Everything you need to know about Haridwar Mdg: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Haridwar Mdg: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Tamil director Gaurav Narayanan is gung ho about his team for having successfully completed the first schedule of "Sigaram Thodu" in extreme climatic conditions in the Himalayas.
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Tamil actor Vikram Prabhu-starrer Tamil film "Sigaram Thodu" went on the floors Sunday in a temple at Haridwar, in Uttarakhand.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Gujrat have been moving forward along with the other states as there has been no riots since last 12 years in the state. However, before 12 years riot was a common thing in the state. Modi said this during the inauguration ceremony of a school of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday sent realtor Nitesh Bhardwaj, son of billionaire BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj, to six days' police custody for allegedly killing his father even while the defence opposed the judicial questioning.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday sent three men who allegedly killed BSP leader and business tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj to 10 days police custody.
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) Anna Hazare will embark on a year-long, all-India tour from Sunday to campaign for a stronger Lokpal bill, electoral reforms and other issues he has been raising for the past few years, an aide said here.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Out to make the most of a five-day extended weekend from Wednesday, hundreds of Delhi residents bitten by the travel bug will head off to popular tourist spots, both within the country and abroad.
Allahabad, Mar 10, (ANI): Marking the last day of 55-day-long Maha Kumbh mela, about 50 lakh devotees are expected to take the holy dip on the occasion of Mahashivaratri on Sunday.
Haridwar, Feb 9 (IANS) A school here said Saturday that an essay related to Saturn by one of its Class 7 students has won recognition from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Haridwar, Dec 30 (IANS) Researchers at the Dev Sanskriti University here say that a holistic way involving yoga and herbal medicines can combat psychological disorders.
Haridwar, Dec 9 (IANS) Students have a moral duty to do social service after completing education before they take up a career, President Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday.
Haridwar, Dec 9 (IANS) Highlighting that the growth of education in the country is one of the key factors responsible for India's resilience, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday called for value-based education.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Dec.9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that education adds value to a person; and value-based education equips all to contribute in a meaningful way to society.
New Delhi, Dec. 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will undertake a one day visit to Uttarakhand today, where he will address the fourth annual convocation of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya at Haridwar.
New Delhi, Dec. 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will undertake a one day visit to Uttarakhand on December 9, where he will address the fourth annual convocation of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya at Haridwar.
Lucknow, Dec 6 (IANS) Even as the Uttar Pradesh government drags its feet on several projects ahead of the Maha Kumbh in January, it has gone into overdrive to lay out the red carpet for thousands of mediapersons, from India and around the world, who will gather in Allahabad for the mega religious congregation.
Haridwar, Dec 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit this Hindu holy town Sunday to attend the convocation of the Dev Sanskriti university.
London, Nov 28 (ANI): She may only be 2ft 7in tall, but Hindu nun Anjali Barma is a towering presence at her temple in the Indian holy city of Haridwar.
Allahabad/Haridwar/Varansi, Nov.28 (ANI): Devout Hindus across north India took a holy dip and offered prayers in the sacred rivers on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Wednesday.
Haridwar, Nov 19 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has hailed Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's decision to move a no-confidence motion against the UPA government during the winter session of the Parliament.
Haridwar, Nov 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the fourth convocation of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidalaya next month, the university said Sunday.
Haridwar/Patna, Oct.28 (ANI): The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that the latest reshuffle of the Union Cabinet wouldn't restore the credibility and confidence of the Congress Party-led the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) An overwhelming quantity of milk being supplied in the market, both in pouches and in open cans in retail, does not conform to the quality standards under the Food Safety and Standards Act, the central government's food regulatory authority has told the Supreme Court.
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Around a dozen 'naga sadhus' (naked sadhus) from Haridwar created a flutter by joining a community protest against the proposed sale of a plot of land in south Mumbai here Monday.
New Delhi/Haridwar, Oct 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat on Wednesday condemned Baba Ramdev's controversial remark against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying the yoga guru is now frustrated, as his movement has failed to spark.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Sept 26 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday denied allegations of irregularities in the labelling of some of the food products marketed by his Divya Yog Mandir Trust, and called it the Central Bureau of Investigations' (CBI) attempt to "defame" him.
