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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.
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.
Uttarakhand HC seeks state’s reply on suggestion to ban UK tourists during Mahakumbh
By Neeraj Santoshi | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 08:08 PM IST
The court also directed the state government to file a reply on the suggestion of imposing a night curfew on Christmas, New Year and on January 1 in Nainital district.
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
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 HC seeks govt’s reply on mandatory online registration for Mahakumbh pilgrims
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2020 04:26 PM IST
Over 12 crore pilgrims were expected to participate in the mahakumbh, ut now it is not clear yet how many pilgrims would actually turn up amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
In a first, Uttarakhand space agency develops GIS mapping portal for crowd management during Mahakumbh 2021
By Kalyan Das | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2020 04:28 PM IST
The portal, covering about 160 sqkm area of the Mahakumbh known as mela area, will provide realtime information to the authorities about movement or concentration of crowds
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.
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.
Haridwar temples, shrines to don saffron look for Mahakumbh 2021
By Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 04:18 PM IST
Saffron and yellow colours will be used across the Kumbh mela zone in and around Har-Ki-Pauri area in Haridwar.
Work for Mahakumbh 2021 to be held in two shifts for time-bound completion
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 01:14 AM IST
Directing officials to start operating construction work in two shifts, Rawat has made it clear that quality and time-bound completion of the work is vital for hosting a successful Mahakumbh fair.
Allow part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve to be used for Mahakumbh 2021: Uttarakhand to Centre
By Suparna Roy | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2020 04:13 PM IST
The Centre earlier turned down the request; environmental groups also have opposed the proposal saying the move will adversely impact the reserve’s flora and fauna.
Mahakumbh 2021: Coin pickers of Ganga to be deployed as lifeguards
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON OCT 14, 2020 04:41 PM IST
These coin pickers earn their livelihood by collecting coins offered to Ganga by devotees
Uttarakhand: Ganga canal closure earlier this year for Mahakumbh infrastructure work
By Sandeep Rawat | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 04:22 PM IST
From October 15 to November 15, while the canal is closed, maintenance, renovation of Ganga ghats, cleaning and other related construction works will be done
Haridwar gears up for Mahakumbh 2021, paramount focus on cleanliness
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2020 07:38 PM IST
The Mahakumbh event will be divided into 26 sectors with all required amenities along with 6-7 sectors on standby.
In a first, passes to be issued for Mahakumbh in Haridwar next year
By Neeraj Santoshi | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
PUBLISHED ON SEP 18, 2020 05:07 PM IST
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the authorities were expecting over 12 crore pilgrims to attend the Mahakumbh
Only 3 saints each from all Akhadas to take holy dip during Mahakumbh if Covid-19 crisis prevails: CM Rawat
By Kalyan Das | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2020 05:19 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM Rawat shared the information with the media following a meeting with the prominent saints of Akhil Bhartiya Akhada Parishad to discuss the issues pertaining to next year’s Mahakumbh in the holy city of Haridwar.
Mahakumbh 2021 may not see mass participation owing to Covid-19: Akhada Parishad
By Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2020 05:21 PM IST
To ensure hassle-free hosting of the Mahakumbh Mela, Akhada Parishad will also organise a three-day major worship ritual across the country from June 21.
JLF2019; At the Mahakumbh of literature
By Manjula Narayan | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON FEB 01, 2019 08:07 PM IST
As always, this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival was where Established India came to rub shoulders with Nobel laureates, Pulitzer prize winners and an adoring reading public
Giving ‘voice’ to Kumbh, Mahakumbh since 1942
By Rajesh Srivastava | Hindustan Times, Prayagraj, Prayagraj
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2019 09:16 AM IST
It has been decades that mela organisers, seers, religious organisations and pilgrims have been depending on loudspeakers supplied by Asha & Co.
Saints seek projects of ‘permanent nature’ for Mahakumbh fair
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
UPDATED ON MAY 14, 2018 10:10 PM IST
With only three years left for the Mahakumbh Mela in Haridwar, Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad and other organisations of saints have demanded projects of “permanent nature” for the mega fair