, 2022 11:49 IST

Uttarakhand: Irregularities in Mahakumbh food bills, transport corp orders probe

While 383 personnel used the eatery service at a temporary bus station during the Mahakumbh, the eatery bill showed bills of 1,164 personnel. (File Photo)

Updated on Jul 5, 2022 14:55 IST

Uttarakhand preps for Kanwar yatra with special trains, market for pilgrims

The Kanwar yatrais being held after a gap of two years owing to covid-19 pandemic. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 5, 2022 11:46 IST

Mahamandaleshwar status to deserving & qualified saints only: Niranjani Akhara

Mahamandaleshwar status to deserving & qualified saints only: Niranjani Akhara

Updated on Jul 4, 2022 14:38 IST

Uttarakhand braces for challenges of Kanwar yatra after 2-year gap

Lord Shiva devotees known as Kanwariyas in Haridwar during Kanwar yatra. (HT FILE PHOTO.)

Updated on Jun 26, 2022 14:00 IST

India must have a Uniform Civil Code: VHP resolution

Saints at the conclusion of two-day VHP’s central advisory board meeting in Haridwar on Sunday. (HT photo)

Updated on Jun 12, 2022 20:19 IST

Issues between UP and Uttarakhand resolved with dialogue: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath addressing a gathering after handing over the keys of Alaknanda hotel in Haridwar to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (HT Photo/Rameshwar Gaur)

Updated on May 5, 2022 16:11 IST

Summer getaways begin early, clog hills

A packed multi-storey parking in Haridwar, on Friday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 29, 2022 19:48 IST

11-year-old in Roorkee list of 32 people who can disturb peace. SDM orders probe

The police in Dada Jalalpur village in Roorkee of Haridwar had named 32 villagers asking them to furnish a personal bond at the sub-divisional magistrate’s court. (HT FILE PHOTO.)

Updated on Apr 28, 2022 18:31 IST

Haridwar denies nod to mahapanchayat, imposes section 144

Police personnel deployed as Section 144 was imposed in entire village ahead of the Mahapanchayat, at Dada Jalalpur Village, in Haridwar (ANI)

Updated on Apr 27, 2022 06:47 IST

Over 70 people fall ill after consuming buckwheat flour in Haridwar

The people who fell ill after consuming buckwheat undergoing treatment at the district hospital in Haridwar on Sunday. (RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 3, 2022 10:34 IST

Daughters of 2 former Uttarakhand CMs avenge their fathers’ defeat from same seat

Harish Rawat’ daugther Anupama Rawat (left) won from Haridwar rural while Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri’ daugther Ritu Bhushan Khanduri won from Kotdwar. (Twitter/Anupama Rawat/ Ritu Bhushan Khanduri)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2022 14:40 IST

Uttarakhand assembly polls: Kejriwal releases AAP’s 10-point agenda

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference ahead of the Uttarakhand assembly elections, in Haridwar on Monday. (ANI)

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Updated on Feb 7, 2022 19:02 IST

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