Dehradun was once a pristine town dotted with canals and fruit orchards. Today, it is choked and polluted, testament to a colossal failure of urban planning.
Police have registered a case against 1,011 people for allegedly violating COVID-19 prevention rules by attending a religious gathering in Maharashtra s Buldhana district, an official said on Sunday. The incident took place on Friday when the people took out the annual Sandal yatra to the shrine of Sailani Baba here, despite such gatherings not being allowed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, Sub-Divisional Officer of Police Ramesh Barkate said. The Maharashtra government recently prohibited religious, social and political gatherings in the state. However, more than 1,000 people took part in the event here on Friday evening, the official said. The police reached the spot and repeatedly asked people to disperse and go back home, but they did not pay heed to the advice, the official said.