The Latest Breaking News from HARIDWAR

U.P. ATS arrests 8 suspects with links to terror outfits

Electronic evidence of alleged terror-funding and jihadi literature have been recovered from the suspects which confirm their affiliation with the terrorist organisations

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2022

Body of Uttarakhand resort receptionist found in canal

Pulkit Arya, the key accused in the case and the owner of the resort where the victim worked, is son of Vinod Arya, a BJP leader from Haridwar

The Hindu · Sep 24, 2022

Seers in Haridwar express grief at Swaroopanand Saraswati's death

HARIDWAR: Dwarka Shardapeeth and Jyotirmath shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati breathed his last at Madhya Pradesh (MP)-based Shridham Jhoteshwar Ashram on Sunday.

The Times of India · Sep 11, 2022

NGT team looks for illegal sites near Rajaji

HARIDWAR: Following complaints of violations of the Wildlife Act by commercial establishments near protected areas, a joint team of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR) inspected resorts and camping sites near the forest area falling under the reserve forests’s Gohri and Chilla ranges.

The Times of India · Aug 6, 2022

36 inmates of Haridwar jail test Covid positive

DEHRADUN: Around three dozen inmates of Haridwar jail were isolated after they tested positive for Covid-19. Their samples were collected to find out if they were infected with Hepatitis B. However, the tests showed Covid-19 infection. The health department has said that they would be kept in isolation for a…

The Times of India · Aug 4, 2022

BJP appoints Mahendra Bhatt its Uttarakhand unit chief

Mahendra Bhatt will replace Haridwar MLA Mahesh Kaushik as the BJP’s State unit chief

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

Kanwar yatra leaves behind 30,000 MT garbage in Haridwar

DEHRADUN: The fortnight-long kanwar yatra has left behind approximately 30,000 metric tonnes (MT) of garbage in Haridwar. From shoes and slippers to plastic mattresses and clothes, all kinds of items are scattered around the city, especially around the ghats.

The Times of India · Jul 28, 2022

Kanwariyas showered with flower petals in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut

MEERUT: Senior officials on Sunday showered flower petals on kanwariyas in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district. Kanwariyas (devotees of Lord Shiva) collect water from Ganga river at Haridwar, Uttarakhand to offer at Shiva temples in their areas as part of the Kanwar Yatra.

The Times of India · Jul 24, 2022

8 vendors held for offering namaz in public in Haridwar

HARIDWAR: Eight street vendors were arrested by Haridwar police on Thursday for offering namaz at a weekly market in Haridwar's Shivalik Nagar.

The Times of India · Jul 22, 2022

2 kanwarias dead in Haridwar accident, toll 8 since yatra start

HARIDWAR: Two kanwarias, both in their early twenties, died and three others sustained injuries after the two motorbikes on which they were riding collided with each other. The accident took place on the Haridwar-Delhi highway falling under the Kankhal police station on Thursday.

The Times of India · Jul 21, 2022