As the ongoing Kanwar Yatra reaches its peak, the Haridwar district administration remains vigilant, closely monitoring the Kavad route and kanwariyas through CCTV cameras and drones.
Last week, the Uttar Pradesh government asked the food and beverage shops along Kanwar Yatra routes to display the name and identity of the operator/owner of their establishments.
Notably, given the Kanwar Yatra, the Hapur administration in Uttar Pradesh has declared a holiday for all government and private schools for 8 days from July 26 to August 2.
The Supreme Court extended its interim order on Friday staying directives issued by authorities of certain state governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners outside such shops.
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.
In view of the Kanwar Yatra, the administration of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh has declared a holiday for all the government and private schools from July 26 to August 2 for 8 days.
According to City Superintendent of Police (SP) Satyanarayan Prajapati, the mentally unstable individual had waved a stick towards a Kanwariya, following which a group of Kanwariyas beat him up.
The US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller emphasised that the Indian Supreme Court issued an interim stay on the implementation of 'nameplates' on eateries in Kanwar Yatra routes, so they are not actually in effect.
Alleging the mismanagement of the Kanwar Yatra he said, "The arrangements for Kanwar camps would have started a month earlier but due to the arbitrariness of the Aam Aadmi Party, the month of Shravan has started but till now tents have not been installed in most of the Kanwar camps. If tents
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.