Haridwar, Sep 23 (ANI): Accusing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government of behaving like an agent of overseas companies by allowing FDI in multi-brand retail, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has threatened to launch a nation-wide agitation in favour of domestic companies on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Haridwar, Sep 21 (ANI): Asserting that the evil game of black money has begun, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday said there would be surge in corruption with the advent of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Sept 15 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multibrand retail.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Wednesday said a separate Telangana state could have been created under National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule between 1998 and 2004, had the other parties supported the government on this issue.
Ghaziabad, Sep 5 (IANS) CBI witness Kripa Shankar Tripathi, who performed the last rites of Aarushi, told a special court here that the teenager's father Rajesh Talwar advanced his post-cremation visit to Haridwar on the advice of his relatives.
Ghaziabad, Aug 30 (IANS) In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, a retired Uttar Pradesh Police officer told a special court here Thursday that he was approached by a person to help doctor the slain teenaged schoolgirl's autopsy report.
Jaipur/ Haridwar, Aug 27 (ANI): Heavy rains across north India have thrown normal life completely out of gear.
Haridwar (Uttarkhand), Aug 22 (ANI): Baba Ramdev's close aide Balakrishna has described the Centre as "frustrated, " and added that the functioning of the trusts run by the yoga guru are "transparent."
Haridwar (Uttarkhand), Aug 22 (ANI): Baba Ramdev's close aide Balakrishna has described the Centre as "frustrated, " and added that the functioning of the trusts run by the yoga guru are "transparent."
Amritsar, Aug 17 (ANI): Pakistani Hindus on a pilgrimage to India are unclear about their stay here following the incertitude regarding their fate in Pakistan.
Dehradun, Aug 16 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday granted bail to yoga guru Baba Ramdev's aide Balkrishna in connection with a fake passport case.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev finally broke his hunger strike on Tuesday after much drama earlier in the morning. Ramdev ended his 6 days fast at 11 am on Tuesday. Ramdev broke his fast with a glass of juice offered by a boy and a girl. Later, Ramdev was sent to Haridwar.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Raising the political temperature, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Tuesday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of shielding the corrupt and asked people not to vote for the Congress in the 2014 general elections as he ended his five-day fast against corruption and black money.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Tuesday ended his five-day fast against corruption and black money, accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of shielding the corrupt and asking people not to vote for the Congress in the 2014 general elections.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Ending his five-day fast against corruption and black money, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Tuesday attacked the Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for shielding the corrupt and said their movement would continue.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): In a major relief for Delhi Police, yoga guru Baba Ramdev left the city's Ambedkar Stadium on Tuesday afternoon after declaring an end of his six-day-long fast held to prompt the government to act against corruption and bring back black money from abroad.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev called off his fast on the sixth day of his agitation against black money and corruption at the Ambedkar Stadium here.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Tuesday called off his indefinite fast against corruption and black money at Ambedkar Stadium in the capital but said the agitation will continue till his demands are met.
Bhopal/Haridwar, July 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday labelled yoga guru Baba Ramdev a fraud after a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team arrested his aide Balkrishna in connection with an alleged fake documents case.
Haridwar, July 20 (IANS) Balkrishna, the close aide of yoga guru Ramdev, was arrested at their ashram here Friday but not before some tense moments.
Haridwar, July 20 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested yoga guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna in a case relating to submission of alleged fake documents to obtain Indian passport.
Gurgaon, July 17 (IANS) A Hindu pilgrim was killed and a dozen others were injured when a mini-truck in which they were travelling came in contact with a high-voltage wire here, police said Tuesday.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that the Kanwar camp is a unique and excellent example of Hindu-Muslim unity and cultural synthesis.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) In a bid to check honour killings, the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed police to seriously take the complaints of newly-wed couples who apprehend threat to life.
As the holy month of Shravan begins, the much-awaited Kanwar Yatra is also all set for the month long ceremony and worshipping lord Shiva.
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), June 25 (ANI): At least 11 people died and around 25 were injured in a road accident in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday.
