Uttarakhand’s health department has issued a notice to food aggregator apps Swiggy and Zomato for serving non-vegetarian food in certain restricted areas in Haridwar. Reportedly, Haridwar municipal corporation prohibit the sale of non-vegetarian food items and meat products within city limits, including Jawalapur, Har-ki-Pauri, Kankhal, Kharkhari, Motichur and Haripur areas. However, both[Read More…]
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Shocking! Spurious liquor claims 15 lives in Saharanpur, 12 in Haridwar
In two separate incidents, over 2 dozen people were killed by consuming spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. While 16 have been reportedly found dead in Saharanpur, in adjoining Haridwar district, 12 deaths have been reported. As per the reports, the casualties ave also been reported from Kushinagar and Roorkee. The[Read More…]
Bachendri Pal travels through Ganga to reach Patna from Haridwar
Indian mountaineer and the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Bachendri Pal took the river Ganga route to travel from Haridwar to Patna. Accompanied by a 40-member team, she travelled 2,000 kilometers to reach Patna on Sunday. After participating in the Ganga Aarti on October 05,[Read More…]
#CleanGanga crusader GD Agarwal dies, was on fast until death for nearly four months
Clean Ganga mission crusader GD Agarwal who was on fast until death dies on Thursday after 112 days on the way to Delhi for treatment in the ambulance. Agarwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February this year, about his grievances and demands. Agarwal an IIT Kanpur professor[Read More…]
Ambedkar statue vandalised in Uttarakhand
Haridwar: A statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was on Friday found vandalised by miscreants in a village in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, sparking tension, police said. A district official said the miscreants damaged the statue in Kanhawaali village while it was dark. Inspector Bhagwan Mehar and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Kaustubh[Read More…]
National Green Tribunal bans plastic in Haridwar, Rishikesh
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday reiterated its 2015 order banning the use, sale, manufacturing, and storage of plastic items in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. The tribunal ordered a fine of Rs 5,000 on the violators. The ban includes plastic items used in any[Read More…]
Haridwar: PM Modi inaugurates Umiya Dham Ashram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Umiya Dham Ashram at Haridwar and said that it will benefit the pilgrims coming to place. He addressed the gathering through a video conference where he stressed on the importance of ‘yatra’. “The idea of a ‘yatra’ existed as an integral part[Read More…]
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurveda fined ₹11 lakh by court for misleading ads
Baba Ramdev Patanjali Ayurveda’s five production units slapped a fine of ₹11 lakh for “misbranding and putting up misleading advertisements” of their products, a court in Haridwar has ruled. Patanjali have to pay the fine within a month. Patanjali Ayurved was found guilty of misbranding. The products being shown by[Read More…]