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The Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended on Saturday on both routes to the cave shrine due to heavy rainfall. Intermittent heavy rains along the Baltal and Pahalgam routes led officials to take precautionary measures to ensure pilgrim safety. Ov...

In Srinagar, over 20,000 pilgrims visited the Amarnath shrine on Friday, totaling over 1.50 lakh since June 29 via Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal routes. The 3,800-metre-high ice lingam shrine saw 1,700 security personnel, 275 children, and ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured that the Modi government is fully dedicated to ensuring a safe and comfortable pilgrimage for devotees visiting the Amarnath cave shrine. The annual Amarnath Yatra commenced with the departure of the first batch...

The annual Amarnath Yatra to the 3,880-meter-high cave shrine in south Kashmir starts on June 29 and will conclude on August 19. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made extensive arrangements for the pilgrims, including registration, safety me...

38 Mountain Rescue Teams from various forces will be deployed for the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage, ensuring pilgrims' safety during the 52-day journey to the holy cave shrine at 3,880 meters.

With the Amarnath Yatra just a week away, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha emphasized tightened security measures and improved facilities to ensure a successful pilgrimage. Security officials reviewed arrangements along the Jammu-Sr...

The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has announced the schedule for the annual Amarnath Yatra, commencing on June 29 and concluding on August 19. Registration, starting April 15, requires a Compulsory Health Certificate (CHC) and costs Rs 150 per p...

The Indian government plans to deploy around 20-22 fresh Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies in the regions of Manipur that have been affected by ethnic violence. These additional units will join the 125 CAPF companies already stationed in M...

More than 7,000 pilgrims left Jammu on Saturday to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. The pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath, located in the south Kashmir Himalayas, began on July 1. The pilgrimage runs for a period of 62 d...

More than 40 food items have been banned at the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and the pilgrims have been advised to achieve physical fitness by walking at least 5 kilometres a day, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board said in its health advisory issued on Thurs...

Officials said 1,846 pilgrims heading for Baltal were the first to leave the Bhagwati Nagar camp in 72 vehicles followed by the second convoy of 94 vehicles carrying 2,509 pilgrims for Pahalgam.

While 3,363 pilgrims, including 665 women, 75 sadhus and 17 children left in a convoy of 131 vehicles for Nunwan-Pahalgam base camp around 9.50 am, another convoy carrying 2,619 devotees including 556 women and 49 sadhus, left in 78 vehicles for Bal...

Flash floods triggered by heavy rain struck near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on July 8, leaving at least 16 people dead and more than 30 missing. "A total of 4,026 pilgrims left in the 12th batch from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy...

A total of 69,535 pilgrims have left in 10 batches from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Valley since June 29, the day the first batch of pilgrims was flagged off by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha. Over one lakh pilgrims have offered prayers a...

With today's batch the number of the total pilgrims, who have left for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu, goes up to 17,100, officials said. Over 7,000 fresh pilgrims have arrived in Jammu from various places across the country for their onward journe...

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of 4,890 pilgrims from the Jammu base camp.

​​​​ Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh led a convoy of 20 security vehicles this morning from Jammu to Banihal -- the gateway to Kashmir -- as part of what official described was a "tri...

The 43-day-long Amarnath yatra is scheduled to start on June 30 from the twin routes -- traditional 48-km Nunwan in south Kashmir's Pahalgam and 14-km shorter Baltal in central Kashmir's Ganderbal -- after a hiatus of two years owing to the coronavi...

More than 13,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir during the first two days of pilgrimage.