Sir — It is a shame that while a number of people blamed the Tablighi Jamaat held last year for the spread of the coronavirus, not many are being equally vociferous about the Kumbh Mela gatherin...

India has become bizarre. The Delhi High Court rejected the submission of the Centre and the Delhi police that only 20 people be allowed to enter the mosque at Nizamuddin Markaz for prayers during Ram...

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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 may contribute f...

Throwing caution to the wind amid rising cases of coronavirus, thousands of seers congregated on Wednesday at Har ki Pairi in Haridwar to take a dip in the Ganga during the third shahi snan of the Kum...

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One thousand sadhus will join the Naga sect at the Haridwar Kumbh on April 5, attaining the status after a three-year trial period. They will discard their clothes to become one with nature and start...

The duration of Kumbh Mela in Hardwar has been curtailed to one month for the first time in its history and it has been made mandatory for pilgrims to have a “negative” RT-PCR test report ...

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Sir — Holding the Kumbh Mela this year will be a great challenge for the authorities. Sadhus have already begun to take part in processions in numbers. Although protocols to prevent th...