HARIDWAR: The Kumbh Mela will take place for 48 days in Haridwar next year instead of three and a half months, said the state’s Urban Development Minister, Madan Kaushik. “The Uttarakhand government will issue the notice for the Kumbh Mela in February instead of January 1, ”said the minister. “Due …
Read More »Uttarakhand government fires suspended judge for torturing minor
The Uttarakhand government has removed a civilian judge from the service for allegedly torturing a minor who was working as a domestic worker at his Haridwar residence. The government issued a notice for the termination of the services of the suspended Deepali Sharma, civil judge (higher division), while accepting the …
Read More »Pilgrims in Haridwar protest against Bengal CM Mamata, wait for head to return
[ad_1] Grieved that the West Bengal government has failed to arrange to take them back to their places of origin in Bengal, hundreds of stranded Bengalis resorted to a protest to express their resentment in Haridwar. In Harishwar’s Vishnu Ghat, around 450 Bengali pilgrims and workers have been waving and …
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