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TopicKanwar Yatra

Topic: Kanwar Yatra

Kubereshwar Dham stampede: 2 women killed, several injured ahead Kanwar Yatra in MP’s Sehore

The incident occurred due to a massive crowd gathering ahead of the Kawar Yatra, which was expected to be led by devotional storyteller Pandit Pradeep Mishra on 6 August.

ThePrint photos of the week: 13-19 July, 2025

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you five pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists and reporters this past week.

Security heightened, CCTVs installed in Moradabad ahead of Muharram & Kanwar Yatra

According to city SP Ranvijay Singh, peace committee meetings have also been held at all police stations, besides internal departmental coordination.

Uttarakhand calls SC stay order on directives to vendors on Kanwar route potential law-&-order threat

Directives to vendors to display names of owners & staffers are to prevent misrepresentation to Kanwar yatris & in line with central and state laws, says the Uttarakhand government.

5 Kanwariyas electrocuted to death in Jharkhand’s Latehar after high-tension wire falls over vehicle

Three others have been injured. The incident occurred early Thursday morning when pilgrims were returning from Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar.

Our take on UP’s Kanwariya Yatra directives, 2024 Budget & delay in Census — in 50 words

This week, the Supreme Court stayed UP and Uttarakhand’s Kanwariya Yatra directives, the government presented the 2024 Budget and the Economic Survey criticised the...

Yogi govt defends Kanwar Yatra order in SC — ‘meant to promote harmony, UP committed to secular values’

Apex court Friday extended its interim stay on UP, Uttarakhand govts' directives to eateries to display owners' names while yatra was ongoing. Stay to remain till next hearing 5 August.

Displaying eatery owners’ names doesn’t protect Kanwariyas’ sentiments. It’s discrimination

If the intention was to facilitate devotees, a legitimate concern, UP and Uttarakhand police could have simply asked eateries to display whether they serve pure vegetarian food.

Supreme Court stays state directive on ID display for food stalls on Kanwar Yatra route

The Court, Monday, issued notices to these state governments, seeking their response to the petitions challenging this directive and has scheduled the next hearing for 26 July.

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The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.