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Avoid Haridwar route if not visiting Kumbh: U'khand DGP
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 10 (ANI): Uttarakhand Director-General of Police on Friday stated that those who are coming to the state but are not visiting Kumbh needs to go to Dehradun, Garhwal, or Kumaon Mandal, from April 9 to 15 - which are the important days for 'Shahi Snan'.
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Uttarakhand CM says determined to conduct Haridwar Kumbh Mela safely
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday said that the state government is determined to conduct Haridwar Kumbh Mela safely.
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Schools in Haridwar to remain closed till April 15
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 9 (ANI): Schools and other educational institutions in Uttarakhand's Haridwar will remain closed from April 9 to 15 in view of ongoing Kumbh Mela and the rise in cases of COVID-19.
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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 might become COVID-19 'super spreader': Central govt official expres
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): A senior official in the Central government, during a Secretary-level meeting over the COVID-19 situation in the country on Monday, expressed apprehension that the ongoing Kumbh might become a "super spreader", according to a top source in the government.
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Uttarakhand DGP directs strict enforcement of COVID-19 protocol
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Director-General of Police of Uttarakhand has directed all policemen in all districts to strictly implement the Covid Protocol Enforcement in view of the fast-growing cases of Corona infection.
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Kumbh Mela witnesses low footfall on first day in Haridwar amid COVID-19 s
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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