kanwar yatra

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has been informed by the environment department of the Uttar Pradesh government that over 1.12 lakh trees will be felled in the protected forest area to make way for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra route.

AAP Revenue Minister Atishi announced in a press conference that, the Kejriwal government is fully prepared to welcome Kanwariyas in Delhi. She added that, this year they have set up 185 Kanwar camps across the city. She also informed that these camps would provide high-quality waterproof tents, medical facilities, clean water, toilets, and furniture.  

NEW DELHI: The Kejriwal government is leaving no stone unturned to welcome Kanwariyas in Delhi this year. Revenue Minister Atishi in a press release announced that 185 Kanwar camps are being set up across the city, ensuring the best possible facilities for the devotees. These camps will be equipped with high-quality waterproof tents, medical facilities, […]

The move has drawn significant criticism from BJP allies and opposition parties. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have led the charge against this order.

Standoff led to a face-off between the two communities, with the police resorting to the use of lathi charge and tear gas to disperse the crowd of Kanwariyas

HARIDWAR: A 25-year-old Indian Army jawan died in a scuffle between two groups of Kanwar pilgrims on Tuesday in Roorkee in Haridwar district. Devendra Chouhan, SHO of Civil Lines Kotwali police station, said, “The case has been registered against 25 unidentified kanwariyas on the charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in section 304 […]

HARIDWAR: The sounds of ‘Har Har Mahadev’, ‘Jai Bholenath’, ‘Bum Bum Bhole’ resonate through the sky as devotees of Lord Shiva, clad in saffron, thronged Har ki Pauri and other Ganga ghats from across the country as Kanwar Yatra concluded on Sawan Shivratri on Tuesday. Gagan Anand (45), a businessman from Meerut who took the […]

DEHRADUN: Haridwar Police on Monday arrested a man for making a fake call to the Government Railway Police (GRP) about a bomb in a special train for Kanwar pilgrims. After GRP received a call at around 1.30 am on Monday, a combined team of GRP, Railway Police Force, and state police deployed a bomb disposal […]

DEHRADUN: Kanwar Yatra has reached its peak in Uttarakhand as more than 28 lakh pilgrims have reached Haridwar for Gangajal since the Yatra began on July 14. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who welcomed the devotees carrying Kanwar by washing their feet in Haridwar on Wednesday said, “Our government is committed to providing every facility […]

LUCKNOW: As the Kanwar Yatra resumes after a COVID-induced gap of two years, the Uttar Pradesh police have made extensive arrangements to ensure its smooth passage. To maintain the security arrangements, more than 150 PAC companies have been sent out. In addition, 20 companies of central paramilitary forces from the Centre were requisitioned, of which […]