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Complete lockdown should be imposed in Mumbai, Kumbh returnees will distri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Maharashtra, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said a complete lockdown should be imposed in the city.
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COVID-19: Plea in SC against invitation advertisement to 'Kumbh Mela'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): A Noida-based lawyer has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking immediate strict directions to the Central government and Uttarakhand government to withdraw all the advertisements inviting people to Haridwar for "Kumbh Mela" keeping in view the facts
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PM Modi requests to keep Haridwar Kumbh 'symbolic', inquires about health
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): A day after 30 'sadhus' tested positive for COVID-19 amidst the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri, Acharya Mahamandleshwar, Juna Akhara to inquire about the health of the seers and r
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Kumbh: 30 sadhus in Haridwar test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 16 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Kumbh in Haridwar, 30 sadhus in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, said the Chief Medical Officer on Friday.
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Niranjani Akhada announces conclusion of Kumbh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 16 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases are increasing across the country, Panchayati Niranjani Akhada, one of the 13 akhadas, on Thursday announced the conclusion of the Kumbh on April 17.
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COVID-19: RT-PCR test mandatory in Karnataka for people returning from Kum
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 15 (ANI): Karnataka government on Thursday mandated an immediate RT-PCR test for those returning from ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.
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Maha Nirvani Akhara head undergoing treatment for COVID-19 dies in Dehradu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): Maha Nirvani Akhara head Kapil Dev, who was undergoing treatment after testing positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital here on Wednesday.
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2,167 positive COVID-19 cases in Haridwar in last five days; Kumbh Mela to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): A total of 2167 people were found positive for coronavirus in Haridwar -- the place where the month-long Kumbh Mela is going on -- in the last five days.
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As 'Shahi snan' concludes, 50 pc police force in Kumbh Mela to be withdraw
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): With the completion of the 'Shahi snan' in the Haridwar Kumbh mela, 50 per cent of the police force deployed at the mela has been withdrawn, Uttarakhand's Director General of Police (DGP) informed.
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Police deployment at Kumbh Mela to be reduced by half as Baisakhi conclude
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): Uttarakhand Police on Thursday informed that the police force deployed in Kumbh Mela will be reduced by half as the Baisakhi festival has successfully concluded.
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Kumbh 2021: All 13 akharas participated in third 'Shahi Snan' in Haridwar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): All 13 akharas took a holy dip at river Ganga on the occasion of 'Baisakhi Shahi Snan' during Kumbh, the first achievement since 1974, the Kumbh Mela Inspector General (IG) Sanjay Gunjyal said on Wednesday.
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Kumbh to continue, no information of it being curtailed: Mela Officer
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 14 (ANI) The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar will continue and there is no information of it being curtailed, an official said on Wednesday.
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