Kanwarias

Six persons, part of a group of Kanwar Yatra pilgrims on their way to Bhopal from Haridwar, were mowed to death by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district in the early hours of Saturday

The Gautam Buddh Nagar police has set up a special control room to facilitate movement of kanwariyas through the district, officials said on Wednesday

NRCTC has started shifting its barricades on the Delhi-Meerut Road to facilitate the movement of devotees during the 'Kanwar Yatra' who take this route to Haridwar, officials said Saturday.

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The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday prohibited the annual Kanwar Yatra in the city to prevent the spread of Covid-19

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Uttarakhand government on Saturday allowed states to take 'Ganga jal' from Haridwar in water tankers days after the state government cancelled the Kanwar Yatra in light of Covid-19

Supreme Court on Friday asked Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it by July 19 on whether it would reconsider its decision to hold a symbolic Kanwar Yatra in state, saying right to life is paramount

All governments and people alike must take required actions to curtail spread of Covid-19, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after decision of Uttar Pradesh government allowing 'Kanwar Yatra'

Mr Mandaviya has his task cut out as the threat of a third wave is real

Arguments made by some of those who question the contempt for these 'devout' young men in the city seem persuasive

Modi-BJP govt draws its instincts from the street and responds likewise. This has flummoxed the Congress and isolated the critical elite