SP MP Afzal Ansari Booked Over Remarks On Legalising Ganja
Ansari is alleged to have called for legalising ganja, saying it is consumed during religious events and festivals as 'prasad', they said.
Sep 29, 2024, 20:16 PM ISTWho Are Aghoris? The Mysterious Clan Of Sadhus, The Truth Behind Their Taboo Practices
The Aghoris are a Shaivite sect known for their extreme ascetic practices and unconventional rituals, aiming to transcend societal norms and dualities to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Despite their fearsome reputation and controversial practices, their goal is to embrace all aspects of existence to gain a deeper understanding of the divine. (PC: Freepik)
Aug 13, 2024, 18:44 PM ISTPrayagraj Maha Kumbh Will Be Standard Of Cleanliness Safety And Convenience - Yogi Adityanath
CM Yogi Adityanath has already started preparations for the assembly elections to be held in 2027. And a glimpse of this is visible in the preparations of the UP government for the Kumbh Mela.
Jun 25, 2024, 10:26 AM ISTSP, Cong Were More Concerned About Their Vote Bank Than Kumbh: PM Modi
Modi was addressing the rally in Prayagraj to seek votes for BJP candidate Neeraj Tripathi.
May 21, 2024, 17:49 PM ISTDNA Exclusive: Double standard exposed? Kanwar Yatra suspended but farmers' protest continues amid COVID crisis
Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Friday (July 16) analysed the double standards in imposing rules on crowds for 'Kanwar Yatra' and for farmers protest amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 16, 2021, 23:45 PM ISTA look at some controversies that marked Tirath Singh Rawat's reign
From commenting on women’s attire, making inaccurate historical references to his handling of the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar during COVID times, Rawat's brief stint was not short of drama
Jul 03, 2021, 14:19 PM ISTFake COVID testing scam at Kumbh: Uttarakhand High Court grants protection to accused
The court asked the agency to cooperate with the investigating agencies. It asked the accused to appear before the investigation officer on Friday.
Jun 24, 2021, 17:44 PM ISTCOVID testing scam in Kumbh: Uttarakhand SIT notice to three firms for questioning
The Special Investigation Team on Monday issued notices to three firms involved in the alleged COVID-19 testing scam during the recently-concluded Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.
Jun 21, 2021, 16:07 PM ISTCOVID-19 testing scam in Mahakumbh: Uttarakhand govt orders FIR against labs from Delhi, Haryana
In Haridwar, as many as 6,00,291 COVID-19 tests were conducted, and 17,375 cases were reported, resulting in a positivity rate of 2.89 per cent. In the other 12 districts of Uttarakhand, 4,42,432 samples were tested for COVID-19 and 62,755 tested positive.
Jun 17, 2021, 12:36 PM ISTIsolate for 14 days: Telangana govt directs Kumbh Mela returnees amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases in Telangana, the state health department has urged people returning from the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand to isolate for 14 days.
Apr 24, 2021, 09:17 AM ISTKangana Ranaut urges PM Narendra Modi to stop Ramzan gathering, deletes tweet later
After PM Modi's appeal to keep the Kumbh Mela festivities 'symbolic' this year, Kangana posted a tweet addressed to the PM asking to stop Ramzan gathering as well. However, she deleted the tweet later.
Apr 18, 2021, 15:49 PM ISTAs a Hindu I feel the Kumbh Mela shouldn't have taken place: Sonu Nigam
Popular singer Sonu Nigam expressed his views on the Kumbh Mela taking place amid the pandemic in a recent Instagram video. According to him, it shouldn't have taken place.
Apr 18, 2021, 14:52 PM ISTCOVID-19: Odisha mandates RT-PCR test for people coming back from Kumbh Mela
The state government has advised all collectors and Municipal Commissioners to contact all these persons and find out the location, travel plan and advise them to undergo RT-PCR test before boarding train or flight to Odisha.
Apr 18, 2021, 08:56 AM ISTCOVID-19: Delhi mandates two-week home quarantine for Kumbh Mela returnees
The Delhiites who visited Kumbh Mela or will be travelling up till April 30, are also required to upload their contact details on the link at the Delhi govt portal.
Apr 18, 2021, 07:58 AM ISTKumbh Mela has concluded for Juna Akhara amid COVID-19 concerns: Swami Avdheshanand Giri
As COVID-19 cases in the country surges, Acharya Mahamandleshwar of Juna Akhara Swami on Saturday said his Akhara has immersed the deities and so for them the Kumbh Mela has effectively concluded.
Apr 17, 2021, 20:55 PM ISTGujarat follows Madhya Pradesh, orders mandatory COVID-19 tests of Kumbh Mela returnees
The Gujarat CM said that no Kumbh returnee will be allowed to enter their respective places without taking an RT-PCR test.
Apr 17, 2021, 18:07 PM ISTKumbh Mela devotees returning to state will be monitored: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Devotees returning from Haridwar Kumbh Mela to Madhya Pradesh will be monitored and subjected to COVID-19 testing, said Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Apr 17, 2021, 11:38 AM ISTKumbh Mela 2021 should be symbolic, appeals PM Narendra Modi amid COVID-19 spike, speaks to Swami Avdheshanand Giri
In a tweet, PM Modi said he spoke to top seer - Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha president Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj - over phone and made an appeal about the religious gathering that attracts millions of devotees.
Apr 17, 2021, 09:49 AM ISTShaan reacts to 1,700 people testing Corona positive at Kumbh Mela
Singer Shaan, director Ram Gopal Verma and filmmaker Anubhav Sinha recently took to Twitter to criticise the decision to hold the Kumbh Mela and election rallies during the surge of COVID-19 cases.
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