Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha flags off 1st batch of 3,488 Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu base camp
Jammu: Amid the chants of 'Bam Bam Bhole', the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha early morning on Friday flagged off the first batch of 3,488 pilgrims for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp here.
IAF helicopters to hover at Amarnath holy cave for surveillance
Jammu: For the first time, the helicopters of Indian Air Force (IAF) will be seen hovering at the cave shrine of Shri Amarnath during the annual 62-day long pilgrimage starting from July 1 and concluding on August 30 on Raksha Bandhan festival.
Amarnath Yatra: Over 60,000 security personnel to be deployed from Lakhanpur to Cave Shrine
Jammu/UNI: In a bid to augment security arrangements for the pilgrims, more than 60,000 security personnel from the para-military forces will be deployed from Lakhanpur to the Cave Shrine during the 62-day long Shri Amarnath Yatra starting from July 1.
Amarnath Yatra again stops amid bad weather
Srinagar/UNI: The Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended from both Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to inclement weather Monday, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Flash flood near Amarnath suspends yatra
Srinagar: The Amarnath pilgrimage was temporarily suspended on Tuesday for a brief time following heavy rains near the cave shrine that triggered flash floods, officials said.
J&K: 37 pilgrims headed to Amarnath cave injured in road accident
Srinagar/UNI: Five women were among the 37 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, who got injured in a road accident at Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Thursday, officials said here.
Amarnath cloudburst: Each pilgrim had radio track device yet many still missing, officials say
New Delhi: The pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra had a radio frequency identification device (RFID)-based tracking system on them yet several of them are still missing as authorities are unable to locate them three days after the flash floods near the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir.
Amarnath Yatra resumes from Jammu
Jammu/UNI: Amarnath Yatra resumed Monday from Jammu's Bhagwati Nagar based Yatri Niwas base camp after it was suspended due to cloudburst tragedy.
Srinagar: Nearly 15,000 pilgrims have been evacuated from near the holy cave shrine after a flash flood triggered by a cloud burst swept away scores of people, killing at least 16, media reports said.
Amarnath cloudburst: Toll rises to 15, yatra temporarily suspended
New Delhi/UNI: The death toll in Friday evening's cloudburst incident at Amarnath rose to 15 with the recovery of two more bodies this morning.
Amarnath Yatra resumes, 75,000 had darshan so far at Cave shrine
Srinagar/UNI: The Amarnath Yatra resumed Wednesday after remaining temporarily suspended from the Baltal and Nunawan routes due to inclement weather, officials said.
Centre deploys abundant medicos, sets up hospitals to assist Amarnath Yatra devotees
New Delhi/UNI: A sleuth of measures have been taken to allow devotees taking Amarnath Yatra to have access to the medical and healthcare facilities, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Killed terrorists wanted to attack Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said the three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), including the two killed overnight encounter here, were ordered by their Pakistan-based handlers to target the upcoming Amarnath Yatra.
Centre announces helicopter service for pilgrims from Srinagar to Amarnath this year
Srinagar/IBNS: Anticipating a heavy tourist rush on the Amarnath Yatra route this year, the Centre has planned to introduce a helicopter service for pilgrims directly from Srinagar to Panchtarni, about 6 kilometres from the shrine.
Amarnath Yatra: Lashkar-e-Taiba frontal outfit issues threat
Srinagar: Ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra, a shadowy militant outfit, which is considered as a front for the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has purportedly issued a threat, claiming that the huge spike in the number of pilgrim registrations is "just to provoke the sensitivity of Kashmir situation".