Uttarakhand: Overflowing seasonal river washes away vehicles in Haridwar
Jun 30, 2024, at 04:15 am
Haridwar: With the arrival of the monsoon in Uttarakhand, river water levels have risen dramatically, engulfing everything in the surrounding areas.
Uttarakhand: Brick kiln wall collapses, 5 workers buried alive
Dec 26, 2023, at 08:41 pm
Dehradun/Roorkee/UNI: Several workers working in a brick kiln feared being buried alive after a wall collapsed in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, reliable sources said.
Uttarakhand: One killed, 31 injured as car runs over marriage procession in Haridwar
Feb 12, 2023, at 04:31 am
Haridwar: A car ran over a wedding procession, killing one person and injuring 31 in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Friday.
Religious leader Yati Narsinghanand arrested in Haridwar hate speech case
Jan 16, 2022, at 04:57 am
Haridwar/IBNS: Yati Narsinghanand, one of the religious leaders who organized an event in Uttarakhand's Haridwar in December that called for the genocide of Muslims, was arrested on Saturday, becoming the next person to be arrested after an intervention by the Supreme Court.
Haridwar hate speech: Supreme Court asks Uttarakhand govt to reply in 10 days
Jan 12, 2022, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Uttarakhand government to reply to a petition on the alleged hate speech at a religious event in the hill state within 10 days, media reports said.
Jan 01, 2022, at 06:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Five ex-chiefs of staff of armed forces and over a hundred other people including veterans, bureaucrats, and prominent citizens have written to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding "open call of the genocide of Indian Muslims" at various events, the most recent being in Uttarakhand's Haridwar.
Supreme Court lawyers appeal to CJI for intervention in Haridwar hate speech incident
Dec 27, 2021, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Top lawyers of the Supreme Court have appealed to Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana to take suo moto cognizance of the calls for "ethnic cleansing" given by religious leaders in Delhi and Haridwar, media reports said.
Fraud reports by COVID labs led to positivity error during Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand: ED
Aug 07, 2021, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday searched homes and offices of top executives of five diagnostics in connection with a money laundering case involving fake COVID-19 testing scam during the Kumbh Mela held in Uttarakhand earlier this year.
Haridwar Kumbh Mela: 1 lakh fake COVID-19 test reports issued by private agency
Jun 15, 2021, at 05:44 pm
Haridwar/IBNS: One lakh fake COVID-19 test reports were issued by a private agency during the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand's Haridwar, as per a probe report, media reports said.
Apr 18, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has asked all the residents of Delhi, who attended the Mahakumbh in Haridwar from April 4 to April 17, to go into mandatory home quarantine for 14 days and upload their details in Delhi government's website, said media reports.
After PM Modi's appeal, seers agree to symbolic participation in Apr 27 'Shahi Snan'
Apr 18, 2021, at 01:56 am
Haridwar/IBNS: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal, the seers have agreed to participate in the ongoing Kumbh Mela in a symbolic manner where the next "Shahi Snan" or the royal bath is scheduled on April 27.
Kumbh Mela: Top seer dies of Covid-19, several others infected
Apr 17, 2021, at 02:45 am
Haridwar/IBNS: Mahamandaleshwar Kapil Dev Das, 65, who was admitted to hospital earlier this week with coronavirus infection, died on Thursday, according to officials, media reports said.
No decision to cut short Kumbh Mela: Officials
Apr 15, 2021, at 04:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The mega Kumbh Mela at Haridwar will continue till April 30 and there has been no discussion to close it early amid a surge in Covid infections in the holy city of Uttarakhand.
Feb 22, 2019, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stone for projects worth Rs 5,894 crore at Chandi Ghat in Haridwar on Thursday.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in Ganga in Haridwar
Aug 19, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed across the country, starting with the Ganga in Haridwar on Sunday, the BJP has informed.
President Kovind visits Divya Prem Sewa Mission In Haridwar
Sep 24, 2017, at 12:59 am
New Delhi, Sept 23 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind visited the Divya Prem Sewa Mission, Haridwar on Saturday.
PM Modi to address rallies in UP and Uttarakhand today
Feb 10, 2017, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two rallies in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on Friday, ahead of the state polls.
Thousands throng Haridwar for Makar Sankranti holy bath
Jan 14, 2016, at 05:31 pm
Haridwar, Jan 14 (IBNS) Thousands of devotees swarmed the 'Har ki Pauri' ghat in Haridwar to take first festive bath on the occasion of Makar Sankranti during the Ardh Kumbh mela on Thursday morning, reports said.