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Shahi snan in Haridwar: Lakhs ignore Covid concerns to take holy dip

Throwing caution to the wind amid rising cases of coronavirus, lakhs of people congregated Wednesday on the ghats in Haridwar to take a dip in the Ganga during the third shahi snan of the Kumbh mela

Second wave of Covid-19 pandemic hits small businesses at the Kumbh

Showing no signs of let-up, the second wave threatens to be fatal, spreading faster than the first, albeit with a lower mortality rate. This leaves smaller businesses gasping for air

Amid rising Covid cases, Priyanka Gandhi holds meeting with UP leaders

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with party leaders of Uttar Pradesh

Remdesivir shortage: UP CM orders procurement of 25000 vials from Ahmedabad

Chief Minister Adityanath on Wednesday directed the state health department to acquire 25,000 injections of Remdesivir from Gujarat's Ahmedabad on an urgent basis

Akhilesh Yadav, UP minister Ashutosh Tandon test positive for Covid-19

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh minister Ashutosh Tandon have tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet in Hindi on Wednesday, Yadav said, "My corona test report has come positive. I have isolated myself and started treatment at home itself. People who have come in contact with me in the past few days should get themselves tested. They are requested to stay in isolation for some days." Yadav had recently visited Haridwar where the Kumbh Mela is underway and met various religious leaders, including Akhara Parishad chairman Mahant Narendra Giri who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier. On reaching Lucknow, Yadav got himself tested on Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Tandon tweeted, "After observing initial symptoms of corona, I got myself tested, and the report has come positive. On the advice of doctors, I have isolated myself at home. People who have come in contact with me in the past few days should get themselves tested.

Allahabad HC suggests complete lockdown in UP as Covid-19 cases rise

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look into the viability of complete lockdown in districts where the Covid spread has increased alarmingly

3 illegal arms factories busted in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, 18 arrested

Days ahead of the panchayat elections, the Ghaziabad police has claimed to have busted three illegal arms manufacturing factories and allegedly seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

UP minister says not enough Covid-19 beds, ambulances in Lucknow

In a letter that surfaced on social media, the Uttar Pradesh law minister has lashed out at his state's health authorities, complaining that beds for coronavirus patients are falling short

Yogi Adityanath isolates self after his officials test positive for Covid

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday went into self-isolation after coming into contact with a few officials who tested positive

Uttar Pradesh records highest-ever daily spike of 18,021 coronavirus cases

The total number of cases in the state stands at 7,23,582 and the active caseload is 95,980

Delhi, Maharashtra, 8 other states account for 80% of new Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Kerala have shown a rise in the Covid-19 daily cases, the Union Health Ministry said

Coronavirus: Uttar Pradesh reports 13,685 infections, 72 fatalities

Death toll in the state at 9,224

UP Panchayat polls: BJP takes disciplinary action against rebel candidates

After facing a problem of plenty when it came to applicants for various posts in the ongoing Panchayat elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now saddled with rebel candidates

Lucknow civic body prepares crematoriums to cope with rise in Covid deaths

The city municipal corporation has decided to procure more electric crematoriums to make sure families of Covid-19 victims do not face problems in conducting the last rites of their loved ones

Second Covid wave: Migrants going back can spice up panchayat polls in UP

The UP panchayat polls will be held in four phases in 75 districts from April 15. Return of migrants has added another dimension

No more than 5 people allowed at a time to enter religious places in UP

In view of the surge in Covid cases, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officers to ensure that no more than 5 people are allowed to enter a religious place at a time

In UP, no more than 5 people allowed to enter religious places at a time

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has given directions to ensure that no more than 5 people can enter a religious place at a time

10 killed after truck falls into gorge in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah

Many were injured

UP, Karnataka and TN lead in use of regional apps: Indus App Trends Report

While Indus App Bazaar offers access in 12 Indian languages, English, Hindi and Marathi are the top-3 in terms of content consumption in March 2021

36 more die of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh, 9,587 more infected: Official

Uttar Pradesh reported 36 more fatalities due to coronavirus infection and 9,587 new cases, raising the Covid-19 death toll to 9,039 and the case tally to 663,991, a senior official said