Articles by Sandeep Rawat
Haridwar littered with 30,000-tonne garbage as Kanwar Yatra concludes
A record 40 million Shiva devotees visited the holy city of Haridwar for the annual Kanwar Yatra to fetch the Ganga waters for offerings at local temples
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 08:57 AM IST
Won’t stop them, says Haridwar SSP on wrestlers’ plan to immerse medals in Ganga
Haridwar SSP Ajai Singh said people immerse gold, silver, and ashes in Ganga and wrestlers can immerse their medals if they want to.
Updated on May 30, 2023 03:50 PM IST
Woman who gave voters hooch that killed 12 wins panchayat poll; held: Cop
Police arrested Babli Devi for the hooch tragedy that led to 12 deaths after the results to the panchayat election were declared.
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 06:57 PM IST
Haridwar hate speech accused Jitendra Tyagi surrenders before local court
Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, alias Wasim Rizvi, converted to Hinduism on December 6 last year, and has since been involved in various religious rituals and congregations in Haridwar
Updated on Sep 02, 2022 05:44 PM IST
Kaushik’s removal as BJP state chief puts focus on his future role
Kaushik’s removal within 16 months of his appointment, despite panchayat elections pending in Haridwar district, has raised many questions especially related to his political future.
Published on Aug 06, 2022 08:21 PM IST
Sandeep Rawat I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Haridwar
Kanwar Yatra 2022: Record 38 million pilgrims arrived in Uttarakhand this year
Millions of pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and other states thronged Har Ki Pauri, Gangotri and Gaumukh in Uttarakhand to fetch the holy ‘Gangajal’
Published on Jul 26, 2022 07:11 PM IST
Over 1 million Kanwariyas arrive in Haridwar in just first two days of Yatra
Over 40 million devotees are expected in the holy city of Haridwar during the two weeks of the Kanwar Yatra this year
Updated on Jul 15, 2022 07:36 PM IST
Kanwar yatra begins at Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar
The Kanwar yatra began on Thursday with the worshipping of Ganga river at the sanctum sanctorum of Brahamkund, Har-ki-Pauri by Ganga Sabha priests in the presence of district magistrate Vinay Shankar Pandey and district police chief Yogendra Singh Rawat
Published on Jul 14, 2022 10:32 PM IST
Drones to be used for monitoring Kanwar pilgrimage: Uttarakhand police
The Uttarakhand police are making elaborate security arrangements for the Kanwar fair 2022 with aid from the central para-military forces
Updated on Jul 11, 2022 09:05 PM IST
Kanwar yatra: Waste management, garbage disposal top priority for authorities
According to the mela administration, about 4.5 crore Lord Shiva devotees also known as kanwariyas, are expected to arrive in Uttarakhand during July 14-26 period
Published on Jul 07, 2022 05:19 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Irregularities in Mahakumbh food bills, transport corp orders probe
The Uttarakhand Transport Corporation has found major differences in the exact number of employees present during the Mahakumbh and those furnished in the payment bills
Published on Jul 05, 2022 08:25 PM IST
Uttarakhand preps for Kanwar yatra with special trains, market for pilgrims
A record four crore devotees are expected to arrive for the upcoming Kanwar pilgrimage, which is scheduled to be held from July 16 to 26
Updated on Jul 05, 2022 05:16 PM IST
Mahamandaleshwar status to deserving & qualified saints only: Niranjani Akhara
Several senior spiritual ideologues and Akhada seers have been in favour of having educated, qualified, learned seers being made Mahamandaleshwar
Updated on Jul 04, 2022 08:08 PM IST
Uttarakhand braces for challenges of Kanwar yatra after 2-year gap
After a whopping 36 million pilgrims arrived in 2019 to Uttarakhand, the pilgrimage was cancelled owing to the spread of Covid-19 in the country in 2020 and 2021
Published on Jun 26, 2022 07:30 PM IST
India must have a Uniform Civil Code: VHP resolution
There has to be stern action against forcible religious conversions and India must have a uniform civil code, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a right-wing organisation, demanded in a resolution on Sunday.
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 01:49 AM IST
Sandeep Rawat, Haridwar
Issues between UP and Uttarakhand resolved with dialogue: Yogi Adityanath
The hotel handed over by chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday was built by Uttar Pradesh Tourism Corporation on land allocated by the Uttarakhand government in Haridwar.
