85 students, 11 staff members test COVID-19 positive in Uttarakhand school amid third wave fears - Nearly 100 people from a school in Uttarakhand have tested positive for COVID-19 as the number of cases increases across the country.
Uttarakhand government extends COVID-19 restrictions till THIS date- Check what's allowed, what's not - The Uttarakhand government has decided to extend the COVID-19 restrictions in the state by another two weeks.
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The curfew will be imposed in Kotdwar and Swargashram areas of the Pauri Garhwal district.
On Sunday, a curfew was announced in Dehradun district s Rishikesh, Dehradun, Garhi Cantt and Clement Town s municipal areas.
Uttarakhand registered 4,368 fresh COVID-19 cases, 44 deaths and 1,748 recoveries on Sunday.
New Delhi: The Uttarakhand government decided to impose curfew in Pauri district from Monday (April 26) in the wake of the spike in COVID-19 cases.
The curfew will come into effect from Monday 7 pm and will last till 5 am on May 3. It will be implemented in Kotdwar and Swargashram areas of the Pauri Garhwal district, Pauri District Magistrate Vijay Kumar Jogande told ANI.
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As per the order of the District Magistrate Tehri, the hostel has been declared as a containment zone.
In order to curb the prevailing COVID-19 crisis, the state government has closed all government offices from April 23 till April 28.
Uttarakhand reported 5,084 new COVID-19 cases and 81 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 2,102.
New Delhi: Around 93 students of a Government Nursing college at Sursingh Dhar in Uttarakhand have contracted the COVID-19 infection.
The students hostel has been declared a containment zone, following the infection. Nearly 200 students were tested for COVID-19, of which 65 students who tested negative are being sent home. The reports of the rest of the students are still awaited.
Uttarakhand HC Asks State Govt To Issue Guidelines For Chardham Yatra
The court observed that the pilgrimage cannot be allowed to turn into another Kumbh.
Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Nainital: The Uttarakhand high court has asked the state government to publish the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the forthcoming Chardham yatra in view of the rising COVID-19 cases, observing that the pilgrimage cannot be allowed to turn into another Kumbh.
Chief Justice R.S. Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma of the high court made the observation during the virtual hearing of a batch of PILs related to the state government’s handling of the pandemic on Tuesday.