Kanwariya
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Muzaffarnagar dhaba row: 'Gopal' identified as 'Tajammul' ahead of Kanwar Yatra | Watch video
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 03, 2025, 04:29 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar dhaba controversy: The Kanwar Yatra, a major religious pilgrimage for Hindus, is set to begin on July 10 (Thursday). In the run-up to the event, several Hindu groups have launched an "identification campaign" along the yatra route.
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Several injured after truck carrying 17 kanwariyas overturns on Rishikesh-Gangotri highway
India | Jul 02, 2025, 02:03 PM ISTUttarakhand kanwariya truck accident: The vehicle was enroute to Chamba from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand when it overturned on the Rishikesh-Gangotri Highway in Tehri Garhwal.
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Uttar Pradesh: 'Kanwariyas' vandalise vehicle with 'POLICE' stamp in Ghaziabad | VIDEO
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 29, 2024, 12:57 PM ISTThe 'Kanwariyas' vandalised a police vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, the police said on Monday. The police later brought the situation under control.
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Madhya Pradesh: Two 'kanwariyas' die, 14 others injured as truck hits tractor-trolley in Morena
Madhya Pradesh | Jul 29, 2024, 11:18 AM ISTTwo kanwariyas died and 14 were injured in an accident in Madhya Pradesh's Morena on Monday morning. The accident took place on National Highway number 44.
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Delhi Police issues traffic advisory day ahead of Kanwar Yatra commencement | Check route details
Delhi | Jul 21, 2024, 09:00 PM ISTThe Delhi Police has issued an advisory and stated that it has made elaborate arrangements for Kanwar Yatra to avoid any inconvenience to devotees and other commuters.
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Kanwar Yatra: Delhi-Meerut Expressway to be closed tomorrow for heavy vehicles | Check traffic alert
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 21, 2024, 12:28 PM ISTKanwar Yatra: Vehicles traveling to Delhi from Baghpat will be diverted through Tronica City or Sonia Vihar. Those from Hapur and Bulandshahr heading to Ghaziabad city via Dasna railway overbridge will be rerouted to NH-9.
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Kanwar Yatra 2024: Muzaffarnagar Police issues fresh advisory on displaying eatery owners' names
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 18, 2024, 04:13 PM ISTThe latest advisory by the Muzaffarnagar police riled up the Opposition parties, as some of them equated it to 'apartheid' while others demanded 'judicial intervention' to stay the order.
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Kanwar Yatra 2024: Tight security, drones and CCTVs to maintain vigil on route | Check FULL DETAILS
India | Jul 17, 2024, 02:12 PM ISTKanwar Yatra 2024: Health camps will be set up at various places along the route, providing resting, dining, and accommodation facilities for the pilgrims. Separate camps will be arranged for women. Health camps will also have anti-venom injections available.
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Prayagraj administration showers flower petals on kanwariyas from helicopter I VIDEO
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 31, 2023, 05:11 PM ISTA day after Uttar Pradesh Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse a group of kanwariyas, who were bent on taking their procession through an unauthorised route in Bareilly, flower petals were showered on the devotees from helicopters in Prayagraj.
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Uttar Pradesh: 5 Kanwariyas electrocuted to death, several injured in Meerut
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 16, 2023, 10:38 AM ISTThe high-voltage current charged the vehicle and into the crowd, knocking down the devotees. Locals rushed to the spot and called the power station to shut down the electricity supply.
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MP: 'Kanwariya' electrocuted, three injured after coming in contact with power line in Mhow
India | Aug 08, 2022, 07:05 PM ISTMP news: The incident occurred near Memdi village in Mhow tehsil of the district in the afternoon, an official said.
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Uttar Pradesh: 'Kanwariya' killed, 7 injured in collision between 2 vehicles in Meerganj
India | Jul 25, 2022, 01:02 PM ISTKanwar Yatra news: Girish Gupta, was returning from Haridwar with his family when the accident occurred at Sindhauli crossing in Meerganj, ASP (rural) Rajkumar Agarwal said.
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Kanwar Yatra: Security tightened along Haridwar borders to stop Kanwariyas from entering
India | Jul 24, 2021, 09:39 PM ISTThough the pilgrimage has been suspended, the possibility that Kanwariyas may still try to enter Haridwar, which shares borders with Uttar Pradesh, to collect waters from the Ganga and offer prayers to Lord Shiva remains.
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COVID-19: UP's Muzaffarnagar, Shamli districts seal borders to prevent entry of kanwariyas
India | Jul 07, 2020, 10:44 AM ISTKanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Lord Shiva known as kanwariyas. The devotees visit Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of river Ganga during the auspicious Hindu month of Shravan.
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12 injured after group attacks Kanwariya, pelt stones at policemen in Uttar Pradesh
India | Aug 12, 2019, 07:08 PM ISTAdditional forces and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel were immediately deployed to bring the situation under control. Eid this year coincides with last Monday of the holy month of Shravan when Hindus offer prayers and offer Ganges water at Shiva temples.
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Yogi Adityanath consolidates his Hindutva base with Kanwar Yatra
India | Aug 01, 2019, 10:55 AM ISTFrom closing schools to allow Kanwariyas to move unhindered on roads to showering petals on them from state-owned helicopters and washing roads on the route-the state government has offered sops by the dozens to Shiva devotees this year.
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Record 3 crore Kanwariyas visit Uttarakhand during Kanwar fair
India | Jul 31, 2019, 06:02 PM ISTThe stream of saffron-clad Kanwariyas, who began descending upon Haridwar and Rishikesh to collect holy waters of the Ganga with the start of Shravan on July 17, continued unabated till Tuesday night when the annual fair came to an end, IG (law and order) Ashok Kumar said.
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Shamli SP gives foot massage to kanwariya
News | Jul 30, 2019, 05:17 PM ISTShamli SP gives foot massage to kanwariya
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Shamli Police officer gives foot massage to kanwariya in Uttar Pradesh | Watch Video
India | Jul 28, 2019, 11:39 AM ISTKanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage for the devotees of Shiva -- known as Kanwariyas -- during the month of Shraavan in the Hindu calendar. Kanwar Yatra hits its peak celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand.
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One kanwariya dead, another 4 injured as two bikes collide
India | Jul 27, 2019, 11:21 AM ISTIn another incident in the same village, a labourer, identified as Arif, was killed on Friday night at a kawar camp along the highway when he accidentally fell in a pan of boiling oil.