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Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 16 (ANI): In a significant move to enhance the income of pineapple cultivators in Tripura, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state government plans to establish a new fruit processing centre at Nalkata under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Addressing the Pineapple Festival at Geetanjali Auditorium in Kumarghat, Minister Nath emphasised the government's commitment to promoting pineapple cultivation and exports ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India's power generation capacity of 484.8 GW (gigawatt), a milestone the country has achieved five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed in the Paris climate agreement."In a world seeking climate solutions India is showing the way," renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X on Monday, crediting the progress to PM Modi's stewardship of "Bharat's green transformation tow ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): Following Supreme Court notice to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking their response on pleas challenging the government directive to shopkeepers to put up QR codes at their eateries along the route of Kanwar Yatra, Samajwadi Party leader Ravidas Mehrotra expressed hope that the SC would again act in favour of those who set up shops during the yatra. Speaking to ANI, Mehrotra emphasised that the people of all religions and castes welcome the devo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand seeking their responses to a plea challenging the mandate that requires shopkeepers along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR codes, which could be scanned to reveal the names of the owners. The UP government had issued an order earlier this year, mandating eateries to display QR codes containing information on the shop owners. Subsequently, the Uttarakhand g ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala) | Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday said that the government would not allow the "blending of religion with education" and reiterated that there would be no change in the revised school timings. Under the revised timetable, high school students (classes 8 to 10) will spend an extra 15 minutes in the morning and another 15 minutes in the afternoon on each working day except Fridays to help schools reach the required 1,100 instructional hours per year. How ...Read More >
UP Teacher Video: Uttar Pradesh Police filed an FIR against a school teacher whose video went viral on social media, in which he is seen singing a song, some parts of which mention the Kanwar Yatra. Police lodged a case against the teacher at MGM Inter College, Bareilly on Monday. Police claimed that his song carries some objectionable content. In the viral video, the teacher's song asks students "not to bring kanwars", but "go light the lamp of knowledge". "Kanwar leke mat jana, tum gyan ka de ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted one week's time to the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to file their responses on a plea challenging the government directive mandating food sellers along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR code stickers revealing owners' details. A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh posted the matter for next Tuesday after noting that the yatra will conclude within 10 to 12 days. During the hearing, Uttar Pradesh and Utt ...Read More >
Prayagraj:To ensure women's safety, female police officers have been stationed at major ghats like Dashaswamedh and Daraganj, as well as along the Kanwar Yatra route. This deployment aims to provide assistance and support to the increasing number of women Kanwariyas collecting holy water from the Ganga river. Additionally, changing rooms have been set up on the ghats, and 44 'aapda sakhis' have been enlisted to provide further support to the women devotees.This year, women from Prayagraj and nea ...Read More >
Uttarakhand police intensified crackdown on fake saints. Dehradun police arrested thirty-four more individuals. These individuals posed as saints and sadhus. The operation aims to stop religious exploitation. The government initiated the action. The police arrested eighty-two people in three days. The authorities are verifying identities. The Char Dham Yatra and Kanwar Yatra are ongoing. Police in Dehradun arrested 34 more individuals posing as saints and sadhus on Sunday as part of 'Operation ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanya ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said no nuisance will be tolerated during Kanwar Yatra, days after glass shards were found scattered along a stretch of the yatra route in Shahdara. Speaking at an event, Gupta warned against creating any obstacle in the yatra and said that her government is committed to providing facilities to kanwariyas. "There were glass shards found scattered on a Kanwar Yatra stretch for around 400 metres. No nuisance will be tolerated. If ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): A case of double murder has been reported from the Tilak Nagar area of West Delhi, where two friends died following a knife attack late Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred in the Khyala B Block locality. Preliminary investigation suggests that a quarrel broke out between two friends, during which one allegedly attacked the other with a knife. Both individuals, identified as Sandeep and Arif, succumbed to their injuries on the spot. The of ...Read More >
SHIVAMOGGA: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to inaugurate the bridge across Sharavathi backwaters between Ambargodlu and Kalasavalli on National Highway 369E on Monday. The much-anticipated cable-stayed bridge over the Sharavathi backwaters is the longest in the state and second longest in the country, stretching 2.44 km. Built at Rs 472 crore, it will improve connectivity to several villages in Sagar and Hosanagara taluks, as well as to popular temples ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: An e-rickshaw driver has been detained after glass panels being transported on his vehicle shattered and scattered along a stretch of the Kanwar Yatra route in Delhi's Shahdara, police said on Sunday. The e-rickshaw was carrying 19 glass panels from Shalimar Garden in Uttar Pradesh to Seelampur in Delhi when it was allegedly hit from behind, leading to the panels breaking and falling on the road between Chintamani Chowk and Jhilmil Metro Station, they said. The driver, Kusum Pal, fr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's directive that all eateries along the Kanwar route display QR codes revealing the names and identities of their owners. