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Police to monitor U'khand borders to prevent Kanwariyas from entering Hari
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 25 (ANI): As the month of Sawan dedicated to Lord Shiva begins on Sunday, marking the beginning of the Kanwar Yatra, the Haridwar administration said they will strictly watch state borders to prevent devotees from entering Haridwar for the pilgrimage.<
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No Kanwar Yatra to be allowed in Uttrakhand's Haridwar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 24 (ANI): The month of Shravan or Sawan dedidcated to Lord Shiva, that begins on July 25 this year also marks the beginning of the Kanwar Yatra. This year, however, owing to Covid pandemic the Yatra has been cancelled in Uttrakhand, with the state police
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In a first, Saudi female officers allowed to guard Islam's holiest sites
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 22 (ANI): In a significant stride towards women empowerment, dozens of female soldiers have become a part of the security services that monitor pilgrims in Mecca and Medina, the birthplaces of Islam.
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NHRC directs officials to submit compliance report on pilgrim whose dead b
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu and the District Collector, Ramanathapuram district, to submit the compliance report along with the proof of payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family members
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Thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims gather at Mecca to perform Hajj wi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 19 (ANI): Thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims gathered at Islam's holiest site of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj by following COVID-19 protocols.
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VHP urges UP, Uttarakhand to rethink cancelling Kanwar Yatra, calls for al
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Reacting to the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand government's decision of cancelling Kanwar Yatra due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) international joint general secretary Surendra Jain on Sunday urged the two state governments t
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SC disapproves of UP's 'symbolic Kanwar Yatra', asks it to reconsider deci
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted one last opportunity to the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision of holding "symbolic Kanwar Yatra" amid the COVID-19 pandemic while stressing that the health of the citizens of India and the right to lif
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Uttarakhand: Haridwar police warns of action against those trying to enter
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Two days after the Uttarakhand government's decision to cancel the Kanwar Yatra, the Haridwar Police on Wednesday asked people not to arrive in the district for the yatra, warning that those who try to enter the district, their vehicles will
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Talks possible if China allows Dalai Lama to visit Tibet, says president o
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Penpa Tsering, president of the Tibetan government-in-exile on Wednesday, hinted that talks with China are possible if it allows Dalai Lama to visit Tibet on a pilgrimage.
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IMA urges Uttarakhand CM not to allow Kanwar Yatra
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to disallow the Kanwar Yatra this year in light of the possible third COVID-19 wave.
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U'khand issues fresh COVID guidelines for Char Dham yatra against HC's dec
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 29 (ANI): Despite Uttarakhand High Court's order against holding Char Dham yatra this year, the state government issued a fresh set of COVID guidelines for the pilgrimage and said the first phase of the yatra will begin from July 1, while the second phase
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HC stays Uttrakhand government's decision permitting Char Dham Yatra
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday stayed the state Cabinet's decision permitting Char Dham Yatra with limited number of pilgrims and also ordered live streaming of Char Dham shrines.
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