Dehradun, June 19 (IANS) In a major move to decongest traffic during the month-long yatra by Shiva devotees, the Uttarakhand government Tuesday announced that Kanwariyas will not be allowed to proceed beyond Haridwar.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A two-day festival of African culture opened at the Kamani Auditorium in the capital Monday with music and dance performances by troupes from Zambia, the Seychelles and Ghana.
Haridwar, June 17 (IANS) A spiritual group here is conducting a survey on how best to clean the entire 2,525-km Ganges, the holiest of all rivers for Hindus but highly polluted today.
Noted English writer William Shakesper had once said -"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and reality of tomorrow."?Baba Ramdev alone has proved the fact.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Artistes from as many as five African countries - the Seychelles, Zambia, Sudan, Ghana and Senegal - will bring to India their folklores, dances and music during a two-day Africa Festival in the national capital June 18-19, it was officially announced.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest two-wheeler maker, Monday said it would merge with itself Hero Investments, the investment arm of the parent firm, and set up two more plants in Gujarat and Rajasthan under an investment plan Rs.2,575 crore.
Haridwar, May 18 (IANS) A spiritual group based here has launched a massive green drive in the country and has already planted 35 lakh trees and saplings, a spokesperson said Friday.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and five state governments on a public suit seeking a complete curb on the sale and supply of synthetic and adulterated milk and its products like ghee, khoya and paneer.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and five state governments on a petition seeking complete curb on the sale and supply of synthetic and adulterated milk and its products like ghee, khoya and paneer.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Denying that yoga guru Baba Ramdev is close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), his close aide Balkrishna said Friday he had never joined hands with the Sangh for any political campaign or promoted any of its programmes.
Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Wednesday launched 800 Ayurvedic products that will be sold in open market via a chain of retail outlets and "super distributors" across nine states.
Haridwar, Mar 24 (ANI): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Saturday clarified his recent statement on some government schools being used as training grounds for insurgency, saying he never meant that all children from government schools were becoming Naxalites.
Haridwar, Mar 24 (ANI): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Saturday clarified his recent statement on some government schools being used as training grounds for insurgency, saying he never meant that all children from government schools were becoming Naxalites.
New Delhi/Dehradun, Mar 14 (ANI): Congress Party on Wednesday defended its decision to select Vijay Bahuguna as Uttarakhand Chief Minister instead of senior leader Harish Rawat, saying there is no difference within the party and the matter will be solved after due consultations.
New Delhi/Dehradun, Mar 14 (ANI): Congress Party on Wednesday defended its decision to select Vijay Bahuguna as Uttarakhand Chief Minister instead of senior leader Harish Rawat, saying there is no difference within the party and the matter will be solved after due consultations.
Haridwar/Ajmer/Jodhpur/Varanasi, Feb.20 (ANI): Police have stepped up security at pilgrimage sites in Haridwar,Ajmer, Jodhpur and Varanasi a day after a stampede ata temple in Junagadh in Gujarat claimed six to eight lives and left 12 others injured.
Haridwar, Jan 21 (ANI): With civil society activists all set to begin their election campaign in the poll-bound states, Kumar Vishwas, a close aide of veteran social activist Anna Hazare, has made it clear that his team would urge the voters to vote for clean candidates and boycott the corrupt ones.
Kaushambi, (Uttar Pradesh) Jan 20 (ANI): The election campaign of veteran social activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare and his team hit a roadblock in Uttarakhand on Friday after the team was denied permission to organise a rally in an open ground in Haridwar.
Kaushambi, (Uttar Pradesh) Jan 20 (ANI): The election campaign of veteran social activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare and his team hit a roadblock in Uttarakhand on Friday after the team was denied permission to organise a rally in an open ground in Haridwar.
Team Anna will begin its campaign in five poll-bound states from northern Indian state of Uttarakhand from January 21. The team will start its campaign from Haridwar.
Ghaziabad, Jan 18 (ANI): Kumar Vishwas, a close aide of veteran social activist Anna Hazare, on Wednesday rubbished reports that his team has invited yoga guru Baba Ramdev to campaign in poll-bound Uttarakhand.
Haridwar, Jan 5 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev's social outfit, the Bharat Swabhiman Trust, has initiated a training programme for young volunteers from across the nation to campaign against 'corrupt and tainted' political leaders during the upcoming five-state assembly polls.
