UP gears up for Kanwar Yatra with tight security, facilities
The Uttar Pradesh government has made elaborate security arrangements and other facilities for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra in the holy Hindu month of Shravan, starting from July 11.
The Uttar Pradesh government has made elaborate security arrangements and other facilities for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra in the holy Hindu month of Shravan, starting from July 11.
The festival of Holi is being celebrated with joy and enthusiasm across the country. The festivities coincided with Friday prayers, which prompted heightened security measures to ensure peace and order in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Sambhal, where last year a riot took place in which four people were killed.
Counting across 19 centres in different parts of the national capital will begin at 8 am. Postal ballots will be counted first.
Three-tier security arrangements have been made at the strong room where electronic voting machines of the Milkipur bypolls have been kept, officials said on Friday.
A group of farmers on Friday started their march from Shambhu border towards Delhi, even as the security remained high around the national capital.
The lieutenant governor issued the directions to the security agencies at a high-level review meeting held at Raj Bhawan in Srinagar in the wake of the terrorist attack at a tunnel construction site in Ganderbal killing seven persons.
The Delhi Police is exercising heightened vigilance this Independence Day, taking extra precautions to ensure the safety of the celebrations, especially around the Red Fort.
The heavily guarded convoy set off on the journey to its sacred destination amid chants of Vedic Mantras from Bhagwati Nagar base camp here.
Tight security measures have been put in place in the national capital on the eve of the commencement of the…
The election witnessed an aggressive battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, and the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD (S).
