Over 7,500 pilgrims visit Amarnath cave shrine, total crosses 1.59 lakh

Over 7,500 pilgrims visit Amarnath cave shrine, total crosses 1.59 lakh

ammu and Kashmir Police personnel assist an elderly pilgrim at high altitude points during the annual Amarnath Yatra, in Anantnag on July 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI More than 7,500 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine on July 6, taking the number of devotees who have had ‘darshan’ of the naturally formed … Read more

Amarnath Yatra: Security intensified ahead of commencement on June 29

Amarnath Yatra: Security intensified ahead of commencement on June 29

Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF personnel stand guard outside Amarnath Yatra base camp Bhagwati Nagar ahead of the Annual Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu | Photo Credit: ANI Unprecedented security measures, including electronic surveillance along the entire yatra route and access control arrangements, have been made for the annual Amarnath yatra scheduled to begin on … Read more

Road to Amarnath shrine will be a green disaster: Omar

Road to Amarnath shrine will be a green disaster: Omar

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked the government to rethink a project for motorable roads up to the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir. Meanwhile, the BJP has welcomed the move. “In the green belts of Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam, no one is allowed to even repair or make additions to structures … Read more

80 from Karnataka stranded en route to Amarnath cave

80 from Karnataka stranded en route to Amarnath cave

These pilgrims are said to be stranded in a tent at Panchtarni, 6 km away from the shrine. File | Photo Credit: PTI At least 80 people from Karnataka are stranded en route to the pilgrimage to Amarnath cave due to bad weather. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has tweeted to say that he has directed the … Read more

Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 1, continue till August 31

Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 1, continue till August 31

Jammu & Kashmir Police’s Mountain Rescue Team along with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel during a joint exercise in Samba district ahead of their deployment for the annual Amarnath Yatra. | Photo Credit: PTI The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine, located at a height of 3,880 metres in south Kashmir Himalayas, will begin … Read more

Amarnath flash floods may be due to highly localised rain event, not cloudburst, says IMD

Amarnath flash floods may be due to highly localised rain event, not cloudburst, says IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the deaths and destruction near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir were due to a highly localised rain event and not due to a cloudburst. According to weather scientists, the shrine reported 31 mm of rainfall between 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Friday, which is … Read more