Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 17 (ANI): The Odisha Government has made the COVID-19 RT-PCR test compulsory for people from the state who are participating in Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand before boarding train or flight to Odisha.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Secretary on Saturday said that a night curfew has been imposed from 9 pm to 5 am in all districts of Uttarakhand in view of a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country, Swami Avdheshanand Giri, Acharya Mahamandleshwar, Juna Akhara on Saturday said his Akhara has immersed the deities and now the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar has concluded for them.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Juna Akhara's Mahamandleshwar Swami Avdheshanand Giri on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to keep Haridwar Kumbh Mela "symbolic" amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand administration on Friday informed that 67 healthcare workers have tested positive in the state as the second wave of coronavirus prevails in the country.
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
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Uttarakhand, 67 healthcare workers, from doctors to nursing staff, tested positive for coronavirus in the state, informed Dr SK Gupta, Director of State Medical and Health Department.
Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): A fire broke out in the forest of Tehri's Chhamund area, adjacent to the district headquarters in Uttarakhand on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, the Uttarakhand government has restricted the entry of people in the state secretariat.
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.
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.
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.