Kanwar Yatra ends: Chaos ends with brawls, deaths in Delhi-NCR
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kanwar Yatra ends: Chaos ends with brawls, deaths in Delhi-NCR

Hindustan Times  

The 12-day-long Kanwar Yatra, which took hold of major sections of Delhi-NCR, ended with a mix of cacophony and tragedy on Friday, with reports of traffic jams, mayhem, brawls, and even deaths. Two pilgrims were killed in the afternoon after they crashed their motorcycle into the rear of a pick-up truck on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Noida’s Sector 58, police said. “On Friday around 1pm, when they were heading towards Delhi via the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, they crashed into another vehicle opposite Shipra Mall,” he said. An FIR in connection with the clash was under process of being registered,” said Gurugram’s assistant commissioner of police Varun Kumar Dahiya, adding that they have CCTV footage and multiple videos of the entire clash. “The last few days have been chaotic and Friday was the worst with complete lawlessness along the roads and the expressway full of filth after the devotees feasted near the temples,” Singh said.

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Kanwar Yatra: Increased vigil in Ghaziabad after violence by kanwariyas
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kanwar Yatra: Increased vigil in Ghaziabad after violence by kanwariyas

The Hindu  

The police have intensified security in some areas of Ghaziabad district and imposed more traffic curbs after some kanwariyas thrashed a car driver and vandalised the vehicle after it allegedly hit them in Muradnagar, an official said on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The kanwariyas later blocked a stretch of the Delhi-Meerut expressway on which the incident took place, and created …

Kanwar Yatra 2024: Pilgrim dies as speeding bike hits sleeping devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar
5 months ago

Kanwar Yatra 2024: Pilgrim dies as speeding bike hits sleeping devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar

India TV News  

Kanwar Yatra 2024: In a tragic incident, one Kanwar Yatra pilgrim died and another was injured in a road accident in the Ratanpuri police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, police said. The police said that three Kanwar devotees laid down on the side of the road after being tired when a speeding bike hit the sleeping devotee, leaving him …

Delhi govt to set up 185 kanwar camps
5 months ago

Delhi govt to set up 185 kanwar camps

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Monday announced that it will set up 185 camps for kanwars. These camps will mostly be along the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh borders in the northeast Delhi, east Delhi, and Shahdara revenue districts, which serve as entry and exit points for the devotees, revenue minister Atishi said. “The Arvind Kejriwal government sets up kanwar camps across the city …

Kanwar Yatra: Sawan begins today, Delhi-Meerut Expressway closed for these vehicles | Check traffic advisory
5 months ago

Kanwar Yatra: Sawan begins today, Delhi-Meerut Expressway closed for these vehicles | Check traffic advisory

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Police has issued an traffic advisory announcing the closure of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway for heavy vehicles due to the Kanwar Yatra starting on Monday, July 22. The vehicles traveling from Delhi via Tulsi Niketan, Seemapuri, and Anand Vihar to Ghaziabad will be re-directed along Chaudhary Charan Singh Marg towards UP Gate, and then will have to follow …

Haryana: Mahapanchayat in Nuh today to take call on resuming yatra
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana: Mahapanchayat in Nuh today to take call on resuming yatra

Hindustan Times  

The Sarv Hindu Samaj, a community group, has called for a maha panchayat in Nuh on Sunday near a village on Nuh-Palwal border to discuss the preparations for resuming the Brajmandal Dharmik Yatra, which was disrupted on July 31 after stone pelting and clashes. “The yatra is reportedly being organised to boost the confidence of Hindus,” said the poster, which …

Tough action against culprits, says MP minister Narottam Mishra on Khandwa clash
1 year, 4 months ago

Tough action against culprits, says MP minister Narottam Mishra on Khandwa clash

Hindustan Times  

KHANDWA: Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday told the police to take tough action against the culprits behind a clash during the Kanwar yatra on Monday evening after investigators ruled out a communal angle to the clash. “Prima facie, investigation showed that the a clash broke out between two groups of people participating in the yatra,” Khandwa superintendent …

Truck carrying Kanwar yatris to Haridwar collides with another truck, 5 dead
1 year, 5 months ago

Truck carrying Kanwar yatris to Haridwar collides with another truck, 5 dead

The Hindu  

July 14, 2023 10:04 am | Updated 10:04 am IST - New Delhi Five kanwar yatris, who were on their way to Haridwar in a truck, were killed and 14 others were injured near Alipur in northwest Delhi after the truck collided with another truck, police said on July 13, adding that the truck driver, Pappu Kumar, has been arrested. …

4 killed as truck crashes into vehicle carrying Kanwar Yatra pilgrims
1 year, 5 months ago

4 killed as truck crashes into vehicle carrying Kanwar Yatra pilgrims

Hindustan Times  

At least four people on their way to Haridwar for the annual Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage to fetch the Ganga waters were killed and 15 others injured after an allegedly speeding truck jumped a divider at Siraspur on GT Karnal Road and crashed into another truck in outer Delhi in the early hours of Thursday. He added one of the trucks …

Delhi: 5 killed after truck hits vehicle carrying Kanwariyas, accused driver arrested
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi: 5 killed after truck hits vehicle carrying Kanwariyas, accused driver arrested

India TV News  

In a major road accident, atleast five people were killed after two vehicles collided. According to reports the vehicle carrying Kanwar collided with another vehicle. According to Police said the truck approaching Delhi lost control, crossed the road divider and hit the other truck on its way to Haridwar. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ravi Kumar Singh said a truck bearing …

Delhi govt to organise 'Kanwar camps' for Kanwariyas across city; Traffic Police issues advisory
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi govt to organise 'Kanwar camps' for Kanwariyas across city; Traffic Police issues advisory

India TV News  

Kanwar Yatra: As the 'Kanwar Yatra' commenced on Tuesday, the Delhi government is set to provide camps across the city to provide facilities to yatris. "Like every year, the Delhi government is organising Kanwar camps across Delhi for Kanwariyas where they will be provided all facilities," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. Delhi Traffic Police …

Attacks on Kanwar Yatra: From throwing meat to spitting and blocking their path
2 years, 4 months ago

Attacks on Kanwar Yatra: From throwing meat to spitting and blocking their path

Op India  

The Kanwar Yatra of 2022 is very special for the Bhagwan Shiva devotees as it is happening with full enthusiasm after a gap of two years owning to the Covid-19 pandemic. #WATCH | Uttarakhand: Large number of Kanwariyas gathered at Haridwar as part of the ongoing Kanwar Yatra. pic.twitter.com/5GzPV6U6G0 — ANI UP/Uttarakhand July 24, 2022 On July 17, Congress’s national …

Truck mows down Kanwar devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, death toll rises to six
2 years, 5 months ago

Truck mows down Kanwar devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, death toll rises to six

Firstpost  

The incident took place at 2:15 am today, and while five persons died on the spot, one person succumbed to his injuries in hospital Hathras: 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 …

6 dead after truck mows down Kanwar devotees in UP's Hathras
2 years, 5 months ago

6 dead after truck mows down Kanwar devotees in UP's Hathras

India Today  

Six Kanwar devotees were dead and one seriously injured after a speeding truck mowed down a group of Kanwar Yatris in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district on Saturday near Badhar village on Hathras Agra road. ADG of Agra Zone, Rajeev Krishna, said, “5 dead, 1 seriously injured after seven Kanwar devotees were mowed down by a truck around 2.15 am today, …

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