Amid tight security, fresh batch of 6,400 pilgrims left from a base camp here on Friday in a secured convoy to perform pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south of Himalayas. Chanting ‘Bam Bam Bhole’, the pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in a cavalcade of 265 vehicles early morning.The 43-day long … Read more
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of 4,890 pilgrims for the annual Amarnath yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu city for their onward journey to the Pahalgam and Baltal base camps in Kashmir. The 43-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine will begin from twin base camps in … Read more
Considering the high-level security review of the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra, the government has decided to track all pilgrims using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. What are RFID tags? RFID tags are Radio Frequency Identifications. These are wireless tracking systems that consist of readers and tags, which use radio waves to communicate information and identity of … Read more
Over 33,000 people have so far registered themselves for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.The devotees are making a beeline for designated bank branches to secure a permit for undertaking the journey to the cave shrine in Lidder valley of south Kashmir Himalayas and paid … Read more
This year’s Amarnath Yatra is expected to be twice in size than before, with the Jammu and Kashmir administration preparing to welcome about 8 lakh pilgrims to the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday. The arrangements for the yatra, to be held after a gap of two years, were discussed … Read more
Registrations for the annual Amarnath Yatra will begin on April 11 after being suspended for two years following the outbreak of Covid-19. The pilgrimage will begin on June 30 and conclude on August 11. Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board CEO Nitishwar Kumar told Asian News International that pilgrims would be able to register online through the shrine board’s … Read more
Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius, up from 0.3 degrees Celsius on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, officials said. Weather conditions in Kashmir continued to improve even as minimum temperature in most places of they valley stayed close to the freezing point, officials said here on Friday. Srinagar recorded a … Read more
Kashmir valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ which began on Tuesday. The cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir as Gulmarg skiing resort witnessed season’s record low with mercury plunging more than 10 degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Wednesday. Kashmir valley is currently under … Read more
Srinagar recorded a low of minus 6.0 degrees Celsius on Friday night – down by 2.2 degrees from the previous night’s minus 3.8 degrees Celsius.T Srinagar and most other parts of Kashmir experienced the coldest night of the season so far as the mercury plummeted several degrees below zero across the valley, resulting in freezing … Read more
Shri Amarnathji Yatra of this year was scheduled to start simultaneously on both routes from June 28 to August 22. (File Photo) The Amarnath Yatra has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic but all the religious rituals will be performed as per the tradition at the holy cave shrine. Devotees are not allowed to … Read more