Rishikesh
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Rishikesh: Two officials of Noida-based firm drown in Ganga
India | Sep 05, 2021, 06:29 PM ISTTwo officials of a Noida-based firm drowned in the Ganga in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh on Sunday.
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AIIMS, Rishikesh signs MoU with King's College, London
Education | Aug 31, 2021, 04:02 PM ISTAIIMS has signed an MoU with King's College, London to deal with a possible third wave of Covid-19 more effectively.
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Three men drown in river Ganga at Rishikesh
India | Jul 11, 2021, 01:01 PM ISTFive people were visiting Rishikesh when they decided to take a dip in the river on Saturday evening.
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2 held for issuing fake negative RT-PCR test reports in Rishikesh
India | Jun 05, 2021, 08:01 PM ISTThe arrest follows complaints that eight RT-PCR test reports shown by tourists from Delhi on arrival were found fake on scrutiny, Muni-ki-Reti inspector in-charge Kamal Mohan Bhandari said.
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Over 100 medical staff members at Rishikesh AIIMS test positive for COVID-19
India | May 08, 2021, 06:27 PM ISTA total of 110 doctors and nursing staff in Rishikesh tested positive for the infection, AIIMS PRO Harish Thapliyal said, adding that they were all vaccinated.
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Two more 500-bed COVID hospitals to come up in Uttarakhand by mid June
India | May 05, 2021, 04:15 PM ISTThe one coming up at IDPL will be run by AIIMS and will have 400 oxygen-supported beds and 100 ICU beds, he said.
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Rishikesh's Hotel Taj shut for 3 days after 76 people found Covid positive
India | Mar 29, 2021, 05:27 PM ISTTaj Rishikesh Resort and Spa in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh has been closed for at least three days after 76 people tested positive for coronavirus. Meanwhile, the hotel has been sanitized.
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Bhumi Pednekar says 'Rishikesh' has been incredibly lucky for her, Know why
Celebrities | Feb 10, 2021, 01:45 PM ISTActress Bhumi Pednekar is heading to Rishikesh after wrapping the Dehradun schedule of her next film Badhaai Do. She is excited to shoot in Rishikesh because she feels the holy town has only brought her good luck.
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Uttarakhand: Over 30 birds found dead in Rishikesh
India | Jan 11, 2021, 10:43 AM ISTOver 30 birds have been found dead at different places in and around Rishikesh creating a bird flu scare in the town.
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Only green crackers to be sold in Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh and other cities: Uttarakhand govt
India | Nov 11, 2020, 01:18 PM ISTThe Uttarakhand government has permitted the sale of only green crackers in cities including Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Haldwani Rudrapur and Kashipur.
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Rishikesh: Janki bridge to open to public on November 10
India | Nov 07, 2020, 12:59 PM ISTThe Janki suspension bridge in Muni Ki Reti area here is set to open to the public on November 10, Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal said on Saturday.
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24 rafting guides test coronavirus positive in Rishikesh as Uttarakhand resumes water activities
India | Oct 31, 2020, 02:38 PM ISTAs many as 24 rafting guides in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, an official said on Saturday.
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French woman shoots naked video at Rishikesh's Laxman Jhula; apologises
World | Aug 31, 2020, 09:31 AM ISTA 27-year-old French woman was on Thursday arrested after she posted a footage of herself on the Laxman Jhula in Rishikesh. The woman was identified as Marie-Helene, police said on Saturday. According to the police, the woman faced charges under the internet laws for allegedly making a video of herself without clothes on Rishikesh's Laxman Jhula.
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Rishikesh vegetable market sealed after 7 traders test coronavirus positive
India | Jun 18, 2020, 06:22 PM ISTA wholesale vegetable market in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh was sealed on Thursday after seven traders there tested positive for COVID-19.
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Tutor arrested for raping minor in Rishikesh
Crime | Jun 06, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTA private tutor was arrested in Rishikesh on Saturday for allegedly raping his minor student.
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Intern at AIIMS Rishikesh tests positive for coronavirus; Uttarakhand confirmed cases at 58
India | May 02, 2020, 12:36 PM ISTA 23-year-old woman, doing intership at All India Institue of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand has tested positive for COVID-19, taking the number of such cases in the state to 58.
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Foreigners in Rishikesh made to write 'sorry' 500 times for violating lockdown
India | Apr 11, 2020, 10:00 PM ISTA group of foreigners was made to write "sorry" 500 times for flouting the lockdown guidelines here on Saturday. Ten foreigners from different countries were caught taking a stroll in the Tapovan area here amid the ongoing 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus and not maintaining social distancing, Sub-Inspector Vinod Kumar Sharma said.
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Indian Railways introduces 'buzzing bees' to keep elephants away from tracks in Rishikesh
News | Mar 17, 2020, 10:42 AM ISTAmid the increasing number of deaths of elephants in the country, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Moradabad division installed honey bee sound system at railway tracks to prevent their deaths.
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Glass floor bridge to replace Rishikesh's iconic Lakshman Jhula. Details here
India | Feb 06, 2020, 08:04 PM ISTRishikesh: The Uttarakhand government has cleared the design of a glass floor suspension bridge, the first of its kind in the country, to be built across Ganga river in Rishikesh as an alternative to the iconic Lakshman Jhula which was closed last year.
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Not receiving his ID card, man sets ablaze coach of Rishikesh-Delhi train
India | Nov 29, 2019, 08:19 AM IST"My ID card was not being issued so I set the coach on fire and tore seat covers of the train," the accused told the police. He was arrested soon after the incident.