After eight days of being stuck due to a road blockage in the Uttar Kannada region of Karanaraka, truck drivers staged a protest on Monday, demanding permission to leave the site after one side of the road was cleared.
Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbar spoke on Monday about the decision to place nameplates on the food shops in the Kanwar route in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Extending his support to the Uttar Pradesh government over its directive for food shops to display their owners' names along the Kanwar Yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party Arun Govil on Monday said that he does not find anything wrong with the order.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall, accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning over the next few hours in Maharashtra on Monday.
Sawan holds a special place in Hindu mythology as the month when Lord Shiva is believed to have consumed the poison that emerged from the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan), saving the universe from its toxic effects.
The month of Sawan is famous for the Kanwar Yatra; devotees bring Ganga Jal and offer it to Lord Shiva on the day of Shivratri. Savan Shivratri falls in the month of July or August every year.
Reacting to the row over using 'nameplates' on food shops on the Kanwar route in UP and Uttarakhand, UP Congress state president Ajay Rai said that if Chirag Paswan and Jayant Chaudhary are really against this decision, then they should withdraw their support from the government.
The search and rescue operations are continuing in the Ankola region in the village. The Chief Minister interacted with the SDRF and NDRF teams which are undertaking the operations.
The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), along with district police, safely rescued four youths who were stranded in the Kosi River on Sunday.
Gorakshpeethadhiswar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed a special pooja for Guru Gorakhnath, following the traditions of the Nath sect on Sunday.
Amid the row in Uttar Pradesh, the Haridwar Police Administration also issued an order for restaurant owners to display names on the Kanwar Yatra route.
Ahead of the first Monday of the Sawan Shivratri festival, the Lucknow Police has made extensive security arrangements, including the use of CCTV cameras.