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MEERUT: The tiny town of Garh Mukteswar in Hapur district, about119-km from Delhi, is likely to host lakhs of kanwar pilgrims if the UP government comes good on its promise to allow the yatra. With Haridwar out of bounds after the Uttarakhand administration called off the pilgrimage for this year citing threat from the pandemic, Garh Mukteswar is slowly emerging as an alternative destination for the Shiva devotees. The UP government, which had earlier requested Uttarakhand to let the pilgrims pass en route for Haridwar, from where they collect water from the Ganga, has asked all those participating in the yatra to carry a Covid-19 negative certificate. The yatra is likely to begin from July 25 unless there is a change of plans. Apart from UP, kanwariyas from Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and even Himachal take part in the yatra. ....
GHAZIABAD: Five traffic policemen, including three head constables and two constables, have been suspended for allegedly trying to extort money from cloth traders after they were stopped during checking in Masuri at NH-9. On Tuesday, TOI reported that four traders from Garh Mukteshwar made a complaint to Dr Iraj Raja, SP (rural), that five traffic cops had stopped them on NH-9 in Masuri on Sunday and demanded Rs 20,000 to let them go. The traders were carrying Rs 2.3 lakh worth cash with them, which they said was to purchase some goods from Delhi. They alleged that the traffic cops stopped them saying it was a weekend lockdown and then asked for Rs 20,000. ....
One village quelled the virus. The next was overrun. It is a bad sign for India. SECTIONS One village quelled the virus. The next was overrun. It is a bad sign for India.By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar, New York Times Last Updated: Jul 12, 2021, 03:21 PM IST Share Synopsis The combination of an uneven virus response a reflection of huge inequality in resources and the vagaries of local attitudes and a struggling vaccination campaign has left officials warning of a third wave of infections when the second has at best only leveled off. Agencies When a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections reached India’s countryside this spring, the village of Khilwai took immediate action. Two testing centers were set up, and 30 positive cases were isolated. The outbreak was contained with just three deaths. ....
Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar, The New York Times Published: 12 Jul 2021 09:30 AM BdST Updated: 12 Jul 2021 09:30 AM BdST A COVID-19 testing site in Salarpur, India, June 12, 2021. The New York Times When a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections reached India’s countryside this spring, the village of Khilwai took immediate action. Two testing centres were set up, and 30 positive cases were isolated. The outbreak was contained with just three deaths. ); } It was a different story in the two villages on either side of Khilwai. Testing remained limited. The local health centre in one village had been closed, its staff sent away to a larger hospital. The coronavirus spread, and at least 30 people in each village died with COVID-19 symptoms. ....
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