The two suspects were identified as Kapil Jatav (31), who was released from Haridwar jail in December 2018, and Sajid (30). Both are residents of Mawana in Meerut district, police said. read more

The cremation staffers at several crematoriums lag basic facilities such as water. read more

The 18-year-old man was allegedly thrashed in Haidwar on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone and a video of the beating was widely shared. read more

The mayor had gone to Haridwar on the Kanwariya pilgrimage to bring the holy water, north civic body officials said. read more

The district witnessed a heavy rush of kanawariyas, especially dak kanwars, on Monday which is the second last day of the kanwar yatra. read more

Commuters from Delhi have been advised to take the NH-24 to reach Hapur and Bijnor via outer Meerut to reach their destination in Haridwar and Dehradun (NH 58 passes through Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and Haridwar). read more

To ensure smooth traffic and safety of pilgrims and the general public, over 6,000 personnel from the police and paramilitary forces will be deployed at around 350 camps, which are set up across the city for kanwariyas. read more

The decorated ‘kanwars’ – made of bamboo and used to ferry the holy Ganga water by pilgrims - are made by Muslim community artisans in sub-urban Jwalapur of Uttarakhand. read more

Suspended from the party for an indefinite period after the video came out, the BJP MLA has also got a notice from the party why he should not be expelled. read more

The accused was arrested after he was caught by the people from the spot before he could flee. The victim, who sustained a bullet injury in his leg, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he is undergoing treatment, added police officials. read more

At a meeting in Haridwar, the margdarshak mandal of the VHP, which comprises Hindu saints, said the delay in decision-making had given rise to “doubts in the minds of devotees” (about the intentions of the government) and cautioned that an “atmosphere... read more

The police said the incident took place Monday around 11pm. read more

The event, which comes shortly after the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance assumed office, is expected to take up the issue of the Ram temple construction, said a senior VHP functionary. read more

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank , the e Haridwar Lok Sabha member, who won the seat by a significant margin of votes, joined the Narendra Modi cabinet on Thursday after the ruling BJP’s landslide win in the just-concluded parliamentary elections. read more

Nishank won the Doiwala assembly seat in 2012. Two years later, he vacated the seat to contest from Haridwar in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, defeating the then chief minister Harish Rawat’s wife Renuka by 1.7 lakh votes. read more