Published on May 05, 2022 09:41 PM IST
CM Yogi on 3-day visit to state from May first week
This will be the CM’s first visit to the state after his father Anand Singh Bisht’s death on 20, April 2020.
Published on Apr 30, 2022 10:57 PM IST
Sandeep Rawat I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Haridwar
Summer getaways begin early, clog hills
Pilgrim cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh, and the hill stations of Mussoorie and Nainital are packed with tourists, said authorities in Uttarakhand.
Published on Apr 30, 2022 01:18 AM IST
Sandeep RawatAnkur Sharma, Haridwar, Mussoorie, Nainital
11-year-old in Roorkee list of 32 people who can disturb peace. SDM orders probe
The police had named 32 villagers asking them to furnish a personal bond at the sub-divisional magistrate’s court.
Updated on Apr 29, 2022 12:01 AM IST
Haridwar denies nod to mahapanchayat, imposes section 144
The Hardwar administration decision comes after the Supreme Court took a dim view of Uttarakhand government’s handling of incidents involving hate speeches
Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:17 PM IST
Over 70 people fall ill after consuming buckwheat flour in Haridwar
Two distributors have been identified who supplied buckwheat flour to the shopkeepers in Haridwar and sampling of the flour is being done, said district magistrate.
Published on Apr 03, 2022 04:04 PM IST
BJP registers another big win in Uttarakhand
The Congress failed in its bid to stage a comeback despite being on a mission to dislodge the BJP in the hill state
Published on Mar 11, 2022 12:47 AM IST
Neeraj Santoshi and Sandeep Rawat, Dehradun/haridwar
Daughters of 2 former Uttarakhand CMs avenge their fathers’ defeat from same seat
Ritu Bhushan Khanduri, daughter of former CM Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, and Anupama Rawat, daughter of Harish Rawat, have won the elections against the same rival candidates who had defeated their fathers.
Updated on Mar 10, 2022 08:10 PM IST
All is not well with Uttarakhand BJP as 3 MLAs allege betrayal by leaders
The Uttarakhand BJP is now in damage control mode and has started taking action against some leaders. Meanwhile, the Congress has termed these developments as an indirect admission by the BJP candidates that they have lost the elections.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 09:55 PM IST
Neeraj Santoshi and Sandeep Rawat
Uttarakhand assembly polls: Kejriwal releases AAP’s 10-point agenda
Kejriwal was speaking at an event in Haridwar to launch AAP’s agenda for the state. Assembly elections in the mountain state are scheduled to be held on February 14.
Published on Feb 08, 2022 12:32 AM IST
Sandeep Rawat, Haridwar
Arvind Kejriwal releases AAP’s 10-point agenda for Uttarakhand
The ten-point agenda includes guarantees related to uninterrupted free power supply, ample employment opportunities, ₹1000 to women above 18 years of age on a monthly basis, school education system, medical healthcare on the lines of Delhi Mohalla clinics, and free pilgrimage for senior citizens.
Published on Feb 07, 2022 07:14 PM IST
First arrest made in the hate speech case
This is the first arrest in the case registered on December 23 after public uproar as videos of the event were widely circulated on social media and comes a day after the Supreme Court sought a response from the state government on what it had done about the alleged hate speeches made at the Dharam Sansad (religious parliament).
Published on Jan 14, 2022 06:36 AM IST
Accused No 1 in Haridwar hate speech case arrested, others sent notice
Jitendra Narayan Tyagi’s arrest comes a day after the Supreme Court issued notice to the state government on a plea demanding stringent action against those involved in making hate speeches at the religious event held in Haridwar last month
Published on Jan 13, 2022 09:04 PM IST
Sandeep Rawat and Kalyan Das
Haridwar case: Police verifying videos and identifying seers
A day after it registered a criminal case against several people, Uttarakhand Police on Friday said it is verifying videos of a controversial religious event, where speakers allegedly made hate speeches in Haridwar last week, “to gather evidence against the accused and add more names in the case”
Updated on Dec 25, 2021 03:48 AM IST
General Rawat’s daughters immerse parents’ ashes in Haridwar’s Ganga
General Rawat’s daughters, Kritika and Tarini immersed the ashes at the VIP Ganga Ghat opposite Har-Ki-Pauri. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami also met them at the Ghat.
Published on Dec 12, 2021 12:22 AM IST