JAMMU — A fresh batch of 3,886 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here early Sunday for the Amarnath yatra after the partial restoration of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which had remained closed for two days following incessant rains. After a one-day break, the 25th batch departed Jammu base camp at 2:52 am for […]
JAMMU — Amarnath Yatra was suspended from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday as the 250-km strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day, due to incessant rain, officials said. No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to leave the Jammu base camp for the Kashmir Valley due to repair […]
SRINAGAR — The annual Amarnath yatra was suspended from the Baltal route on Friday due to inclement weather and to facilitate repair work on the track, officials said. The yatra has already been suspended from the Pahalgam route to carry out necessary repairs. Heavy rains lashed the Baltal area on Thursday night, triggering a minor […]
JAMMU — The smallest batch of 1,605 devotees left the Jammu base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra amid multi-tier security arrangements on Friday, officials said. More than 4.47 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva in Anantnag district since the Yatra commenced on July 3. The annual pilgrimage […]
JAMMU — A batch of over 1,700 devotees left Jammu base camp for 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir himalayas amid multi-tier security escort on Thursday, officials said. More than 4.40 lakh pilgrims have offered prayers at Lord Shiva shrine at the holy cave till now. Twenty-third batch of 1,795 pilgrims, including 1,406 […]
JAMMU — Over 2,000 devotees left the Jammu base camp on Tuesday for the annual Amarnath yatra in Kashmir, amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said. More than 4.36 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the ‘ice lingum’ of Lord Shiva at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine till now. As many as 2,051 pilgrims left in the […]
JAMMU — Another batch of over 3,000 devotees left Jammu base camp on Tuesday for 3880-metre cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said. More than 4.27 lakh pilgrims have offered prayers at the shrine of Lord Shiva. The 21st batch of pilgrims with 3029 people left Bhagwati Nagar base-camp […]
SRINAGAR — At least 39 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured when their speeding bus skidded off the road in the Kangan area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday, officials said. The bus fell on a house at Hariganwan after the driver lost control of the vehicle while navigating a curve. The house was […]
SRINAGAR — A man from Uttar Pradesh, impersonating a CRPF personnel, was apprehended by security forces on Monday at Domail along the Baltal routes to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. Harvinder Kumar, a resident of Agra, was apprehended by security personnel at Domail Gate as he was […]
JAMMU — The 12th batch of more than 3,800 devotees left from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Monday, officials said. With this, 1,27,326 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp, the officials said. Chants of “Bam Bam Bhole” and “Har Har Mahadev” rent […]