Traffic on the national highway that connects New Delhi to Haridwar is crawling. As frustrated drivers with horns blaring wait, they watch men — and it is mostly men — overtake them on foot in a lane that has been blocked off for vehicles. In a kind of spiritual marathon that runs between 30 km … Read more
A Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been moved in the Supreme Court on the Char Dham Yatra after the state High Court state the state cabinet’s decision to open the shrines Char Dham roads, works under Bharatmala project and railway projects up to Karnaprayag will be taken forward for further development, said the new Uttarakhand … Read more
The Uttarakhand govt on Tuesday cancelled the symbolic Kanwar Yatra in view of COVID third wave scare (Photo: IE) The Uttarakhand government will allow states to carry ‘Ganga Jal’ from Haridwar in water tankers during Kanwar Mela, if there is a demand for it, read the official statement. “If there is a demand for carrying … Read more
After collecting the pitcher full of water, the devotees throng famous Shiva temples in their region and consecrate the Shiva linga(idol) with the holy water. Amidst the fears of the third wave of Covid-19 in the country, the decision taken by the Yogi Adityanath government to allow the annual Kanwar Yatra has come under the … Read more
Health experts have said that allowing the annual ‘kanwar yatra’ can cause a dramatic surge in Covid-19 cases. The warning comes amid signs of a slowdown in virus spread and deliberations in the Uttarakhand government on whether the pandemic-led suspension imposed on the trek undertaken by Hindu devotees should be withdrawn. The deliberations in the … Read more
Kanwar Yatra begins with the onset of Shrawan month every year and this time it is set to start on July 25. (Photo Source: IE) Days after the Uttarakhand government said that it would not allow Kanwar Yatra in the state, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has called a special meeting to discuss and … Read more
Uttarakhand had earlier suspended the Char Dham Yatra after the high court stayed for four weeks the decision to allow residents of three districts to conduct the pilgrimage. (Photo Courtesy: Indian Express) The Uttarakhand government has scrapped the annual Kanwar Yatra in the state after coming in for severe criticism for hosting over 36 lakh … Read more