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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicKumbh Mela

Topic: Kumbh Mela

100 to 2,000+, Dehradun’s daily Covid cases see huge rise as Kumbh ends, but officials deny link

Dehradun, which borders Haridwar, is by far Uttarakhand's worst-hit district. Its cumulative total of Covid cases was 93,849 on 12 May, or 35% of the state’s 2,64,683. 

India’s soul has been seared. Wounded spirits more damaging than the countless Covid deaths

It’s good that the Char Dham Yatra has been suspended. Vaishno Devi pilgrimage must also be called off. The gods will understand.

No entry for pilgrims & tourists, temples shut — how Ayodhya averted a Kumbh amid Covid surge

Ayodhya district administration's prompt and even some 'not so popular' decisions, like shutting down all temples, helped authorities manage the situation.

2020 marked the beginning of a new decade of fear, uncertainty and fight for survival

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Devotees take holy dip in Ganga on occasion of Chitra Purnima of Kumbh Mela

People were seen flouting Covid-19 regulations as they were not wearing face masks and were also not maintaining social distance.

Modi govt flags over 50 tweets critical of it citing ‘disinformation’, Twitter blocks all

Tweets 'withheld in India' include a few by Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, MP Revanth Reddy, Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak. Khera said he will take 'legal recourse'.

‘Holy dip will wash away all infections’: Kumbh returnees are driving Rajasthan Covid graph up

From 1,081 new cases on 21 March, the number of new Covid cases in Rajasthan went up to 14,468 on 22 April. As on 23 April, the state had 1,07,517 active Covid cases.

No Covid tests for Kumbh returnees, no beds or data — how 2nd wave has hit Indore, Bhopal

Bhopal and Indore are Madhya Pradesh’s two worst-hit districts, making up over 37 per cent of its caseload of Covid infections.

India needs responsible leadership to wade through Covid crisis

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

After attending Kumbh Mela, Nepal’s former King Gyanendra, Queen Komal test positive for Covid

The 73-year-old former King and 70-year-old former Queen recently returned from India where they had taken a holy dip at Haridwar's Har Ki Pauri during the Maha Kumbh.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.