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Kanwar Yatra route: More than 17,600 trees felled in Uttar Pradesh, says Panel to NGT

November 10, 2024 admin

Kanwarias on their way. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A fact-finding panel has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that more than 17,600 trees have been felled in three districts of Uttar Pradesh to make way for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra route. The tribunal was hearing a case related to the alleged felling of…

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Woman Reaches Taj Mahal With Kanwar, Tries To Offer Gangajal: Cops

July 29, 2024 admin

She was not allowed to enter the Taj Mahal. Agra: A member of a right-wing group carrying a ‘kanwar’ on her shoulders tried to enter the Taj Mahal to offer ‘Gangajal’ on Monday, with the group claiming that the monument was a Lord Shiva temple called ‘Tejo Mahalaya’. However, she was stopped by the policemen…

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UP Government Defends Kanwar Order, Tells Supreme Court It Was Ensure Peace

July 26, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has firmly opposed petitions challenging its directive requiring shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names prominently. In a detailed submission to the Supreme Court, the state government said that the directive was issued to ensure a peaceful and orderly pilgrimage. The Kanwar Yatra, an annual…

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Amid Row Over Kanwar Yatra Eateries Order, Madhya Pradesh’s Clarification

July 22, 2024 admin

The Madhya Pradesh government has asked urban bodies to refrain from spreading any confusion. (File) Bhopal: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has clarified that it has not issued any instructions requiring shop owners to display their names along the Kanwar Yatra route in the state, and there is no such compulsion. Amidst a row…

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Petitioners In Top Court On Kanwar Yatra Eateries Order

July 22, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Food, and who cooks and serves at restaurants, was at the core of arguments in the Supreme Court Monday as it heard petitions against a police directive to eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh – to display names of owners and employees “to ensure… no confusion…” The opposition has slammed…

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4 Kanwariyas Arrested For Attacking Parking Lot Employee With Swords In Uttarakhand

July 21, 2024 admin

Kanwariyas are Shiv devotees (File photo) New Tehri: Four kanwariyas from Haryana have been arrested in Uttarakhand for allegedly attacking a parking lot employee with swords following an argument over parking fee, police said on Sunday. The employee suffered a serious injury to his head in the incident that took place on Saturday evening in…

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BJP Ally On UP’s Kanwar Yatra Order

July 21, 2024 admin

File photo Muzaffarnagar: Rashtriya Lok Dal chief and BJP ally Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday demanded the Uttar Pradesh government roll back its order that eateries along the Kanwar route must display the names of their owners, saying the pilgrimage does not belong to any one religion or caste. “It seems that the order was taken…

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Javed Akhtar On Order To Eateries To Display Owner Names In Kanwar Yatra Route

July 18, 2024 admin

Javed Akhtar reacted to the controversy over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route. Mumbai: Bollywood screenwriter Javed Akhtar reacted to the ongoing controversy over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners’ names. “Muzaffarnagar UP police has given instructions that on the route of a particular religious…

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