One Kanwariya was killed and seven others were injured on Monday when the van they were travelling in was hit by a tractor trolley from behind in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly
Vikas Kumar Vaidya, the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, has been removed following the death of six Kanwariyas in a road accident
After the Uttarakhand government decided to cancel the Kanwar Yatra this year, Haridwar police said that borders of state will remain sealed and a Quick Reaction Team of police will also be deployed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has urged that only a minimum number of people should participate in the annual Kanwar Yatra yatra and directed strict implementation of the COVID protocol
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party's Hanuman Beniwal alleged that former chief minister Vasundhara Raje (pictured) was trying to help the Ashok Gehlot-led "minority government" in Rajasthan survive.
Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Shamli sealed the borders of the districts with neighbouring states of Uttarakhand and Haryana, respectively