Kanwar Yatra: News
The Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva to Hindu pilgrimage places such as Haridwar, Gaumukh, and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar. It is to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. In this Yatra, participants ritually carry water from a holy source in containers suspended on either side of a pole and offer it at local Shiva shrines.
26 Jul 2024
Uttar Pradesh'Ramayan's Sunil Lahri supports UP government's Kanwar Yatra nameplate mandate
Sunil Lahri, known for his role as Lakshman in Ramayan, has backed the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to mandate nameplates on eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route.
26 Jul 2024
MuzaffarnagarUP government defends controversial Kanwar Yatra directive in Supreme Court
The Uttar Pradesh government has defended its directive requiring shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners.
22 Jul 2024
RajasthanKanwar Yatra expected to boost economy by ₹1,000 crore
The annual Hindu pilgrimage, Kanwar Yatra, should attract over three crore devotees this year.
22 Jul 2024
MuslimsRoute, schedule, controversy: Everything about Kanwar Yatra
The Kanwar Yatra began on Monday with the start of the Hindu month of Sawan.
22 Jul 2024
BaghpatKanwar Yatra commences: Delhi-Meerut Expressway shut for heavy vehicles
The Uttar Pradesh Police has announced the closure of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) for heavy vehicles starting Monday, due to the beginning of the religious pilgrimage, Kanwar Yatra.
22 Jul 2024
Mahua MoitraSC to hear pleas against UP's controversial Kanwar Yatra order
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a series of petitions on Monday, challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's contentious order that requires shopkeepers along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names.
21 Jul 2024
Ajay Rai'Not well thought out': Jayant Chaudhary on Kanwar eatery order
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary has disapproved of the Uttar Pradesh government's controversial order regarding eateries along the Kanwar Yatra routes, labeling the decision neither "well thought out" nor "well-reasoned."
19 Jul 2024
Asaduddin OwaisiAdityanath's directive to eateries along Kanwar Yatra route sparks row
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Friday issued a directive mandating all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names.
16 Jul 2023
HaridwarUttar Pradesh: 5 Kanwariya pilgrims electrocuted to death in Meerut
In a heartbreaking development from Uttar Pradesh, a religious procession turned lethal as five Kanwariya pilgrims have reportedly died, and five others were injured after their vehicle came in contact with a high-tension wire in Meerut's Bhawanpur area.
01 Aug 2022
West BengalWest Bengal: Faulty DJ system electrocutes 10 kanwariyas, 19 injured
At least 10 kanwariyas died and 19 have been injured in the Cooch Bihar district of West Bengal due to an incident of electrocution.
23 Jul 2022
Uttar PradeshUP: Truck runs over 6 Kanwar devotees in Hathras
Six Kanwar Yatra devotees on their journey to Bhopal from Haridwar died during early hours of Saturday after a speeding truck ran over them in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, the police said.
22 Jul 2022
UttarakhandMan carries parents for 'Kanwar Yatra,' internet is all praises
The annual Kanwar Yatra is observed in the month of Sawan to worship Lord Shiva. Beginning on July 14 it will end on July 26.
18 Jul 2021
UttarakhandUP cancels Kanwar Yatra amid fears of COVID-19 third wave
The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday canceled the annual Kanwar Yatra a day after the state was asked to reconsider the pilgrimage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
16 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court asks UP to reconsider allowing Kanwar Yatra
The Supreme Court of India today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra in the state in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
14 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP allows Kanwar Yatra amid COVID-19; Supreme Court seeks response
The Supreme Court of India has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government over its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 Aug 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: Curfew relaxed for 2 hours in violence-hit Malpura town
Curfew was relaxed today for two hours in violence-hit Malpura town of Rajasthan's Tonk district, where a clash had erupted involving members of a minority community and Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, police said.
24 Aug 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: Curfew imposed in Tonk after attack on Kanwariyas
Curfew was imposed in Malpura area in Rajasthan's Tonk district today as fresh violence erupted a day after locals pelted stones at Kanwariyas.
12 Aug 2018
MuslimsMuslim man, who participated in Kanwar-Yatra, stopped from offering Namaz
A Muslim man, who took part in Kanwar Yatra, was allegedly stopped from offering Namaz at a mosque in UP's Baghpat area.
11 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: 14-year-old boy sodomized while returning from Kanwar Yatra
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomized by a dhaba owner at a village in UP's Muzaffarnagar.
10 Aug 2018
MeerutKanwar yatra: UP spends Rs. 14L on chopper for petal-showering
We're used to believing that the government lacks money to improve the many things wrong around us- illiteracy, hunger, homelessness, etc.
01 Aug 2018
HaridwarKanwar-Yatra: Star attraction 'Golden Baba' dons 20kg gold this year!
Giving tough competition to 'Gold-Man' aka music composer Bappi Lahiri is Golden Baba.
28 Jul 2018
Muslims15 UP Muslims begin their 'Kanwar Yatra' journey
A group of 70 kanwariyas, which include 15 Muslims, from Kushahari village in UP's Deoria district began their journey for Baba Dham in Jharkhand's Deoghar district.
23 Sep 2017
Shiv SenaRight-wing groups launch campaigns against non-vegetarian eateries in NCR
As Navratri begins, right-wing groups have gone on a cleaning spree in NCR. Reports have come in that in Gurgaon, it is the Shiv Sena and Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Kranti Dal (ABHKD) that are pressurizing meat shops to down their shutters.
21 Jul 2017
DelhiKanwar Yatra: 'Golden Baba' back with gold, more fancy cars
Main attraction of Kanwar Yatra Golden Baba, known for his ornaments, is back with a bang!
12 Jul 2017
DelhiAmarnath attack: Delhi on high alert, Kanwarias to get security
Post terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi has been put on high alert with special security cover for Kanwar Yatra.
