File photo of Har Ki Pauri Ghat during Kumbh Mela 2021
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Till the conclusion of the royal bath, nearly 2,000 seers of 13 akhadas (sects) had taken a dip in the Ganga at Har Ki Pairi ghat which was reserved exclusively for them The last shahi snan at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar on Tuesday was a subdued affair with seers keeping the ritual symbolic in view of a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases. Till the conclusion of the royal bath, nearly 2,000 seers of 13 akhadas (sects) had taken a dip in the Ganga at Har Ki Pairi ghat which was reserved exclusively for them, officials said.
However, the apex court will not interfere in the work done by various High Courts across the country to monitor and manage life-saving COVID-19 management amid a second wave of the pandemic, a Special Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud made it clear.
The decision comes a day after the ECI faced flak from the Madras High Court over the violations of COVID-19 protocols during campaigning for the five Assembly elections. The court blamed the ECI for the second wave of the pandemic in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Till the conclusion of the royal bath, nearly 2,000 seers of 13 akhadas
Meanwhile, 96 people succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the state even as 5,703 cases were reported on Tuesday. It is the highest single-day count since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
The infection has killed 2,309 in the state, which has reported 1,62,562 so far, a Health Department bulletin said.
There are 43,032 active cases in the state while 1,13,736 people have recovered from the infection so far, the bulletin said.
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Updated Apr 15, 2021 | 15:04 IST
Despite major concerns over the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, lakhs of devotees have been assembling on the banks of the river Ganga for a holy dip during Kumbh Mela. Haridwar: Devotees gather to offer prayers during the third Shahi Snan of the Kumbh Mela 2021, at Har ki Pauri Ghat | Photo Credit: PTI
Dehradun/Rishikesh: More than 1,700 people tested positive for coronavirus in the Kumbh Mela area in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar from April 10 to 14, a report said on Thursday.
At a time when the Centre and state governments are coming up with measures to tackle the new wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Kumbh Mela, which is said to be one of the world s largest religious gatherings, may add to the number of coronavirus cases.