The unravelling of India's largest Covid-testing scam began with an LIC agent getting an SMSWhen Vipan Mittal got a test report via text message that said he was Covid negative, his reaction was one of shock rather than relief. For...
18 Jun, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
65 healthcare personnel deployed on Kumbh duty test positive for COVID-19A total of 751 healthcare personnel -- 336 doctors and 415 nurses and paramedics -- had been deployed in the Kumbh Mela area after being va...
23 Apr, 2021, 08.45 PM IST
No crowds now: With akhadas pulling out, Kumbh virtually overThere is hardly any crowd now at the bathing ghats where droves of sadhus and common devotees had gathered for a dip in the river on the ‘s...
19 Apr, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
Delhi government makes 14-day home quarantine mandatory for Kumbh returnees"Those who are going to visit Kumbh between April 18 and April 30 must fill in their details before leaving Delhi. This will allow the gove...
18 Apr, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
No SOP yet, states do usual checks on kumbh returneesMadhya Pradesh on Saturday became the first state to start quarantining people returning from the Kumbh while other Covid-sensitive states ...
18 Apr, 2021, 12.03 AM IST
Joona Akhara seer appeals to people to attend Kumbh in limited numbers"We must all realise that the strain of coronavirus was not as aggressive or fatal earlier as it is at present. So my appeal to the emotion...
17 Apr, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
50,000 to be tested for Covid at the Maha Kumbh siteThe state health department will mainly conduct RT-PCR tests. The drive will cover seers, devotees, eatery owners, frontline workers includ...
17 Apr, 2021, 12.35 AM IST
Seers of other akhadas demand apology from Niranjani Akhada for announcing 'end' of KumbhNiranjani Akhada, one of the 13 akhadas of seers participating in the Kumbh, had announced in Haridwar on Thursday that the Kumbh Mela was ...
16 Apr, 2021, 07.26 PM IST
Second-largest akhada exits Kumbh after Nirwani head dies of Covid complicationsAccording to the mela administration, 332 people (of 14,915 tested) reported Covid positive on Thursday. The administration doesn’t have an...
16 Apr, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
Kumbh is over for Niranjani Akhada"The main Shahi Snan held on the occasion of Mesh Sankranti on April 14 is over. Many in our akhada are showing Covid-19 symptoms. So, for ...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
Karnataka govt asks Kumbh Mela returnees to isolate themselves and undergo COVID test"Pilgrims returning to the state after taking part in the holy Kumbh Mela at Haridwar must isolate themselves at home and undergo tests for...
15 Apr, 2021, 02.36 PM IST
Huge crowds unlikely on major bathing days during this Kumbh: Mela officialsOver 12,000 police and 400 paramilitary force personnel are keeping an eye on Kumbh Kshetra spread over an area of 670 hectares from Haridw...
07 Apr, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
Kumbh Mela witnesses low footfall on first day in Haridwar amid coronavirus scareOn Thursday, devotees took holy dips at the ghat on the first day of the Kumbh while adhering to the protocols put in place amid the pandem...
02 Apr, 2021, 08.27 AM IST
Kumbh Mela begins formally in HaridwarChecking on Uttarakhand's borders with Uttar Pradesh at Narsan in Roorkee and Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district has been intensified t...
01 Apr, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Enhance COVID testing, ensure adequate care facilities in view of Kumbh: Centre to UttarakhandIn his letter to the Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has observed that more than 12 states in India have...
22 Mar, 2021, 07.10 AM IST
DDMA advises Delhi residents visiting Kumbh Mela to undergo COVID-19 test on returnPilgrims from Delhi have been advised to strictly follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Ministry of Health and Family...
17 Mar, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Kumbh Mela: Penal action to be taken against violators of COVID-19 SOPsThe Kumbh Mela is likely to begin on April 1 and will go on only for 28 days. The duration of Kumbh is being shortened to prevent spread of...
28 Feb, 2021, 03.22 PM IST