Articles by Sandeep Rawat
Covid-19 hits Uttarakhand’s tourism sector, operators demand compensation
Traders associated to Tour Operator Association have resorted to staging sit-in demonstrations and protests demanding adequate compensation, waiver of road tax and opening of Char Dham pilgrimage without any restrictions.
Updated on Aug 27, 2020 08:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Patanjali will step in if no other Indian company bids for IPL title: Ramdev
Refuting the claim that Patanjali has made a bid for IPL title sponsorship at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar on Saturday, Ramdev said “it is too early to talk about it”.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Arpan Rai
IPL 2020: Ramdev’s Patanjali keen on title sponsorship
Indian Premier League 2020: SK Tijariwala, spokesman for Ramdev, said the company felt acquiring the title sponsorship would significantly expand the market of the company. He added that nothing has been “finalised yet”.
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 11:32 PM IST
Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat
Now, a religious theme park to come up in Haridwar; 52 Shakti Peeths identified
The religious theme park based on 52 Shakti Peeths will be developed at Kankhal in Haridwar district and is a part of the state government’s ambitious project to develop tourist destinations in each one of the thirteen districts of the state.
Published on Jul 26, 2020 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Arpan Rai
Early morning visitor from jungle breaks walls, crushes vehicles in Haridwar colony
The residents are unhappy with the forest department’s handling of such cases of animals entering residential area.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 09:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Uttarakhand’s teacher creates inspirational audio stories for children in hill districts
Based on moral, inspirational, mythological and folk stories, Ashish Negi, a native of Pauri town has recently completed 100 stories which are followed by more than ten thousand students and their parents on a daily basis.
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 04:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat
British era wall at Haridwar’s Har Ki Pauri collapses during rain
Local priests at the sanctum sanctorum at Har Ki Pauri fear the incident signals ‘bad omen’.
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 03:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Covid-19 testing made mandatory for 10% of workers in Haridwar industrial units
For effective reining in and containment of coronavirus pandemic, 100 containment zones have also been announced in sensitive areas where Covid-19 cases have been detected.
Updated on Jul 20, 2020 06:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
Uttarakhand will retract controversial order on Ganga stretch, but can’t say when
The BJP government is under pressure from saints and seers to withdraw the order at the earliest.
Updated on Jul 18, 2020 12:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Roorkee police station sealed, 50 cops quarantined after officer tests Covid-19 positive
The female S-I had returned from Muzaffarnagar district in western Uttar Pradesh (UP) last week and later tested Covid-19 positive.
Updated on Jul 16, 2020 05:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat
Uttarakhand govt ambivalent on saints’ demand to revoke controversial order on Ganga
Madan Kaushik, Uttarakhand cabinet minister blamed the previous Congress government for controversial order but did not say why the BJP administration had not scrapped the order or cleared its stance on the matter in the last three and a half years.
Published on Jul 16, 2020 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep rawat| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Kanwariyas using interior border roads to sneak into Uttarakhand to get Ganga waters
Local villagers and officials pointed out that instead of using the main highway, they are using interior roads to escape checking.
Updated on Jul 11, 2020 09:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Selfie points to be set up on British era bridges in Haridwar
Haridwar-Roorkee Development Authority (HRDA) has prepared a project to make these bridges more decorative by making selfie points so that tourists take back with them scenic images of the city.
Updated on Jul 07, 2020 05:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Prashasti Singh
Uttarakhand seals border with UP to stop kanwriyas amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Uttarakhand government has deployed the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) to seal its border with Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Jul 06, 2020 07:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Uttarakhand’s Ganga canal, dating back to British era, to be turned into water sports hub
Water sports activities such as river rafting and kayaking will be organised at the old Ganga canal which is adjacent to the new Ganga canal near the Dhanauri-Roorkee stretch.
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 05:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Ayush ministry clears Patanjali drug for sale as immunity booster
In New Delhi, the ministry of ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy (AYUSH) clarified that it has approved the drug as an ayurvedic immunity booster, and not as a cure or treatment for the disease.
Updated on Jul 02, 2020 02:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rhythma Kaul and Sandeep Rawat, New Delhi/haridwar
Coronil will be in stores soon after Ayush ministry calls it a Covid-19 management drug
Swami Ramdev said that yoga and Ayurveda are ancient time-tested therapies and some segments of society including pro allopathic supporters, drug mafia and multi-national companies were not able to accept the remarkable work being done by Patanjali Yogpeeth in the field of health and medicine.
Updated on Jul 01, 2020 02:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Solar eclipse: No Ganga aarti in morning, temples open post-eclipse in Haridwar
Ganga aarti at Brahmakund, Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar has rarely been cancelled even during solar eclipses.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 06:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Mahakumbh 2021 may not see mass participation owing to Covid-19: Akhada Parishad
To ensure hassle-free hosting of the Mahakumbh Mela, Akhada Parishad will also organise a three-day major worship ritual across the country from June 21.
Updated on Jun 12, 2020 05:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Uttarakhand to monitor movement of people arriving from other states
Through this monitoring system, complete data of people from other states reaching Haridwar will be compiled and registered along with their movement, place of destination, stay and workplace.
Published on Jun 11, 2020 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
Fear of Covid-19 sparks demand for electric crematorium in Haridwar
Locals and priests in Haridwar are apprehensive that open cremation of those who die of Covid-19 could spark community transmission.
Published on Jun 10, 2020 05:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Uttarakhand religious bodies want pilgrims from outside state given access to religious places
The Uttarakhand government has not allowed visitors from outside the state access to religious places of worship.
Updated on Jun 09, 2020 07:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Lockdown exit: Surveillance cameras to speed up NH-58 work in Haridwar with eye on Mahakumbh-2021
IP cameras are being installed for round the clock monitoring of the progress of the NH construction work.
Updated on May 31, 2020 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Covid 19 patient jumps quarantine to attend BJP event in Uttarakhand, booked for attempt to murder
The discovery has led to allegations that minister Madan Kaushik was spared quarantine under pressure.
Updated on May 29, 2020 07:37 PM IST
Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Mitron mobile app by 5 IIT Roorkee alumni is India’s answer to TikTok
Launched on April 11, Mitron has been devised to give TikTok users an Indian platform to make, edit and attach variations on their self-shot videos.
Updated on May 28, 2020 06:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Uttarakhand youth are saying thank you to Covid warriors at hospitals, police posts with music
Police officials said the initiative by the Haridwar youth has been well received by the healthcare professionals, doctors and other front line personnel like the police.
Updated on May 25, 2020 04:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Uttarakhand deploys special patrols to save jumbos from collision with trains
According to the forest department and Rajaji Tiger Reserve officials, as well as railway train loco pilots, herds of elephants have been spotted on the Haridwar-Dehradun railway track that passes through dense forest terrain.
Published on May 21, 2020 06:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sabir Hussain
‘Lockdown taught us harsh lessons of life’, say migrants arriving in Haridwar
On Thursday, 1,076 passengers returned to Haridwar from Bengaluru Shramik special train, while on Wednesday 1,173 and 1,206 had arrived from Surat and Pune, respectively.
Updated on May 14, 2020 05:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat
Ash immersion in Haridwar begins after govt’s nod to rituals for the dead
Ash immersion at Haridwar’s Gang Ghat had been stopped in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Updated on May 08, 2020 06:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Pilgrims in Haridwar protest against Bengal CM Mamata, wait for nod to return
A memorandum through district tourism officer Seema Nautiyal has also been forwarded to the West Bengal government by these stranded residents of Bengal asking for permission to return on a priority basis.
Updated on May 07, 2020 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat