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
Jammu, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) in its 40th board meeting, presided by J&K LG and board chairman Manoj Sinha, held on Saturday announced that the 56-day annual Amarnath Yatra will commence from June 28 simultaneously along both the Baltal and Chandanwari routes in Kashmir and conclude on August 22. The date and the duration … Read more