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Sunday, September 14, 2025
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Topic: Haridwar

Man who dressed up as baba to ‘give Shiva’s blessings’ detained in Op Kalanemi, found to be POCSO accused

Deepak Kumar Saini also has other cases lodged against him including harassment and dowry, according to Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramendra Dobhal.

At least 6 dead in stampede at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says local police, rescue teams have reached the site and are engaged in relief operations.

Is Ganga really self-cleaning? Here’s what science says

A British scientist first observed the anti-bacterial properties of Ganga water in 1896. Last year, a paper found that pollution in the plains is reducing this ability.

Arrested for Roorkee clash, Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion is gun-toting ‘royal’ all parties want

Four-term ex-MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion was arrested Sunday by Uttarakhand police for opening fire outside residence of Umesh Kumar, Independent MLA from Khanpur, in Roorkee.

Haridwar prison staff ‘negligence’ during Ramlila ends in jailbreak, 2 flee using ladders tied with cloth

A third inmate, who was also part of the plan, fell and failed to escape. An SIT has been formed to arrest the 2 who managed to flee. Six jail staffers have been suspended.

2 injured after Jaipur-bound bus overturns on Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway in Dausa

The incident occurred Wednesday around 6 am near channel number 165 of the express highway, close to Peechupara village, Rajasthan. The driver reportedly fell asleep on the wheel.

7-yr-old drowns at Haridwar, cops say parents ‘repeatedly dipped him in Ganga to cure him of cancer’

The child’s parents and aunt have been held for interrogation, the SHO of the Har-ki-Pairi police station Bhavna Kainthola said.

RSS worker files defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi for ’21st century Kauravas’ remark

The complainant's lawyer said that his client had filed the complaint in court under Sections 499 & 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for making indecent remarks against the RSS.

Eight arrested for offering ‘namaz’ at weekly market in Haridwar

The accused were arrested under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code but granted bail later.

‘Ban non-Hindus from Char Dham sites’: Seer who spoke at Haridwar Dharma Sansad writes to Dhami

Swami Anand Swaroop, one of the main speakers at Dharma Sansad in Haridwar last year, claims non-Hindus could attack the shrines. CM says 'seers' views will be honoured'.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.