Tirath Singh Rawat’s four-month stint as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand has been marked by controversies since he replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat on March 10. No Need for Covid-19 Reports for Maha Kumbh Pilgrims Tirath Singh Rawat again courted controversy on March 14 after he announced removing all “unnecessary” restrictions to Maha Kumbh pilgrims, scrapping the requirement for a negative Covid-19 …
Due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, the Uttarakhand government decided to restrict the Kumbh for 30 days this year, Chief Secretary Om Prakash announced on Thursday. Strong opposition to Kumbh’s reduced duration Uttarakhand businessman and District General Secretary of the Provincial Industries Trade Delegation, Sanjeev Nayyar said, “Traders are opposing the government reducing the Kumbh period. We just want …