Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra this year will begin July 1, and last 46 days, it was announced here on Thursday. The decision was taken by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik. IANS
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60-day Amarnath Yatra ends
Srinagar : The 60-day Amarnath Yatra ended peacefully on Sunday with over 2.85 lakh pilgrims performing the Himalayan pilgrimage this year. The Yatra started on June 28. The ‘Chhari Mubarak’ (Lord Shiva’s Mace) carried by a group of Hindu priests headed by Swami Deepinder Giri, its custodian, reached the cave shrine on Sunday morning. The […]
Amarnath Yatra to remain temporarily suspended from Jammu
Jammu : Ahead of the Indian and Pakistan Independence Day celebrations, authorities on Monday decided to suspend the Amarnath Yatra from Jammu for three days to ensure safety and security of the pilgrims. No pilgrim was allowed on Monday to proceed towards the Kashmir Valley from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas, police said. The pilgrimage […]
Separatist-called shutdown temporarily suspends Amarnath Yatra
Jammu : Authorities on Sunday decided to temporarily suspend the ongoing Amarnath Yatra from Jammu to the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley for two days due to a separatist-called protest shutdown. The complete protest shutdown in the Valley was called to support Article 35A that gives special powers to the state legislature. According to […]
Service providers seek limiting Amarnath Yatra to 30 days
Srinagar : An organisation of service providers for the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on Monday suggested to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) to limit the annual Yatra to 30 days. The Shri Amarnathji Barfani Langer Organisation (SABLO) made the suggestion to limit the Yatra to 30 days to the SASB, headed by state Governor N.N. […]
Amarnath Yatra hampered due to separatist-called shutdown
Jammu : Amarnath pilgrims were not allowed to move towards the cave shrine from Jammu on Sunday due to a separatist-called protest shutdown in the Kashmir Valley, police said. The protest shutdown was called to mark the second death anniversary of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani who was killed along with his two associates by the […]
Amarnath Yatra suspended for third day
Jammu : The annual Amarnath Yatra remained suspended for a third consecutive day on Friday due to bad weather conditions. Pilgrims were not permitted to move from Jammu towards the shrine’s Baltal and Pahalgam base camps in the Kashmir Valley Friday. “There has been an improvement in the weather today. The situation will be reviewed […]
Amarnath Yatra resumes after three days
Jammu/Srinagar : The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed after three days on Sunday after pilgrims from the two base camps in the Kashmir Valley were permitted to move towards the cave shrine. The pilgrimage was suspended due to incessant rains across Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 6,877 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu […]
Amarnath Yatra remains suspended due to bad weather
Jammu : The annual Amarnath Yatra remained suspended on Saturday due to incessant rains across Jammu and Kashmir. According to authorities, no vehicle carrying pilgrims was allowed to move towards the Valley from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu. “Yatra continues to remain suspended as both the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps were lashed […]
Flood declared in south Kashmir, Amarnath Yatra suspended
Srinagar : Incessant rains during the last two days have swollen rivers, streams and other water bodies in the Kashmir Valley while flood was declared in south Kashmir areas on Friday, an official said. The Amarnath Yatra was also suspended. Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control, M.M. Shahnawaz, in a statement, said: “At 6 p.m. […]