Kanwar Yatra

The problem isn't the kanwar yatra. It’s a patronising state

August 11, 2026 6:36 pm

To use the kanwariyas' devotion as an excuse for exclusion and targeting minorities, to deify them with floral symbolism, is to act in bad faith

Schools in UP to conduct online classes amid Kanwar Yatra: District-wise list

August 10, 2026 6:33 pm

The district administrations have announced the school closure from August 4 to August 12, as a precautionary measure for the safety of students amid a surge of Kanwar pilgrims and to avoid traffic congestion along the routes of their yatra.

Ghaziabad schools shut for Kanwar Yatra. For some students, learning is on hold

August 09, 2026 6:10 am

Schools across Ghaziabad are shut for 10 days. Students without smartphones or with limited access to shared devices are struggling to keep up with online learning.

Meat off the menu at Bareilly Sufi festival as dates coincide with Kanwar Yatra

August 08, 2026 2:01 pm

Amid the Kanwar Yatra, the 108th Urs-e-Ala Hazrat has been advanced by a day and langar committees asked to serve only vegetarian food.

Meerut, Ghaziabad schools closed till August 12 for Kanwar Yatra

August 03, 2026 8:10 pm

Meerut and Ghaziabad have ordered the closure of schools, colleges, universities and technical institutions till August 12 due to the Kanwar Yatra.

‘They hit the van’: School kids terrified after attack involving kanwariyas in Lucknow

August 04, 2026 4:00 am

Police said the van’s driver had braked due to rain before one of the motorcycles collided with it; no child was injured in the incident.

Kulgam attack: UP Police increase security along Kanwar Yatra routes

August 03, 2026 6:03 pm

Police personnel on Kanwar duty instructed to carry out regular checks to deal with any potential security threat

No tridents, communal slogans, liquor: Rajasthan police's rules for kanwarias

July 31, 2026 6:35 pm

Instructions from the police ban weapons, liquor and DJs as Kanwariyas prepare to head to Haridwar.

Kanwar Yatra begins: UP police launch tracking app for pilgrims, step up security

July 31, 2026 1:52 pm

The app, first rolled out in Bareilly zone, offers live tracking, one-click SOS alerts and quick access to medical, food and roadside assistance during the pilgrimage.

Kanwar Yatra begins on July 30: UP govt orders extra buses, CCTV surveillance, 24x7 control rooms

July 27, 2026 10:35 am

Targeting previous Samajwadi Party govt, CM Yogi Adityanath says no one can stop annual Yatra now

Kanwar Yatra: Schools in Ghaziabad to remain shut, security beefed up

July 30, 2019 7:25 am

This year, the yatra began on July 17. Over 200 camps have been built in Delhi in the past few weeks for kanwarias who will cross the city on their way back home, carrying pots of water from the Ganga in Haridwar.

Devotees throng Varanasi to worship Lord Shiva

August 12, 2015 5:51 pm

The Kanwar Yatra is performed by Shiva Devotees called Kanwariyas from Sultanganj to Devghar round the year.

Kanwaria menace on the streets of Delhi

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm