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Haridwar temple stampede: FIR pins blame on ‘rumour’ of snapped electrical wire

July 28, 2025 9:19 pm

After completing the rescue operation at the site, the police team reached the District Hospital in Haridwar and were informed that 22 persons were injured and six persons had died.

After Haridwar stampede jolt, Uttarakhand looks at regulating pilgrim flow

July 28, 2025 5:22 pm

On Sunday, eight people died in a stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi mandir following panic triggered by a rumoured electrical hazard around 100 metres from the entrance

‘Shopkeepers did not let anyone in’: Survivors recount Haridwar stampede horror

July 28, 2025 7:07 am

Panic triggered by a rumoured electricity spark is suspected to have caused the stampede in the area leading to the hilltop Mansa Devi temple, where hundreds of devotees had gathered Sunday morning, police said.

‘Electricity hazard rumour’ leads to stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple, 8 dead

July 28, 2025 1:24 am

Mansa Devi Temple Stampede News: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said he was deeply saddened by the incident and assured that the situation was being monitored.

10 months after gym trainer's family alleged police killed him, Uttarakhand court orders FIR against six cops

July 05, 2025 8:15 am

Chief Judicial Magistrate Avinash Kumar Srivastava Wednesday ordered an FIR and probe against six officials, acting on the application by Alauddin, Wasim’s relative. 

District Magistrate among 3 top Haridwar officials suspended over ‘land scam’, Dhami asks Vigilance to probe

June 04, 2025 3:04 am

The officers allegedly facilitated the conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural land, resulting in an increased valuation, after which the corporation acquired it for a higher price

Bride cancels wedding in Haridwar after groom’s friends make lewd remarks at her female relatives; brawl follows

April 24, 2025 6:49 pm

In the video circulating on social media, men can be seen with ripped clothes, hurling stones in the middle of what was supposed to be a joyful celebration.

‘Essential that such words be uttered in presence of person offended’: Uttarakhand court while acquitting man in hate speech case

April 21, 2025 9:30 am

The order also said that the prosecution could not access the original source of the electronic evidence and relied solely on a video circulated on social media to file charges

Delhi: Man beaten to death on suspicion of theft, 4 accused arrested from Haridwar

April 09, 2025 6:19 am

Police said while analysing CCTV footage, they identified the auto-rickshaw used by one of the accused to flee the spot

Ghaziabad man takes former wife to Haridwar, kills her to avoid paying alimony

February 07, 2025 9:09 am

The Ghaziabad police launched a probe after the woman’s younger sister alleged her former brother-in-law’s involvement in her disappearance.

Kumbh Mela 2021: How Mahashivratri was celebrated amid pandemic

March 12, 2021 2:08 pm

Tiger kills 2-year-old boy in Haridwar

February 26, 2016 5:28 am

Haridwar, Feb 26 (ANI): Panic gripped Haridwar’s Motichoor area when a tiger took away a two-year-old child and killed him. Angry residents blocked the National Highway-72 for two hours and warned the forest department that such incidents should never happen again in the future. Superintendent of Police Shweta Choubey on Friday said the villagers have demanded for electric fencing throughout the forest. She further said that the villagers have also asked for compensation and the government is looking into the matter.

Roorkee: Madrassa bans mobile phones

January 25, 2016 11:58 am

Roorkee, Jan 25 (ANI): A Madrassa in Roorkee has banned the use of social media and mobile phones to put a check on extremism. The imam of the madrassa Imamdul Islam, also imposed restrictions on the use of the internet. He said there was a need to exercise restraint on the use of social media. The madrassa's move over the ban on usage of mobile phones has come up after a suspect was arrested from Haridwar in connection with the recent Pathankot airbase attack.

Nothing ‘dubious’ found in bag in Kolkata

January 21, 2016 11:38 am

Kolkata, Jan 21 (ANI): A suspicious bag was found in a car parked outside Netaji metro station in Kolkata on Thursday. Bomb Disposal Squad reached the spot to investigate the same and retrieved the suspicious bag from the car. However, nothing dubious was found in the bag. This comes hours after a suspicious bag was found at the gate of Haridwar railway station earlier on Thursday morning.

Security beefed up at Ardh Kumbh

January 21, 2016 5:46 am

Haridwar, Jan 21 (ANI): Security has been beefed up at the Ardh Kumbh Mela in Varanasi after four suspected terrorists who were allegedly planning to launch an attack at the mela were nabbed on Wednesday. Thousands of Hindu devotees are seen thronging banks of Ganga. The police are using latest technology and equipments to monitor the activities in Haridwar. Meanwhile, a suspicious bag has been found at Haridwar Railway Station gate and is being inspected by the police.

Ardh Kumbh Mela starts in Haridwar

January 12, 2016 9:38 am

Haridwar, Jan 12 (ANI): The Ardh Kumbh Mela 2016 started on Tuesday at Haridwar’s ‘Har ki Pauri’ ghat. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat also offered prayers. The observance of Maha Kumbh Mela has achieved international popularity as 'The biggest act of faith'. Millions of pilgrims come to participate in the holy event of Maha Kumbh with tremendous faith. The pilgrims come from all walks of life, with a belief that their sins will be washed off in the holy waters of the sacred river Ganges if they take a dip during the Kumbh. The Ardh Kumbh Mela will take place in the holy city of Haridwar from January 2016 to April 2016.