Kumbh Mela

Ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls next year, Yogi Adityanath accuses previous governments of not promoting Kumbh Mela enough

The UP chief minister claimed that the 2019 Kumbh Mela was safely organised in which over 24 crore people participated and that the state is number one in tourism today

Kumbh Mela 2021: Uttarakhand Police forms SIT to probe fake COVID-19 testing scam; key points

A private agency is accused of having forged about 1 lakh COVID-19 test results during the congregation, as per media reports. The probe has found that in one instance, a single phone number was used to register over 50 people

Kumbh Mela: Uttarakhand govt files FIR against labs for fake COVID-19 tests, all you need to know

The firm, Max Corporate Service, Nalwa Laboratories Private Limited of Hisar, and Delhi-based Dr Lalchandani Lab have been accused of issuing fake negative test reports

Kumbh Mela: Probe flags around 1 lakh 'fake' COVID-19 test results; an overview of the controversy

The labs allegedly put out fake COVID test results to meet the daily testing quota of 50,000 tests set by the Uttarakhand High Court during the Kumbh

Haridwar Kumbh Mela: Probe ordered over allegations of one lakh fake COVID test reports by private labs

The private labs apparently issued such reports to meet the daily testing quota of 50,000 set by the Uttarakhand High Court during the Kumbh Mela, sources said

'Repeatedly causing embarrassment': Uttarakhand HC slams state govt over COVID-19 management

The court's remarks came after videos of priests reportedly violating social distancing norms at temples in Badrinath and Kedarnath as part of Chardham Yatra surfaced

Not just Kumbh Mela, neglectfulness at small religious events in rural India is causing a surge in COVID-19 cases; UP's Ballia is case in point

Over the weekend, Ballia town came to a standstill due to the convoy of vehicles going to the Mundan Samaroh. People were stuck in traffic for hours, but the administration neither tried to stop the crowd nor did it register an FIR

Uttarakhand's Chardham Yatra postponed amid COVID surge; portals of temples to open for priests only

The decision comes at the time that the Uttarakhand government is facing criticism for allowing the 'super spreader event' Kumbh Mela to go ahead despite a surge in cases

Char Dham Yatra cannot become 'another Kumbh Mela', says Uttarakhand HC, tells state to issue SOPs

The court also directed the state government to step up COVID-19 testing by deploying mobile vans in interior regions and increase the number of COVID hospitals

Uttarakhand govt revises night curfew timing, orders closure of markets in urban areas by 2 pm

As per the order, the night curfew in 13 districts will start from 7 pm instead of 9 pm and continue till 5 am