 | Odisha government rules out any change to festival guidelines; idols will have to be below 4 ft heightAnnouncing this, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena said that restrictions announced by the government in its August 9 guidelines will continue. |
 | Kumbh fake testing: Non-bailable warrant against threeThe warrants were issued on special investigation team's request which conducted raids on various locations in connection with the scam in Uttarakhand, Delhi, UP, Punjab and Haryana. |
| Two Uttarakhand officials suspended for involvement in Kumbh Mela fake COVID testing scamThen Mela officer (medical and health) Dr Arjun Singh Sengar and then officer-in-charge (medical and health) Dr N K Tyagi were suspended on Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's orders. |
 | Adityanath: Previous governments didn't promote Kumbh, they'd rather say 'mubarakbaad'Replying to a debate in the assembly on the state's supplementary budget, he also referred to the apparent endorsement by a Samajwadi Party MP of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. |
 | Uttarakhand officials did not move a finger to stop fake testing: ReportOfficials privy to the development said district health officials as well as mela health officials have been fired as the report indicates their complicity. |
 | Kumbh fake Covid testing case: SIT to get non-bailable warrants against accusedThe partners in the two pathology labs have got stay from the Uttarakhand High Court on their arrests with a condition to cooperate in the ongoing investigation. |
 | As a Hindu I feel the Kumbh Mela shouldn't have taken place: Sonu NigamSonu Nigam on Sunday reacted to the Kumbh Mela being made symbolic for this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. |
 | Mahakumbh: 50 sadhus test Covid positive, akhadas divided over duration of mega eventThe government is keeping an eye on the situation and will make a decision if the need arises, said a state minister. |
 | Kumbh Mela: Engineers to management grads across faiths, 10K sign up to turn Naga sadhusThey will be monitored for some years to ascertain whether they joined for genuine reasons or took the step to dodge a personal crisis. When they pass all the tests, they are pronounced as Naga sadhus |
