Srinagar, July 22 (IANS) Due to adverse weather, Amarnath Yatra remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday and all devotees lodged inside transit camps and base camps of Baltal and Nunwan (Pahalgam) were safe.Officials said that all religious Yatras in Jammu and Kashmir, including Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra, Shiv Khori Yatra and Machail Mata Yatra, remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day due to heavy rain, flash floods and cloudbursts.In view of…
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Katra, July 19 (IANS) The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra has been suspended as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of pilgrims amid adverse weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. This also coincides with the suspension of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra due to the inclement weather forecast. Authorities have urged devotees to cooperate and avoid undertaking the pilgrimage until further orders.They urged pilgrims to stay updated for the latest information on the Yatra…
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) Due to adverse weather, authorities said on Saturday that the Shri Amarnathji Yatra will remain suspended from July 19. Anshul Garg, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, said that in view of the inclement weather forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Yatra shall remain temporarily suspended from both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes with effect from 19.07.2026 as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well‑being of the pilgrims.He added …
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS A new record was set on Tuesday for the ongoing SANJY-2026 when over 3 lakh Yatris performed the Yatra in just 12 days since it started on July 3. J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the chairman of the Shri Amarnath ji Shrine Board (SASB) that manages the affairs of the annual pilgrimage, said on X that the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra has set a historic new record, crossing the 3 lakh mark in just 12 days. He commended all the officials, service providers and…
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) Since it started on July 3, over 2.75 lakh devotees have performed the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 (SANJY-2026) in Kashmir as another batch of 5,335 yatris left Jammu on Tuesday for the Valley.Officials said that during the last 11 days, nearly three lakh Yatris have performed the Yatra.On Monday, 24,259 yatris had darshan inside the holy cave shrine, and another batch of 5,335 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Valley in two escorted convo…
Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Five pilgrims of the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra were injured on Friday in a road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district.Officials said on Friday that five Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured, one of them critically, after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident on the Udhampur-Chenani stretch of National Highway-44 near Toldi Nallah early in the morning.Officials said the accident involving an Ertiga vehicle bearing registrat…
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS) Over 1.13 lakh devotees had ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine during the last five days as another batch of 9,837 yatris left Jammu for Kashmir on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.Reports said over 1.13 lakh Yatris performed the ongoing SANJY-2026 during the last five days since it started on July 3.Official sources said that the 7th batch of 9,837 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu early this morning in two escorted convoys for the two ba…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The seventh batch of pilgrims undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra departed from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Wednesday amid an atmosphere of devotion and elaborate security arrangements, as thousands of devotees continued their journey to the holy cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas.Pilgrims expressed satisfaction with the facilities and security arrangements put in place by the authorities, with many describing the pilgrimage as a spiritually fulfilling e…
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra, since its inception on July 2, continues to witness an overwhelming response as the total number of pilgrims crossed the 1 lakh mark on Tuesday, in just five days of pilgrimage. The unprecedented turnout of devotees is evident from the rising number of footfalls as the devotees march towards the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the Southern Himalayas to pay obeisance at the holy cave.According to official figures, the number of pilgrims crossed t…
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) Over 85,000 Yatris performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last four days as more than 28,000 people had ‘darshan’ on Monday. Officials said on Tuesday that since the Yatra started on July 3, in the last four days, 85,779 pilgrims performed the Yatra while 28,818 Yatris had ‘darshan’ in one day yesterday.The rush of Yatris is increasing with each passing day. Yesterday, despite heavy rain during the day, Yatris continued their journey from both the tracks to perfo…