Kumbh Mela news
- India
Over 1 lakh COVID-19 test reports during Kumbh Mela were fake: Reports
Haridwar: A detailed investigation into the COVID-19 reports submitted during the Kumbh Mela this year, revealed that at least 1 lakh test reports were forged by a private agency and were fake.…
- India
BJP fired ex-Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat for restricting Kumbh: Report
Haridwar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sacked the former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh from the post for insisting that the Kumbh Mela be restricted in view of rising COVID-19 cases, reported The…
- India
At ‘symbolic’ Kumbh Mela, at least 25K people gather on last holy dip
Uttarakhand: Despite the rise in COVID 19 cases that is causing the country to bleed inside out, at least 25,000 people attended the last ‘shahi snan’ (royal bath) at the Kumbh Mela…
- Mumbai
Kumbh returnees will distribute ‘Corona ka Prasad’, says Mumbai Mayor
Mumbai: Amid a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Maharashtra, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said a complete lockdown should be imposed in the city. Stating that those…
- India
Over 1,700 test positive for COVID-19 in Kumbh Mela over 5-day period
Rishikesh: A total of 1,701 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Haridwar Kumbh Mela area from April 10 to 14 confirming fears that one of the world’s largest religious gatherings…
- India
At Kumbh Mela, 102 devotees test positive for COVID-19
Haridwar: Amid concerns that lakhs of people present at the Kumbh Mela would turn the holy congregation into a super spreader, as many as 102 people were tested positive for COVID-19 between…
