Kumbh Mela

Supreme Court To Hear Plea For COVID Norms Violation During Kumbh Mela

India News | ANI | Sunday May 9, 2021

The Supreme Court will on Monday will hear Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for strict enforcement of COVID-19 pandemic guidelines and for action against all those who had allegedly violated protocols during Assembly polls and Kumbh Mela

Q&A: How India Can Find Its Way Out Of Covid Nightmare

Opinion | Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg | Monday May 3, 2021

India is suffering the world's worst Covid-19 crisis. The daily infection rate is more than 300,000; the daily death toll, in excess of 2,000, is very likely an undercount.

70 Lakh Participated In Kumbh Mela Held Amid Covid Surge

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 1, 2021

Seventy lakh devotees participated in Haridwar's Kumbh Mela, the mammoth religious congregation which ended Friday after triggering a scare that it might have acted as a coronavirus "super-spreader".

Curfew In Uttarkhand's Haridwar After Kumbh Mela's Final Shahi Snan

India News | Reported by Dinesh Mansera, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday April 28, 2021

A curfew has been ordered in Uttarkhand's Haridwar from Wednesday - a day after the final shahi snan (royal bath) of a mega Kumbh that has seen tens of thousands of devotees defy Covid protocol even as India fights a virus that has killed over 17,0

Supreme Court Should Have Acted Sooner, Sena On Kumbh, Rallies Amid Covid

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 24, 2021

The Shiv Sena on Saturday said the COVID-19 situation in the county wouldn't have worsened had the Supreme Court taken timely cognisance of election rallies in West Bengal and the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.

Shravan Rathod Was At Kumbh Mela Before Testing COVID-Positive, Reveals Son

Entertainment | Written by Pranita Chaubey | Friday April 23, 2021

"We had never thought our family would have to go through such tough times," said Shravan Rathod's son

Letter From Ajit Doval Praising Kumbh Efforts "Fake", Say Officials: Report

India News | ANI | Wednesday April 21, 2021

A letter circulating on social media suggesting that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has appreciated the Uttarakhand government officials for successfully organising the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar is "fake", government officials said on Tuesday.

Nepal's Former King, Queen Test Covid Positive On Return From Mahakumbh: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 20, 2021

Nepal's former King Gyanendra Shah and former Queen Komal Shah have tested positive for the coronavirus on their return from India after attending the Mahakumbh in Haridwar, according to a media report on Tuesday.

In Gujarat, 49 People Who Attended Kumbh Mela Test Covid Positive

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 19, 2021

A total of 49 people, who returned to Gujarat after taking part in the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, have tested coronavirus positive in two days, officials said on Sunday.

Madhya Pradesh To Quarantine Returnees From Kumbh Mela

India News | ANI | Saturday April 17, 2021

The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday directed all district collectors to quarantine people returning from Kumbh Mela being held in Uttarakhand's Haridwar.

Abhinav Bindra Questions Kumbh Mela Amid Pandemic, Slams Yogeshwar Dutt For Backing It

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 17, 2021

Abhinav Bindra, reacting to a tweet by wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, questioned the decision to continue with the Haridwar Kumbh Mela amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, saying "a virus does not discriminate between religions".

Top Seer Ends Kumbh Mela After PM's Request To Keep It "Symbolic"

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday April 17, 2021

Top seer ends Kumbh Mela hours after PM's request to keep religious event "symbolic" amid Covid crisis

RT-PCR Covid Test Must For Kumbh Mela Returnees: Gujarat Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 17, 2021

People returning to Gujarat after attending the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar will have to undergo an RT-PCR test before they are allowed to enter their respective cities and villages, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said today.

"They'll Distribute Covid As Prasad": Mumbai Mayor Slams Kumbh Pilgrims

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday April 17, 2021

Pilgrims returning from the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand's Haridwar will distribute coronavirus as "prasad" in their states, Mumbai's mayor said today as coronavirus cases ravage the country especially Maharashtra - the worst-affected state in India.

"Kumbh Mela Should Now Only Be Symbolic To Strengthen Covid Fight": PM

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday April 18, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning appealed that Kumbh Mela "should now only be symbolic" amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, stressing that it will give a boost to fight against the pandemic.