Kumbh Mela

Uttarakhand: Residents of this state who have been wondering why their lockdown has been extended till June 22 now have their answer. A probe has revealed that the private agency engaged by the Uttarakhand government to conduct…

Dehradun: Uttarakhand saw a massive 1800 per cent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases between March 31 and April 24 -- the period when Mahakumbh Mela was held. Uttarakhand has recorded 1.3 lakh cases in just over a month, which is…

Dehradun/Rishikesh: Haridwar’s Kumbh Mela was attended by 70 lakh devotees this year. The mammoth religious congregation that ended on Friday triggered a countrywide debate that it might have been the COVID-19 “super-spreader”. Usually…

Nainital: Following the health disaster posed by the holding of Kumbh Mela in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Uttarakhand government suspended the Char Dham Yatra on Thursday. “Conducting the yatra amid the raging pandemic is not…

Haridwar: Seers at the Kumbh Mela on Saturday decided to participate in the last Shahi Snan on April 27 in a symbolic manner. The Mahamandleshwar of the biggest of 13 Akhadas, Juna Akhada, conveyed the decision hours after Prime Minister…

New Delhi: With the religious gathering at Kumbh Mela in Haridwar emerging as a super spreader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed for an early end to ritualistic baths to check the spread of COVID-19. Instead, the…

New Delhi: Haridwar in Uttarakhand reported 594 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. This took the city’s active caseload to 2,812, as thousands gathered to take holy dips in the Ganges for the 13th day of Mahakumbh. Haridwar had registered 408…

The ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttarakhand is "becoming a super-spreading event" and the government hopes that the SOP formulated for it is being implemented, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference on…

New Delhi: The Uttarakhand High Court has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for devotees planning to attend the Kumbh Mela next month. The court’s order comes within days of state chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat announcing that there will…

Haridwar: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that besides the guidelines issued by the Centre there will be no other restrictions on the tourists coming in the state to take the holy dip. Preparations are in full swing for…