Amarnath Yatra

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday due to a closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway owing to the extensive damage caused to its Ramban section, leaving 15,000 pilgrims stranded in Jammu and at…
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The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Friday due to bad weather as rain lashed many parts of Kashmir, officials said. The yatra was suspended along both the Baltal and the Pahalgam routes, they said. “The yatra has been suspended and no…
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After a halt of two days due to the cloudburst tragedy that claimed 16 lives, the Amarnath Yatra was resumed on Monday morning. Thousands of pilgrims resumed their journey to the holy shrine. About 2,000 to 3,000 pilgrims were allowed to…
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The annual Amarnath Yatra began Thursday as the first batch of pilgrims left the Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kahmir’s Anantnag district. The pilgrimage was flagged off from the base camp by district deputy commissioner Piyush…
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A suspected terror attack on the Amarnath Yatra has been foiled by the security forces after a late-night encounter carried out to neutralize the threats to the devotees. In the encounter on Monday night, two terrorists were killed by the…
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Ahead of the commencement of the 43-day-long annual Amarnath pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir administration issued the dos and don`ts for the pilgrims urging them to “go on a morning walk daily and practice breathing exercises” to keep…
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Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including the oldest surviving ultra of the outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces near the route of the annual Amarnath Yatra in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police…
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The Amarnath yatra this year will start on June 30 and last 43 days, the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s office tweeted today. The decision to fix the date was taken at a meeting of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board chaired by…
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