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.
Imran Khan's request will soon be heard by a two-person special division bench made up of Justices Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Saman Imtiaz.
The polling will be held between 7 AM and 6 PM.
'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh has been shifted to Dibrugarh jail in Assam amid tight security.
Asad's maternal grandfather carried out the burial rituals at Kasari Masari cemetery in Prayagraj.
The northeastern state recorded the voter turnout at 81.10 per cent on February 16 elections.
