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Kumbh Mela: Uttarakhand CM seeks report on naming ghats after saints
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday instructed Kumbh Magistrate to allot land to "Akhadas" as was done in the year 2010. The Chief Minister has also asked for an immediate report regarding demand over naming ghats after sa
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Kumbh also held in Varanasi, says Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has once again made a factually incorrect statement by saying that Kumbh Mela is also held in Varanasi.
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Kumbh Mela: Rishikesh's Bharat Bhoomi Tourist complex to be set up as COVI
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], April 7 (ANI): In view of increasing Covid-19 cases in Uttrakhand, the Dehradun district administration has acquired Bharat Bhumi Tourist complex under Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam in Rishikesh to utilise it as a Covid care centre.
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No plan to end Kumbh Mela despite rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Despite the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry does not plan to end the holy congregation, Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, prematurely and is hoping that standard operating procedures (SOPs) are being followed there.
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Kumbh Mela witnesses low footfall on first day in Haridwar amid COVID-19 s
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 2 (ANI): Kumbh Mela in Haridwar witnessed a low footfall of devotees at Har Ki Pauri ghat on the first day amid the rising cases of COVID-19.
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Bairagi seers allegedly assault Kumbh mela official in Haridwar
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 2 (ANI): Bairagi seers of the Nirmohi Akhada, who were discontented with the camp arrangements, allegedly assaulted a Kumbh Mela official in Haridwar.
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Kumbh 2021: Devotees take holy dip at Har Ki Pauri ghat
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 1 (ANI): Devotees took a holy dip at the Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar on the first day of Kumbh Mela on Thursday.
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Centre sanctions Rs 325 cr to Uttarakhand as special assistance for Kumbh
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 1 (ANI): Union Ministry of Finance sanctioned special assistance of Rs 325 crore to the Uttarakhand government for Kumbh Mela 2021, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat's office said on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand govt ready to organise safe Kumbh in Haridwar, says CM Tirath
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 31 (ANI): Ahead of Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday assured that the state government is ready to organise a grand and safe Kumbh Mela and said concrete arrangements have been made for the convenience and sa
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ITBP, CAPF, state police personnel take pledge to conduct safe 'Mahakumbh'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], March 28 (ANI): Ahead of the month-long Kumbh event, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), and Uttarakhand Police personnel on Sunday took a pledge to conduct a safe Kumbh at Har ki Pauri in Haridwar.
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COVID-19: Uttarakhand govt releases new SOP ahead of Holi, Kumbh
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 25 (ANI): Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases, the Uttarakhand government has released a new set of guidelines to be followed, which requires people to strictly adhere to COVID norms in view of Holi, Mahakumbh and other festivals.
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Haridwar Kumbh 2021: NMCG pushes expansion, facelift around 'Har ki Pauri'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], March 22 (ANI): The holy city of Haridwar is abuzz with people who have congregated here for the Kumbh, a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. The revered ghats along the pious river Ganga are perennially vibrant with hymns and prayers.
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