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4 months, 2 weeks ago

On the politics of faith: Analysing the sensibilities behind the Kanwar Yatra

In the month of August, streets and highways across Delhi were filled with the vibrant saffron clad figures of Kanwariyas, carrying bamboo poles and pitchers filled with water from the sacred river of Ganga. The Kanwar Yatra, a pilgrimage undertaken annually by lakhs of Shiva devotees, has largely been a peaceful event. On the politics of the Yatra Last month, …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kanwar Yatras swell in numbers amid religious fervour & Hindutva push

Hindustan Times

Lucknow: Kanwar Yatra, the ancient arduous religious trek to offer Gangajal to Lord Shiva, used to be a non-descript, small affair till the beginning of the 1990s. And the number rose to an estimated 23-26 lakh in 2023,” said Selva Kumari J, divisional commissioner of Meerut division, adding, “The counting for the current year is in progress.” A 2006 IAS …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Court strikes down UP name display order on Kanwar Yatra route: How the SC exceeded its mandate

Op India

The Hon’ble Supreme Court intervening in a state’s policy matter, staying the impugned directives issued by the SSP Muzaffarnagar Police on July 17, 2024, against the owners of the shops and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names outside such shops, not only raises eyebrows but also escorts a way for serious constitutional disharmony. However, the order …

Constitution Yatra State Pil Matter Kanwar Directive

5 months, 1 week ago

A barefoot yatra upends commute, tramples on shop owners’ business as it passes through

The Hindu

Just off the Delhi-Haridwar highway in Uttar Pradesh lies Raipur Nagli village, where the homes are half-built and open drains flow beside them. “The kanwariyas were intoxicated, not Mohit,” says Vakeel, who was himself undertaking the journey with his wife and one daughter; he returned when his brother was hospitalised. Parvez, who is still recovering from wounds, says, “They just …

Delhi Men Uttarakhand Yatra Highway Hindu State

5 months, 1 week ago

Ghaziabad police suspect a single gang to be behind Kanwariya violence

Hindustan Times

Senior officers of the Ghaziabad police are looking at the involvement of a single group behind the recent incidents of violence in the district during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra. Since no new incident of violence was reported over the last two days, police believe that group may have moved out of Ghaziabad. For the past two days, no violence was …

Delhi Violence Ghaziabad Group Fir Kanwar Muradnagar

5 months, 1 week ago

Schools Closed Today in Haryana, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh: Check State-Wise List

ABP News

Schools Closed Today: Several schools in Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are closed today, July 31, 2024, due to various reasons. Meanwhile, schools in different parts of Uttar Pradesh: Noida, Ghaziabad, Hapur, and Haridwar are closed today in view of Kanwar Yatra 2024. Schools Closed Today: State-Wise Closure List Kerala: Schools and educational institutions will remain closed in 11 …

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5 months, 1 week ago

No ‘sadhana’ complete without self-discipline: Yogi to kanwariyas

Hindustan Times

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said comprehensive arrangements have been made in coordination with the Centre for Kanwar Yatra and emphasised the need for self-discipline among kanwaryias for its smooth accomplishment. “No festival, celebration, or ‘sadhana’ is complete without self-discipline. During this period, Shiva devotees from across the country, including North India, engage deeply in the rituals …

Yogi Kanwar Shiva Kanwar Yatra Sadhana Complete

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (22 July-27 July, 2024)

Live Law

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest to provide you with the latest judgments pronounced this week, including on the cases pertaining to genetically modified mustard and States' power to levy tax on mineral rights. Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Orders Allowing Construction Of Tiracol Bridge In …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanwar Yatra: No cars allowed on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, barriers erected at Kalindi Kunj | Check traffic details

Hindustan Times

The traffic police in Delhi-NCR have implemented measures to ensure the safe passage of Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, leading to changes in traffic routes. Kanwariyas carrying holy water collected from River Ganga in Haridwar going back to their hometown in Rajasthan state during the Kanwar Yatra at National Highway-48 near Signature Tower Chowk in Gurugram on Friday. • The Noida traffic …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Traffic advisory issued for kanwar yatra in Delhi

