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Landslides triggered by rains; Ganga breaches danger mark, alert issued in Haridwar

Rains lash Uttk, trigger landslides, Ganga crosses danger mark in Devprayag & warning level in Haridwar. 71 villages in Laksar, Khanpur, Roorkee, Bhagwanpur & Haridwar affected.

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Record rush of devotees in Haridwar leaves tonnes of waste

The unprecedented rush witnessed by Haridwar due to the annual ‘Kanwar Yatra’, left behind a mountain of garbage — over 28,000 metric tons of waste

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Truck carrying Kanwar yatris to Haridwar collides with another truck, 5 dead

Five Kanwar yatris killed, 14 injured in Delhi truck collision. Driver arrested. PCR call at 12:44 a.m. Yatris from Mianwali Nagar near Nangloi. Offending truck jumped divider, rammed yatris' truck. Injured sent to hospitals. Deceased identified. Case registered under Sections 279 & 304 IPC. Driver arrested from Sanjay Gandhi Transport…

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Delhi: 4 killed, 15 injured as truck rams into vehicle carrying 'Kanwariyas' on GT Karnal Road

The victims were on their way to Haridwar for the Kanwar Yatra to fetch the Ganga waters. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Massive ‘shelf cloud’ formation spotted in Haridwar

Viral video of 'shelf cloud' in Haridwar sparks curiosity. IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, UP & West MP. MeT dept. issues alert for 11 districts in Uttarakhand. People advised to avoid travelling to hills unless necessary.

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Devotees throng temples to offer prayers on first Monday of Sawan

Devotees offered prayer in several parts of the country on the first 10th July of the month of Sawan 2023. Devotees offered prayers at the Nageshwar Shiv temple in Kanpur and the Daksha Prajapati Shiv temple in Haridwar.

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Uttarakhand: Drones banned in Haridwar ahead of Kanwar Yatra

In view of the security during the upcoming 'Kanwar Yatra', the Haridwar district administration has banned the flying of drones by the public in Har ki Paidi and its surrounding areas from July 4 to July 17. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kanwar Yatra: Large number of devotees reach Gangotri and Gomukh to collect Ganga water for 'Jalabhishek' of Lord Shiva

Even before the commencement of the Kanwar Yatra on July 4, a large number of Kanwariyas (devotees) have already reached Gangotri and Gomukh to take holy water from the Ganga river for 'Jalabhishek' of Lord Shiva. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Haridwar's historic Gurukul Mahavidyalaya set to be merged with Patanjali Yogpeeth

HARIDWAR: In a significant development, Gurukul Mahavidyalaya, a prestigious institution founded in 1907 by Swami Darshananand, a renowned Arya Samaj leader, is set to be merged with Swami Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth. The merger "aims to put an end to the prolonged internal battles for control over the management of the…

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Uttarakhand: Man arrested for raping minor girl in Haridwar

A man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl for two years in Uttarakhand's Haridwar, the police said on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Wrestlers return to their homes, did not speak in Haridwar due to 'silence vow'

NEW DELHI: The "shell-shocked" protesting wrestlers, except Sakshi Malik, have returned to their homes in Haryana, and did not speak with the waiting media in Haridwar due to a silence vow, a member of the protest group said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

‘It’s their stand, what can we do?’: WFI chief on wrestlers’ call to throw medals in the Ganga

WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh responded to the protesting wrestlers saying that the charges against him are already being probed by the Delhi Police.

The Hindu

Protesting wrestlers postpone immersion of medals in Ganga after farmer leader Naresh Tikait seeks '5 days time'

NEW DELHI: Dramatic scenes emerged from Haridwar on Wednesday evening as the protesting wrestlers, who had reached the bank of river Ganga to immerse their medals into the holy river, were stopped by farmer leader Naresh Tikait.

The Times of India

Protesting wrestlers reach Haridwar to immerse their medals in Ganges

HARIDWAR: The country's top wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, along with hundreds of their supporters, reached Har ki Pauri to immerse their medals in the Ganga river even as police beefed up security arrangements near the area here on Tuesday.

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India’s protesting wrestlers postpone tossing medals into Ganges

Athletes protesting against alleged sexual harassment by official threatened to throw their medals in river in Haridwar.

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Protesting wrestlers say they will 'throw their medals' into Ganges; sit on hunger strike at India Gate

Sakshi Malik, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Olympics, said in a statement on her Twitter handle that the wrestlers will go to Haridwar on Tuesday to immerse the medals into the holy river. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express is here and this is what you need to know

The new Delhi - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express is India’s 18th and Uttarakhand’s first. The new express train was inaugurated today (May 25, 2023). As per reports, the Delhi - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express will run from Delhi’s Anand Vihar terminal to Dehradun while making stops at Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar,…

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Char Dham Yatra: Excise officials launch drive against illegal liquor in Haridwar

In view of the Char Dham Yatra, the district excise officials on Wednesday launched an intensive checking drive against raw and illegal liquor in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district, said the police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bharat Gaurav Train from Secunderabad to Mata Vaishnodevi, Haridwar, Rishikesh next month

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Alert issued in Uttarakhand against Amritpal Singh

An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts of the Uttarakhand as a precaution in view of the possibility of pro-Khalisthan Amritpal Singh entering the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand: One Killed, 31 Injured As Car Ploughs Into Wedding Procession In Haridwar

A youth was killed while 31 others were injured after a speeding four wheeler allegedly trampled a 'baraat' (groom's procession) in Uttarakhand's Haridwar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Accused of theft by ex-MLA from Uttarakhand, help jumps to death from Delhi building

HARIDWAR: Ankit Kumar, 25, a resident of Nagina in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, accused of stealing some precious items by former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore, at whose house he used to work as a domestic help, jumped off the roof of a five-storey building in Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar while in…

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There was no pothole on road where Rishabh Pant's car met with accident: NHAI official

HARIDWAR: There were no potholes on the road where cricketer Rishabh Pant's car met with a near-fatal accident, a National Highways Authority of India official said on Monday.

The Times of India

Undone by war, this Russia-Ukraine love story seeks ‘moksha’ in Varanasi

VARANASI: War destroys lives in unimaginable ways. Kostiantyn Beliaiev, a 50-year-old Ukrainian living in Haridwar, knew it the hard way. Depressed over losing many family members in the Russia-Ukraine war, Beliaiev, who had embraced sanatan dharm and assumed the name of ‘Kripa Baba’ after getting associated with an ashram in…

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Rishabh Pant Car Accident: Cricketer Dozed Off While Driving, Says Haridwar Police

India cricketer Rishabh Pant fell asleep while driving from Delhi to Roorkee that caused his car to collide with a divider on the Narsan border of Roorkee near Hammadpur Jhal in Uttarakhand. Read on for details:

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