NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday summoned Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister Vikramaditya Singh to New Delhi over his remarks on eateries displaying names of owners. After the meeting, Venugopal said that he strongly conveyed the sentiments of the grand old party, stating “no minister or party functionary can can go against the…
LUCKNOW: UP government has invoked Section 56 of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006, for a statewide crackdown on sale of contaminated food, entailing a “verification process” that requires eateries to prominently display the names and addresses of their proprietors and managers.The order, issued nearly two months after Supreme Court put on hold…
LUCKNOW: Amid several reports of kanwariyas engaging in vandalism and hooliganism, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called for “self-discipline” among the pilgrims, saying “we must be devoted not only internally but also externally”.“Shivo bhutva Shivam yajet (to worship Shiva, first become Shiva)”, Yogi said in his missive on the second Monday of…
NEW DELHI: The Kanwar Yatra, a pilgrimage attracting lakhs of participants from states in north India, began on July 22 and will continue until August 2. This year, Rupendra Tomar, a pathologist from Baghpat in western Uttar Pradesh, drew significant attention by carrying a statue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his shoulders during his…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim order, maintaining a stay on directives from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh state governments, that required eateries along the kanwar yatra route to display the names of their owners outside their shops.“We’ve said what was needed to be said in our July 22 order….
The US state department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, addressed the issue of “nameplates in Kanwar Yatra” on Thursday, alleging that the Supreme Court’s order was not currently in effect. Responding to a question by a Pakistani journalist, Miller said that the US was aware of the reports.“We have seen those reports. We have also seen reports…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed Uttar Pradesh government’s directive ordering all shopkeepers and eatery owners to display their names and other details in areas where the Kanwar Yatra is organized.In an interim order, the top court has ruled that Uttar Pradesh police cannot compel shopkeepers to display their names. Instead, they can…
NEW DELHI: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday expressed his disapproval of the Uttar Pradesh government‘s recent order mandating that all shops and eateries display the names of their owners and employees. In a tweet, Owaisi underscored the underlying sentiment by sharing a story from TOI, stating, “Fear on UP’s kanwar routes:…
MEERUT/MUZAFFARNAGAR/AGRA: There was trepidation along long stretches of the kanwar yatra route, which snakes through swathes of UP en route to Haridwar in Uttarakhand, following UP govt’s order requiring all shops and eateries to display names of owners and employees.On a bustling Muzaffarnagar road, Kashif Confectionery has put up a poster stating the owner’s name:…
On Friday, UP govt further expanded the order that all establishments selling food display the names of their owners and employees, imposing it across the entire kanwar route, affecting several districts MEERUT/MUZAFFARNAGAR/AGRA: There was trepidation along long stretches of the kanwar yatra route, which snakes through swathes of UP en route to Haridwar in Uttarakhand,…
