Kanwar yatra
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Mosques in Haridwar covered with white sheets, removed after outcry
In Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, two mosques and a shrine along the ongoing Kanwar yatra were covered by the district administration with large white sheets. However following public outcry, the sheets were hastily removed.…
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Devotees carry statue of PM Modi during Kanwar Yatra
Two die-hard fans of Prime Minister Narendra carried his statue, alongside the statue of the Hindu deity Shiva during the Kanwar Yatra which is underway in Uttar Pradesh. Kanwar Yatra, which started…
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Kanwar Yatra row: Uttarakhand Muslim shopkeepers relieved as SC extends stay
Haridwar: Muslim shopkeepers here have expressed happiness after the Supreme Court extended its stay on an order mandating the display of names and phone numbers of shop owners on the Kanwar Yatra…
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Kanwariyas attack Muslim man after minor collision on Delhi-Meerut highway
A group of Kanwariyas violently attacked a Muslim man and his car after a minor accident on the Meerut-Delhi Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district. According to the reports, the collision occurred…
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Kanwar Yatra order to ensure peace: UP govt tells Supreme Court
The Uttar Pradesh government has strongly opposed legal challenges in the Supreme Court to its directive mandating that shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route display their names prominently. The state asserted…
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SC stays Kanwar Yatra directives on eateries, oppn hails top court’s move
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on the controversial Kanwar Yatra directives in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand related to eateries, prompting the opposition parties to ask Prime…
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BJP’s lamp is flickering, will go off soon: Akhilesh
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the BJP on Monday, July 22, over the Kanwar Yatra directives in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, saying the ruling party’s lamp…
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Kanwariyas attack car in UP; parking attendant assaulted in Uttarakhand
In a disturbing incident, a group of Kanwariyas created rucks, vandalized a car and assaulted its occupants in Muzaffarnagar’s Chappar Village in Uttar Pradesh. The violence reportedly erupted after the car brushed…
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Kanwar Yatra eateries row: TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the directives by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the…
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Controversial Kanwar Yatra order to echo in Parliament, Supreme Court
New Delhi: The row over the directive by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments asking eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names escalated as the BJP’s ally RLD on…
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Kanwar Yatra eateries row: SC to hear plea against UP govt order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea against the Uttar Pradesh government’s order that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the names of their…
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Yoga guru Ramdev backs Kanwar Yatra order
Haridwar: Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday justified the order for all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names, saying no one should have any problem in introducing themselves.…
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All-party meet: Oppn raises Kanwar Yatra; NDA seeks Bihar special status
New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday, July 21, in the all-party meeting urged the parties to ensure the smooth functioning of Parliament even as the opposition raised the Kanwar Yatra row and…
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Nameplate row: NDA ally RLD opposes Muzaffarnagar Kanwar order
The Uttar Pradesh government order that instructs restaurant owners, shopkeepers and fruit vendors in Muzaffarnagar to display their names on the Kanwar marg has not gone down well with some allies of…
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Kanwar Yatra order: Both Muslim & Hindu owners ask staff to quit
Muzaffarnagar: For the past seven years, Brijesh Pal, a daily wager, worked at a roadside dhaba in the Khatauli area of Muzaffarnagar during the two months of Shravan to help his Muslim…
