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Topic: Haridwar

Muslim cleric-turned-Hindu Jitendra Tyagi, others booked for ‘hate speech’ at Haridwar meet

Haridwar Police said Jitendra Tyagi, who changed his name from Waseem Rizvi after converting to Hinduism, and others are facing charges for 'promoting enmity between different groups'.

‘If needed, we can kill them’ — Hindu seers issue call to arms against Muslims at Haridwar meet

Uttarakhand DGP says police scanning videos from 3-day ‘Dharma Sansad’ & ‘suitable action will be taken after that’. Participants included Yati Narsinghanand & ex-BJP Delhi spokesperson.

Haridwar ‘Dharam Sansad’ with calls to ‘kill Muslims’ can’t be dismissed as fringe anymore

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Akhara body caught in successor row after UP mahant’s ‘murder’, 1 group claims leader is elected

Group of akharas in Haridwar declare Mahanirvani Akhara secretary Mahant Ravindra Puri as new chief of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad. But ABAP general secretary calls ‘election’ illegal.

‘Highly infectious’ double mutant strain was circulating in Uttarakhand even before Kumbh began

The National Centre for Disease Control has detected a total of six cases of various strains in Uttarakhand. Three of them belong to the double mutant strain.

British govt to Modi govt — How Kumbh Mela has been organised through epidemics

This year’s Kumbh Mela takes place amid fears that a massive gathering like this could turn out to be a Covid-19 super-spreader event.

Uttarakhand CM says will review govt takeover of 51 temples after VHP pushes proposal

CM Tirath Singh Rawat was at the meeting of VHP, which was called to decide on whether an agitation should be launched to push the govt on withdrawing the Act.

High-level central team to review medical care arrangements at Kumbh Mela in Haridwar

The team will focus on the implementation of preventive measures for Covid, issued by the health ministry for Kumbh Mela that is starting on 1 April.

Haridwar Kumbh Mela to be held with limited people, devotees to get entry passes

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said the saints and seers also agreed to the idea of reducing the scale of the event due to Covid pandemic.

Woman with COVID-19 symptoms dies in Haridwar

The woman had come back from the US on 6 March. She had been hospitalised Sunday morning after her health deteriorated.

On Camera

Shoe attack on CJI Gavai shows how caste prejudice flourishes at the top of the Indian state

What hope is there for Dalits when the YouTuber who whipped up the hysteria against CJI BR Gavai boasts on social media after a visit to the police station that ‘the system is ours’?

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.