Hindustan Times

Vehicular movement is likely to be hit and traffic snarls may be recorded on Mathura Road, Sarita Vihar-Noida Road, Okhla-Kalindi Kunj Road and Road Number 13A Jasola Vihar as half carriageway of the Kalindi Kunj to Noida Road has been closed and earmarked by the Uttar Pradesh Police for the movement of kanwariyas participating in the annual Kanwar Yatra, officers …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

UP: Muzaffarnagar DM, SSP Conduct Foot March With ATS Commandos Ahead Of Kanwariyas' Arrival

ABP News

Muzaffarnagar top officials including District Magistrate Arvind Mallappa Bangari and Senior Superintendent of Police Abhishek Singh on Saturday conducted a foot march with the Anti Terror Squad Commando Unit in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar. #WATCH | Kanwar Yatra: Muzaffarnagar DM Arvind Mallappa Bangari, SSP Abhishek Singh along with ATS commandos carried out a foot march in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/BujUkMISwc — …

Uttar Pradesh Yatra Kanwar Ats Muzaffarnagar Kanwariyas Kanwar Yatra

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttarakhand: Clothes hung on mosques ahead of Kanwar yatra, later removed

New Indian Express

Amid growing criticism of several BJP-ruled state governments' diktat to display names of the owners on eateries along the route of the Kanwar yatra, Uttarakhand government has come up with a novel idea to "prevent trouble." On Friday, July 26, two mosques and a shrine, located in the Haridwar city of Uttarakhand were covered with large white sheets, ahead of …

Uttarakhand Kanwar Mosques Kanwar Yatra Later Removed Mazar

5 months, 2 weeks ago

SC extends stay on U.P., Uttarakhand directives to shops on Kanwar Yatra route to display names of owners, staff

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Friday reasoned that laws should apply equally to all and in every part of the country while countering Uttar Pradesh’s argument that its directive to shop owners and staff along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names was in line with a “Central law”. ‘Central law’ Uttar Pradesh, represented by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, said …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Varanasi Civic Body's Order To Shut Meat Shops On Kanwar Yatra Route Challenged In Allahabad HC

ABP News

The Varanasi Municipal Corporation's decision to shutter meat shops along the Kanwar Yatra route during the Hindu holy month of Sawan has sparked a fresh row. Now, the VMC's decision to shut meat shops along the Kanwar Yatra route during the month of Sawan has been challenged in the Allahabad High Court. The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, through its national president …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court continues interim stay on Kanwar Yatra nameplate order

Live Mint

The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim stay order on directives issued by the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and MP governments, asking eateries along the Kanwar Yatra to display the names and identities of owners and staff. Earlier in the day, the Uttar Pradesh government defended its directive mandating that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route display the names of …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanwar Yatra directive was to ensure peaceful completion, greater transparency: UP Govt to Supreme Court

The Hindu

The Uttar Pradesh government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing petitions challenging its directive regarding the display of the names of shop owners on the Kanwar route. government said that the directive was issued to ensure a peaceful completion of the Kanwar Yatra and to ensure greater transparency. The affidavit was filed on a batch of petitions challenging …

Food Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh Display Names Yatra State

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanwar Yatra eateries row: UP government says nameplates order ‘to ensure…’

Hindustan Times

The Uttar Pradesh government has submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court opposing petitions that challenge its directive on displaying shop owners' names along the Kanwar Yatra route. The government argued that the directive aims to ensure a peaceful Kanwar Yatra and promote transparency after the Supreme Court put an interim stay. On Monday, the Supreme Court halted implementation of …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court maintains interim stay on nameplate directives for eateries along Kanwar Yatra route

India TV News

The Supreme Court on Friday maintained its interim order staying the directives issued by authorities in certain State governments, which mandated that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route display the names of their owners outside their shops. Supreme Court's reaction on UP govt's affidavit The Supreme Court's latest directives come after Uttar Pradesh had filed an affidavit in the Supreme …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ashiq Ali is the hero, but Vikrant and Sunny not even mentioned: How Islamists pick and choose names after checking religion