Haridwar/Jalandhar, Dec 23 (ANI): Cold wave and dense fog continued to disrupted normal life across the various north Indian states due to a dip in mercury and low visibility forcing the residents to stay inside their houses.
Varanasi/Haridwar, Nov.10 (ANI): Tens of hundreds of Hindu devotees took a dip and offered prayers in sacred River Ganges on the occasion of the festival of 'Kartik Purnima' across India on Thursday.
Nevada (US), Nov 9 (ANI): Indo-Americans are critical of frequent occurrences of deadly stampedes at religious gatherings in India.
Haridwar, Nov 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari has expressed grief over the loss of lives in Tuesday's stampede in Haridwar.
New Delhi, Nov. 8 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of precious lives in the stampede at Haridwar.
Haridwar, Nov. 8 (ANI): At least 16 persons were killed and over 30 others wereinjured in a stampede that broke out during a religious procession to commemorate the centennial of a spiritual leader's birth at a ashram in Haridwar's Chandidweep area on Tuesday.
Haridwar, Nov.8 (ANI): Over 30 people have been reported injured in a stampede that took place at the Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar during a religious ceremony.
Kanpur/Srinagar/Haridwar/Mumbai, Aug 21 (ANI): Political leaders on Saturday criticised social activist Anna Hazare for setting deadline of August 30 for passing the civil society's version of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Haridwar (Uttarkhand), Aug.20 (ANI): Yoga guru, Baba Ramdev led a mammoth rally here on Friday to bring back black money stashed away offshore.undreds of protestors were seen marching on roadside and shouting patriotic slogans.
Haridwar, Aug 15 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday accused the Central overnment of trying to suppress anti-corruption movements in the country.
Haridwar, Aug 5 (ANI): Slamming Congress-led UPA government, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has said Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is a slave, which is engineered by government.
Haridwar/Allahabad/Ayodhya/Varanasi, July 15 (ANI): Scores of devotees across India thronged various religious places on Friday to celebrate the Hindu festival of 'Guru Purnima'.
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Congress Party on Tuesday criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttarakhand Government over the death of activist Swami Nigamanand.
Vishakhapatnam, June 12(ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre is the most corrupt and dishonest in the history of India.
Dehradun, June 12 (ANI): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar will meet Baba Ramdev for a third time today in a bid to persuade him to end his fast-unto-death protest against corruption and black money, which has entered its ninth day.
New Delhi/Dehradun, June 11 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday yet again charged the UPA Government for the crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters last week at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan.
Dehradun, June 11 (ANI): Spiritual guru Sri Ravishankar on Saturday met Baba Ramdev at the Himalayan Hospital, Jolly Grant, here in a bid to persuade him to end his fast-unto-death protest against corruption and black money, which has entered its eighth day.
Haridwar, June 10 (ANI): Doctors attending to Baba Ramdev have advised that the yoga guru should be immediately hospitalised and treated in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as his health continues to deteriorate.
Dehradun, June 10 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been hospitalized at Dehradun's Jolly Grant Hospital following a deterioration in his health, was administered glucose by the doctors that ended his seven-day long fast against black money and corruption.
New Delhi/Dehradun, June 10 (ANI): With Baba Ramdev being hospitalized at Dehradun's Jolly Grant Hospital following a deterioration in his health, the civil society activists and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted pressure on the Central Government to initiate talks with the yoga guru on humanitarian grounds.
Haridwar, June 10 (ANI): Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar is expected to meet yoga guru Baba Ramdev at the Patanjali Yogpeeth here and appeal to him to end his fast, which entered the seventh day on Friday.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Despite spiritual leaders trying to convince the yoga guru to call off his fast, Baba Ramdev on Thursday remained firm saying he will not end his six-day long fast till all the demands are met.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been accused of financial malpractices by his critics, including Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, on Thursday declared the assets of firms and trusts associated with him.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been accused of financial malpractices by his critics, including Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, on Thursday declared the assets of firms and trusts associated with him.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Doctors, who examined Baba Ramdev here on Thursday, described his condition to be unsatisfactory and asked the yoga guru to consume food and water before his health deteriorates further.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who said yesterday that he would raise an army, clarified that this 'army' would only be for 'self-defence'.
