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Devotees thronged Haridwar for Baisakhi Snan, taking holy dips in the Ganga River amid tight security. The spiritually charged atmosphere at Har Ki Pauri reflected deep faith, devotion, and cultural unity

Millions of devotees thronged Haridwar, Varanasi and Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya, braving cold and fog to take sacred dips, perform rituals and prayers, as authorities enforced tight security and crowd management during the major Magh Mela bathing day nationwide peacefully

Shri Ganga Sabha, the body managing Har Ki Pauri and Ganga ghats in Haridwar, has urged the Uttarakhand government to declare the Kumbh Mela area a restricted zone for non-Hindus ahead of the Ardh Kumbh in 2027.

A major landslide struck Haridwar’s Mansa Devi hill near the Bhimgoda tunnel on Monday, blocking railway traffic on the busy Dehradun-Haridwar route. Debris damaged safety nets and tracks, halting trains. This is the second such incident in the area in a month.

The DCA informed that the unlicensed shop was being run by Jalagam Venkteshwarlu and medicines worth Rs 22, 000 including antibiotics, analgesics etc were seized

The Ayodhya administration has banned sale of liquor and meat items with the 15 km range around the Ram Mandir, which is called the Panch Kosi Marg.

In an extremely upsetting and an unsettling incident, a 5-year old boy suffering from blood cancer died, as he was repeatedly dipped in the Ganga for nearly 15 minutes in Haridwar.

The aunt of the boy dipped him in front of his parents. The child was screaming at first, but later the loud cries stopped.

A group of 107 pilgrims from Pakistan arrived in Haridwar on Tuesday for the 755th annual Urs held at the Piran Kaliyar Dargah

The claims of fogging in the area by the Municipal Corporation had been reported as failing due to which dengue is continuously spreading.

A passenger bus carrying pilgrims from Nepal to Haridwar got stuck in the strong current of a local river here on Friday, police said and added that all the passengers were safely rescued.

A supplementary budget of approximately Rs 11,321 crore for 2023-24 was tabled in the Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday.

11 passengers were injured after a bus overturned in Haridwar on Saturday, said the police. The bus was coming from Nasimabad and heading to Haridwar.

Dehradun: The BJP on Saturday expelled Vinod Arya and his son from the party a day after the leader’s another son was arrested in the murder case of a woman receptionist at a resort in Pauri. Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit — who owns the resort in Pauri’s Yamkeshwar block — was arrested Friday along with […]

Hyderabad: Actor Lakkshey Dedha reveals about experiencing a spiritual change and exploring positive energies in life when he visited Rishikesh and Haridwar during the shooting of his film ‘Hindutva’. Lakkshey Dedha said, “‘Hindutva’ was shot across Rishikesh, Haridwar, and Dehradun, which are all holy and spiritual lands. So, of course, I got lots of opportunities […]

Haridwar: Haridwar district administration on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 within a 5 km radius of Dada Jalalpur village after a Mahapanchayat by Hindu religious leaders was announced. “Section 144 has been imposed in Dada Jalalpur and nearby 5 km area. All programs have been restricted. No permission was taken for this programme […]

India is known all over the world for its centuries-old syncretic culture and ethos of assimilation. They define the essence of the idea of India. However, the recent string of incendiary outbursts by Hindutva proponents, targeting minorities, comes as an affront to these core values. The case that has triggered nationwide outrage pertains to the […]

India is known all over the world for its centuries-old syncretic culture and ethos of assimilation. They define the essence of the idea of India. However, the recent incendiary outbursts at a Hindutva conclave in Haridwar, targeting minorities, come as an affront to these core values. The hate speech, calling for genocide against religious minorities, […]

Hyderabad: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that a mere FIR against those who called for genocide of Muslims at the Dharam Sansad at Haridwar will not help and demanded their arrest. The Hyderabad MP told reporters here that the organisations who gave the call should be banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act […]

New Delhi: Daughters of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat on Saturday collected the ashes of their parents from the Brar Square crematorium here on Saturday morning. The ashes will be immersed in the Ganges in Haridwar in Uttarakhand later today. who died in the Air Force chopper crash […]