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‘Rs 4,000 in just 8 hours’: YouTuber finds out how much begging can earn at Haridwar Mela

August 20, 2026 6:45 pm

YouTuber Puroshottam Vashisht and his friend Sachin documented the experiment, with Sachin disguising himself as a beggar and spending the day asking devotees for money.

Watch: Rescue worker saves devotee swept away in Haridwar's Ganga

July 31, 2026 5:52 pm

The video, shared by Uttarakhand Police on its official X account, shows the State Disaster Response Force personnel reacting within moments after noticing a man being carried away by the river's strong current.

‘Beaten like a dog’: Mob ties dog leash around man's neck for meeting woman friend from another faith in Haridwar

July 21, 2026 6:50 am

In her police complaint, the woman said that she was at her house with her friend when 10-12 unidentified persons entered and started assaulting him

Railways to develop Rishikesh as feeder station to reduce pressure on Haridwar, boost train capacity

July 18, 2026 5:12 pm

Rishikesh railway station will be upgraded as a feeder station to decongest Haridwar, improving train operations and passenger capacity.

Meat and eggs may be banned in Haridwar civic area. But concerns and a constitutionality test remain

April 03, 2026 3:49 am

Ahead of a meeting on April 6, Haridwar corporation mayor Kiran Jaisal said a proposal will be tabled to ban meat in the city due to cleanliness concerns.

Boards come up at Haridwar’s Har ki Pauri barring entry of non-Hindus

January 17, 2026 2:02 am

The boards were put up by the Ganga Sabha, which manages the ghat. Its president reiterated that any area within the Kumbh limits, scheduled for early 2027, should be out of bounds for non-Hindus

Landslide blocks rail route in Haridwar, movement of trains affected

September 08, 2025 12:36 pm

The railway team has reached the spot and the work of removing debris from the track has been started.

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.

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.