Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, who is also the Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), on Friday presided over the 37th Board Meeting held at Raj Bhavan, Jammu, an official said here. Regarding the duration and date of commencement of the Yatra 2020 pilgrimage, based on the approach set […]
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Calling off Amarnath yatra unprecedented: Karan Singh
New Delhi (5 MIN READ): Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Karan Singh on Saturday referred to his last week’s interview to IANS over the issue of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir advising the government to tread carefully and hit out at the Centre for curtailing the Amarnath Yatra over security […]
Machail Yatra in J&K suspended due to security reasons
Jammu (2 MIN READ): An unexpected fallout of the Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to call off the Amarnath Yatra due to security reasons has been the suspension of the annual Machail Mata Yatra in the Kishtwar district of Jammu region. The Yatra to the temple of Chandi Mata deity has been going on for the […]
Constitution has provisions to re-draw J&K’s boundary: Experts
New Delhi (3 MIN READ): After the government curtailed Amarnath Yatra and asked tourists to return, speculation is rife about the Centre’s the next move on Jammu and Kashmir. According to experts, trifurcation of the state, one of the proposals that could be on the table as part of the larger plan to deal with […]
Air fares on Srinagar route spikes 25%
New Delhi/Srinagar (1 MIN READ): Air fares to and from Srinagar have increased 20-25 per cent following the state government’s security advisory on Friday to tourists and pilgrims visiting the state. “Air fares for flights to and from Srinagar have increased by 20-25 per cent,” Rajnish Kumar, Co-founder, ixigo. The unrest could lead to further […]
Troop influx, cutting short Yatra put J&K on watch
New Delhi (3 MIN READ): The abrupt curtailing of Amarnath Yatra on Friday and massive deployment of additional forces over the last few days has set off yet another round of speculation about the Modi government’s next move in Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir state Home Department’s order asking Amarnath Yatris and tourists […]
Pak Army mine, sniper rifle found on Amarnath Yatra route
Srinagar (2 MIN READ): A Pakistan Army anti-personnel mine, a M-24 American sniper rifle with telescope, IEDs, and caches of explosives, and ammunition were recovered in an extensive search along the Amarnath Yatra route, top army officials said on Friday Addressing a joint press conference here, Chinar Corps commander, Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon said: “Extensive […]
J&K govt says Amarnath yatra under threat, asks pilgrims to return immediately
New Delhi (1 MIN READ): Citing intelligence inputs of terror threats to the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday issued an advisory asking the pilgrims to “curtail” their stay in the valley immediately and return as soon as possible. The advisory was issued by the Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir, hours […]
Amarnath Yatra security ‘against people of Kashmir’: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has said the security arrangements made for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra were “against the people of Kashmir”, but Governor Satya Pal Malik defended the measures, citing the Pulwama terror attack. Mufti, the President of the PDP, said the arrangements made for the annual Yatra are causing inconvenience […]
All arrangements in place for this year’s Amarnath Yatra
Jammu/Srinagar: All arrangements for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra were completed on Saturday as the first batch of Valley-bound pilgrims arrived in winter capital Jammu. This year’s Yatra begins on July 1 and pilgrims or ‘yatris’ have already reached the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu en route to the cave shrine in the Himalayas. The […]