NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government regarding a series of petitions that challenge its directive requiring eateries and dhabas along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR codes with ownership details. The court has requested a response from the state. The petitions, submitted by Delhi University...
As the sacred month of Sawan begins, districts in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana are experiencing a significant surge of Kanwariyas, devotees of Lord Shiva, who are taking part in the annual Kanwar Yatra. Due to the heavy movement of pilgrims, traffic disruptions, and safety issues, local authorities have declared school holidays on...
New Delhi: A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court challenging a new directive from the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that requires shopkeepers along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR codes for accessing ownership information. The Supreme Court’s ruling in 2024 determined that vendors along the Kanwar Yatra route cannot be compelled...
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is enforcing stricter anti-fraud protocols, which encompass mandatory facial recognition and the widespread deployment of mobile jammers at all examination centres across India. An official announcement emphasized that this important initiative seeks to maintain integrity and guarantee fairness by aiming for a record of “zero cheating cases” for the RRB...
The Uttar Pradesh Police has intensified security protocols in anticipation of the Kanwar Yatra, concentrating on preventing theft incidents at Kanwar camps. In a video announcement, Muzaffarnagar City SP Satyanarayan Prajapat mentioned that police personnel will be stationed at all Kanwar camps within the district to deter theft occurrences. He also noted that CCTV cameras...
Lucknow: On Monday, Akhilesh Yadav, the president of the Samajwadi Party, cautioned administrative officials in Gorakhpur against involving children in political matters after a video surfaced online featuring a schoolgirl who resumed her education due to the intervention of the Uttar Pradesh government. In the video, the girl can be heard stating, “Yogi acche hain,...