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…

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…

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…

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.…

Rayagada: Ten of 29 Kumbh Mela returnees of Padampur block in Odisha's Rayagada have tested positive for COVID-19. They had returned to the district on Sunday and were found infected…

Bhubaneswar: Kumbh Mela is making headlines for the wrong reasons with hundreds of devotees having tested positive for COVID-19. According to reports received from the Uttarakhand…

Dehradun: Nineteen Kumbh Mela visitors who had tested COVID positive fled the hospital where they were being treated. All 19 were from Rajasthan and were recovering from the infection at…

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…

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…

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…