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'Blood cancer will be cured by taking a bath in Haridwar…', 5 year old innocent child falls prey to superstition, mother accused of drowning him.

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A surprising case came to light in Haridwar Kotwali area this afternoon. A family reached Har Ki Pauri with their 5 year old child. Where the child died and allegations of murder were made by drowning the child in the Ganges at Har Ki Paadi. There was an uproar regarding this. Police reached the spot on information and took the dead child to the district hospital. There the doctor declared the child dead. A sensational case came to light in Haridwar Kotwali area on Wednesday afternoon. A family from Delhi reached Har Ki Pauri with their 5 year old child, where the child died. The people present there accused the mother of killing the child by drowning it in the Ganga at Har Ki Pauri. As soon as the information about the case was received, the police reached the spot and took the child to the district hospital. There, the doctor declared the child dead. Police have sent the child's body for post-mortem. SP City Swatantra Kumar Singh says that the husband and wife had brought their s...

After IMA Appeal, Uttarakhand Govt Cancels Kanwar Yatra Owing to Third Wave Threat

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  The IMA had written to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami requesting him to cancel the Yatra in view of a possible third wave of Covid-19.   The Uttarakhand government has decided to cancel the Kanwar Yatra this year owing to the threat of Covid-19. The decision was taken after a high-level meeting between Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and top officials of the state government. During the meeting, health experts put forth their view on the devastating effects of the Delta Plus variant, the threat of the third wave of coronavirus, and upholding the value of human lives, the Dhami administration cancelled the annual pilgrimage this year. The yatra had been cancelled last year too due to the first wave of Covid-19. The Uttarakhand government’s decision comes even as the Uttar Pradesh administration has allowed the yatra from July 25 in spite of concerns raised in various quarters over the risk posed by such events in triggering a possible third wave of the pandemic...