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Akhadas, seers oppose Uttarakhand govt’s fresh Mahakumbh SoP on Covid-19
By HT Correspondent, Haridwar
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 07:43 PM IST
- The Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad has termed the restrictions as 'stern measures'.
Kumbh preparations in Haridwar underway; registration, Covid-19 report mandatory
ANI, Haridwar
PUBLISHED ON FEB 19, 2021 11:46 AM IST
Officers in charge of the Kumbh Mela said that those who attend the religious congregation should do prior registration at a portal and have a Covid-19 negative report.
Matri Sadan to resume agitation for closure of hydropower projects on Ganga
UPDATED ON FEB 14, 2021 11:21 PM IST
- From February 23, a seer of the Matri Sadan ashram will go on an agitation demanding scrapping of all hydropower projects.
‘Covid jabs, pilgrim passes’: How Uttarakhand is prepping for Kumbh
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 07, 2021 02:19 PM IST
The Haridwar district administration has demanded that 70,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines be made available to immunise the personnel posted on Kumbh Mela duty, district magistrate C Ravishankar said.
Amid Covid-19, Uttarakhand mulling to notify Mahakumbh dates from April 10-27
By HT Correspondent, Dehradun
UPDATED ON FEB 02, 2021 08:04 PM IST
- If approved, the Mahakumbh Mela would be officially organised for only 18 days against the present proposed period of about two months.
Government will not take any risk that will turn Haridwar into Wuhan
ANI, Haridwar
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 03:19 PM IST
- In view of the pandemic, GOI has released a set of SOPs regarding the Kumbh Mela. The authorities concerned have been asked to discourage children below the age of 10, people above the age of 65, pregnant women, and people suffering from chronic diseases from participating in the Mela.
Negative RT-PCR report must for devotees coming for Kumbh in Haridwar
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 05:26 PM IST
The Uttarakhand government shall ensure that healthcare and other frontline workers engaged during Kumbh Mela medical and public health operations are vaccinated on priority.
Mythology-themed graffiti adorn walls of Haridwar
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 04:53 PM IST
This is being done under the campaign called "Paint My City", run by the Haridwar-Roorkee Development Authority.
Haridwar painted in colours of folk tradition, culture during Maha Kumbh Mela
ANI, Haridwar
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 12:06 PM IST
The Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar had begun on Makar Sankranti on January 14 will continue till April.
Four dead as train on trial run crushes them in Haridwar; Uttarakhand CM order probe
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 11:31 AM IST
Thursday evening’s accident took place when the train was on trial run to test the newly laid Haridwar-Laksar double line track
Train on high-speed trial run crushes four people near Haridwar
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 12:35 AM IST
The train was on a trial run at 100 kmph to test the newly laid Haridwar-Laksar double line track.
Amid Covid-19, Mahakumbh 2021 to be of shorter format of 48 days
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 12:26 AM IST
A section of priests, traders, hoteliers, tour operators and vendor associations are unhappy as an abridged Mahakumbh will have a direct impact on their livelihood.
40 companies of central paramilitary forces to be deployed for Kumbh in Haridwar
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Haridwar
PUBLISHED ON DEC 26, 2020 07:50 PM IST
The Centre has given its approval for the deployment of 40 companies of paramilitary forces, including seven companies each of the SSB and the CISF, six of the ITBP, 10 each of BSF and CRPF, for the Kumbh mela, Inspector General of Police Sanjay Gunjyal said.
Akhada Parishad to send list of ‘self-styled godmen’ to Uttarakhand CM to bar them from Mahakumbh
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 12:56 AM IST
Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, the apex body of the all the Akhadas, has decided to prepare a list of such fake saints and self-styled godmen and send it to Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat so that they don’t get any recognition and facilities during the Kumbh through Kumbh Mela administration.
Man shot dead in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar by unidentified assailants
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 07:38 PM IST
Negi said the deceased called Jackie, a resident of Saharanpur along with his relative Dikshit, 17, were coming from a medical centre after procuring medicine for their relative when they were shot at from a close range by some unidentified people near the temple in Baseda Khadar.
10-year-old girl raped and murdered in Haridwar, body found in almirah
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 06:37 PM IST
The girl was found missing since 3 pm after she had gone out to play near her house.
Mahakumbh 2021: 24 police stations to be set up
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 04:52 PM IST
With just a fortnight left for the fair to start, these police stations will have the responsibility of maintaining policing, law order, traffic, crowd management and patrolling the mela zone
Uttarakhand allows festive bath for all on Somvati Amavasya before Mahakumbh
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 07:53 AM IST
While there is no blanket ban on the arrival of pilgrims from other states for Somvati Amavasya, restrictions and preventive measures will continue to contain Covid-19 pandemic.
Haridwar teachers to be Uttarakhand govt’s Corona warriors for Mahakumbh 2021
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2020 06:23 PM IST
Over 30 government school teachers from the district have already been trained under the guidance of Haridwar chief medical officer, informed officials.
Uttarakhand CM sets deadline for Mahakumbh preparations amid credit war over Ganga status
By Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 08:01 AM IST
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra SIngh Rawat’s inspection comes in the backdrop of Akhada Parishad representatives and many prominent saints expressing concern recently over the slow pace of Mahakumbh infrastructure works.
Earthquake hits Haridwar after 40 years, seismic activity being studied
By Suparna Roy | Hindustan Times, Haridwar/Dehradun
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 05:36 PM IST
Officials said no loss of life or any other damage to property was reported
Low-intensity earthquake hits Haridwar in Uttarakhand
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 12:03 PM IST
A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter Scale hit Haridwar in Uttarakhand at 9:41 am.
Covid-19 stops outsiders, only locals allowed for Kartik Poornima bath in Haridwar
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
PUBLISHED ON NOV 30, 2020 05:57 PM IST
The local administration allowed locals to take ritual baths after the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad and Ganga Sahha condemned the state government’s move to impose a blanket ban on Kartik Poornima rituals devotees.
BJP chief JP Nadda to meet Haridwar saints, CM Rawat on Uttarakhand visit
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 09:45 AM IST
Nadda will begin his visit by meeting the seers and saints in Haridwar and seeking their blessings on December 4. Following that, his party events will continue from December 5-7.
Mahakumbh 2021 prep is changing face of Haridwar, here’s how
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 08:09 PM IST
In a first, this Mahakumbh will witness temples, ashrams, dharamshalas, hotels in Haridwar coloured in saffron and yellow colors.
Uttarakhand HC directs state govt to file affidavit on Covid-19 preparedness for Mahakumbh 2021
By Neeraj Santoshi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 09:32 PM IST
Officially, Mahakumbh will begin from January 1, 2021 and conclude on April 28.
Akhada Parishad opposes recognition to all-female ‘Akhada Pari’ during Mahakumbh 2021
By Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 04:01 PM IST
Sadhvi Trikal Bhavanta of Akhada Pari has demanded from Kumbh mela administration facilities at par with those offered to all the thirteen major Akhadas.
Uttarakhand’s climate change activist Ridhima Pandey in BBC’s list of 100 most influential women globally
By Neeraj Santoshi | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 07:24 PM IST
The list, according to the BBC website, highlights those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.
Mahakumbh 2021 expected to peak with 1st Shahi Snan on March 11
By Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 05:21 PM IST
Officially, Mahakumbh will begin from January 1, 2021, as has been the precedent, with the whole Haridwar district coming under Kumbhmela administration purview.
Ganga’s status in Haridwar to be restored finally as CM vows to scrap Congress order
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 12:00 AM IST
Congress government had declared the stretch of Ganga at Haridwar to be a channel of the main river to negate the impact of an NGT order.