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh will consider the public interest litigation filed by academician Apoorvanand Jha and others. Last year, the apex court stayed similar directives issued by the BJP-ruled governments of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government deployed over 10,000 women police personnel to strengthen the security of women devotees on the route of Kanwar Yatra, which is considered to be the largest number till date, according to an official statement. At the same time, more than 66 thousand policemen have been deployed by the police department for the Kanwar Yatra across the state. The participation of women police personnel ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): A day after political leaders raised concerns over glass pieces allegedly scattered along the Kanwar Yatra route in Shahdra District Dilshad Garden, Delhi Police on Sunday traced the source of the broken glass and detained an e-rickshaw driver in connection with the incident. Police said that an FIR was registered at PS Seemapuri based on a complaint from the Public Works Department (PWD), after a video showing broken glass pieces on the road near Chintamani Ch ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government deployed over 10,000 women police personnel to strengthen the security of women devotees on the route of Kanwar Yatra, which is considered to be the largest number till date, according to an official statement. At the same time, more than 66 thousand policemen have been deployed by the police department for the Kanwar Yatra across the state. The participation of women police personnel ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday alleged a "pre-planned conspiracy" to disturb communal harmony after glass shards were found scattered along a stretch of the Kanwar Yatra route in Shahdara. Addressing a press conference, Sachdeva claimed that the incident appeared to be the work of "anti-social elements" and warned that it could have led to a major accident or unrest had pilgrims been present on the track. "Small and large glass pieces were deliberatel ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) An e-rickshaw driver has been detained after glass panels being transported on his vehicle shattered and scattered along a stretch of the Kanwar Yatra route in Delhi's Shahdara, police said on Sunday. The e-rickshaw was carrying 19 glass panels from Shalimar Garden in Uttar Pradesh to Seelampur in Delhi when it was allegedly hit from behind, leading to the panels breaking and falling on the road between Chintamani Chowk and Jhilmil Metro Station, they said. Also Read | ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) An e-rickshaw driver has been detained after glass panels being transported on his vehicle shattered and scattered along a stretch of the Kanwar Yatra route in Delhi's Shahdara, police said on Sunday. The e-rickshaw was carrying 19 glass panels from Shalimar Garden in Uttar Pradesh to Seelampur in Delhi when it was allegedly hit from behind, leading to the panels breaking and falling on the road between Chintamani Chowk and Jhilmil Metro Station, they said. The driver, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Delhi Police has registered a case after broken glass pieces were found scattered on roads in Shahdara's Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) and Jhilmil Colony areas, both located along the Kanwar Yatra route, officials said on Sunday. CCTV footage is being examined to ascertain whether the glass came from a damaged vehicle or was deliberately thrown by miscreants, they said. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 13, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Sunday Lucky Draw Resu ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday demanded a probe into a mischievous act aimed at harming Kanwar pilgrims in east Delhi by scattering glass shards on a special track prepared for them. Calling the attempt to spoil the Kanwar track in the Shahdara area as a matter of serious concern, Sachdeva said the Delhi Police should investigate the incident and reveal the truth. "Those responsible for such a heinous act will be caught," he said, addressing ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Delhi Police has registered a case after broken glass pieces were found scattered on roads in Shahdara's Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) and Jhilmil Colony areas, both located along the Kanwar Yatra route, officials said on Sunday. CCTV footage is being examined to ascertain whether the glass came from a damaged vehicle or was deliberately thrown by miscreants, they said. The case has been registered at the Seemapuri police station and further investigation is underway, they ad ...Read More >
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Moradabad Municipal Corporation has made special preparations for the Kanwar Yatra 2025. A huge Shiv Darbar with a 30-foot-long idol of Lord Shiva has been set up to welcome all the Kanwar Yatris. Along with this, a special resting place, a Kanwar Yatra shed, has been made with a capacity of over 100 people. Moradabad Municipal Commissioner Divyanshu Patel said, 'The patchwork on routes to all the significant temples has started by Moradabad Mun ...Read More >
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Moradabad Municipal Corporation has made special preparations for the Kanwar Yatra 2025. A huge Shiv Darbar with a 30-foot-long idol of Lord Shiva has been set up to welcome all the Kanwar Yatris. Along with this, a special resting place, a Kanwar Yatra shed, has been made with a capacity of over 100 people. Moradabad Municipal Commissioner Divyanshu Patel said, "The patchwork on routes to all the significant temples has started by Moradabad Mun ...Read More >
Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is all set to examine a petition on July 15 that contests the Uttar Pradesh administration's order requiring QR code displays at establishments along the 'kanwar' path, which disclose proprietors' identities.Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh will consider the public interest litigation submitted by academic Apoorvanand Jha and fellow petitioners, PTI repoorted.Previously, the highest court had suspended comparable orders from BJP-governed states ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court will hear a plea on July 15 challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's directive mandating the display of QR codes on all eateries along the 'kanwar' route, which reveal the names and identities of the owners. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh is set to hear the PIL filed by academician Apoorvanand Jha and others. The top court had last year stayed similar directives issued by BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh, ...Read More >
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 13 (ANI): Haridwar SSP Pramendra Singh Dobhal stated that the administration is continuously monitoring the Kanwar Yatra to ensure that no one faces any inconvenience. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Dobhal asserted that strict action will be taken against those who challenge law and order during the Yatra. Also Read | Ponzi Scheme Case: ED Attaches INR 762.47 Crore Immovable Assets in PACL Money Laundering Case. "The Kanwar Yatra has started, and we are cont ...Read More >
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