People during the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, in Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir. | Photo Credit: PTI Nine foreigners from six countries undertook the Amarnath yatra on Thursday (July 24, 2025), as around 3.5 lakh pilgrims visited the cave shrine so far in the annual pilgrimage. The six foreigners who visited … Read more
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
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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
Pilgrims at Panchtarni base camp after the Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended for the third consecutive day due to bad weather, in Anantnag district, on Sunday, July 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Mr. Amit Shah on Monday, July 10, expressed his appreciation for the honesty of two police officials — an … Read more
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
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 pilgrimage resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for three days following flash floods that claimed 15 lives, while the Jammu and Kashmir administration said it would get a clear picture by Tuesday about the damage. In the wake of allegations that the pilgrim camp was set up at a “risky” site, a spokesperson for … Read more
The Amarnath Yatra has been suspended from Jammu due to inclement weather conditions and no fresh batch was allowed to proceed from here to the base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. A flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the cave shrine on Friday afternoon has led to … Read more
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