Op India

The Kanwar Yatra is a significant annual pilgrimage observed by devotees of Lord Shiva in India, primarily during the Hindu month of Shravan. On July 23rd, the Uttarakhand police took to X to share how SDRF jawan HC Ashiq Ali saved a Kanwariya from drowning at the Kangra Ghat in Haridwar. “Good news story of hope: how head constable Ashiq …

India Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Names Hero Muslims Hindus

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea in HC against Varanasi civic body order to shut meat shops along Kanwar Yatra route during 'Saawan'

New Indian Express

LUCKNOW: A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed before the Allahabad High Court challenging the Varanasi Municipal Corporation's direction to shut down all meat and poultry shops along the Kanwar Yatra route for the entire month of 'Saawan' in the holy city. The petition, moved by the National Loktantrik Party through its national president Mohammad Suhail, on Wednesday, sought …

Varanasi Petition Kanwar Yatra Saawan

5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s in a name? an agenda

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Kanwar Yatra, an annual pilgrimage performed by Shiva devotees, has turned controversial this year due to the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh governments’ directives that all eateries along the route, from restaurants to hawker stalls, be labelled with the owners’ names, evidently so that non-Hindu owned establishments will be obvious to all. The directives related to the Kanwar Yatra …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea in Allahabad HC against Varanasi civic body order to close meat shops along Kanwar Yatra route

The Hindu

National Loktantrik Party president Mohammad Suhail has filed a public interest litigation petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash an order of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation to close down all meat shops along the Kanwar Yatra route for the Hindu month of Shravan. The petition came days after the Supreme Court stopped the enforcement of directives issued by …

Varanasi Yatra Pil Shops Kanwar Meat Shops Kanwar Yatra

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Explained: Supreme Court Halts Controversial Name Display Orders for Food Vendors Along Kanwar Yatra Route

The Hindu

Published : Jul 24, 2024 18:19 IST - 6 MINS READ The right to effective remedies in India’s constitutional courts has always been a contested one. Scholars thus had deplored the Supreme Court’s refusal to hold stay hearings in cases involving time-sensitive constitutional challenges, leaving the outcomes in such cases only favouring those in power. Violating secularism Therefore, when the …

Food Supreme Court Constitution Court Uttar Pradesh Display Courts

5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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On the politics of faith: Analysing the sensibilities behind the Kanwar Yatra

Kanwar Yatras swell in numbers amid religious fervour & Hindutva push

Court strikes down UP name display order on Kanwar Yatra route: How the SC exceeded its mandate

A barefoot yatra upends commute, tramples on shop owners’ business as it passes through

Ghaziabad police suspect a single gang to be behind Kanwariya violence

Schools Closed Today in Haryana, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh: Check State-Wise List

No ‘sadhana’ complete without self-discipline: Yogi to kanwariyas

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (22 July-27 July, 2024)

Kanwar Yatra: No cars allowed on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, barriers erected at Kalindi Kunj | Check traffic details

Traffic advisory issued for kanwar yatra in Delhi

UP: Muzaffarnagar DM, SSP Conduct Foot March With ATS Commandos Ahead Of Kanwariyas' Arrival

Uttarakhand: Clothes hung on mosques ahead of Kanwar yatra, later removed

SC extends stay on U.P., Uttarakhand directives to shops on Kanwar Yatra route to display names of owners, staff

Varanasi Civic Body's Order To Shut Meat Shops On Kanwar Yatra Route Challenged In Allahabad HC

Supreme Court continues interim stay on Kanwar Yatra nameplate order

Kanwar Yatra directive was to ensure peaceful completion, greater transparency: UP Govt to Supreme Court

Kanwar Yatra eateries row: UP government says nameplates order ‘to ensure…’

Supreme Court maintains interim stay on nameplate directives for eateries along Kanwar Yatra route

Ashiq Ali is the hero, but Vikrant and Sunny not even mentioned: How Islamists pick and choose names after checking religion

Plea in HC against Varanasi civic body order to shut meat shops along Kanwar Yatra route during 'Saawan'

What’s in a name? an agenda

Plea in Allahabad HC against Varanasi civic body order to close meat shops along Kanwar Yatra route

Explained: Supreme Court Halts Controversial Name Display Orders for Food Vendors Along Kanwar Yatra Route

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