Srinagar, July 26 (IANS) More than 18,000 paid obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine while 4,000 had darshan at Amarnath holy cave shrine after both pilgrimages resumed following a six-day weather-induced closure.Officials said both Yatras resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for six days.“Over 4,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath holy cave by last evening, while 18,000 pilgrims had darshan at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, Katra in Jammu region. However, the pilgrimage to Shiv Kh…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The annual pilgrimage to the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for seven consecutive days, bringing relief and joy to thousands of devotees who had been waiting in Katra for the yatra to reopen. The resumption of the pilgrimage witnessed a massive influx of pilgrims, with more than 10,000 devotees gathering at Counter No. 2 to obtain their mandatory RFID cards before beginning the trek to the revered shrine. Long queues …
Jammu, July 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party National President, Nitin Nabin, on Tuesday held detailed discussions with party MPs, MLAs, former legislators and former DDC members about public outreach and for further strengthening the party at the grassroots level.BJP National President Nitin Nabin concluded his two-day visit to Jammu on Tuesday. His morning engagements began at Keshav Bhavan, where he met with RSS functionaries. Afterwards, he presided over a major conference and a State Core Gr…
Jammu, June 28 (IANS) Eight Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and a civilian driver were injured in a road accident near Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J&K’s Reasi district on Sunday, police said,.Police said the accident occurred when a bus carrying them overturned along the Tarakote route to the shrine.The condition of three of the injured CISF personnel — Head Constables Sammy Kumar and M.M. Dubey and constable P.K. Traya — was said to be serious, officials said.The se…
Jammu/Bhopal, May 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday that the state government is studying the management system of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen crowd management, security and pilgrim facilities at major religious destinations across the state. Speaking to media persons in Jammu before leaving for the Mata Vaishno Devi Dham, Chief Minister Yadav added that a Madhya Pradesh government delegation had been assigned to conduct a deta…
Jammu, April 9 (IANS) A record number of more than 23 lakh Yatris have so far paid obeisance at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, CEO of the Shrine Board said. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, told reporters on Wednesday that this year 23 lakh Yatris visited the shrine so far and this number is two lakh more than last year.He assured pilgrims coming to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine that facilities were being f…
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Reasi district on Tuesday reunited two missing persons with their families, bringing relief to the worried relatives. Police said that continuing its commitment to public safety and citizen assistance, it successfully traced and reunited two missing persons in separate incidents reported from Katra.In the first incident, Anil Kumar Tripathi, son of Amar Nath Tripathi, resident of Barra, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), who had been missing from his home,…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Rush of devotees continued across temples in various parts of the country on Tuesday as people celebrated the sixth day of Chaitra Navratri.The nine-day festival is dedicated to the nine forms of Goddess Durga. The sixth day is significant for the worship of Goddess Katyayani.Speaking on the occasion, Pujari Vinod Mishra at Delhi’s Jhandewalan Temple, told IANS, “Today is the sixth day of Vasantha Navratri. On this day, Goddess Katyayani is worshipped. Especially, girl…
Jammu, March 22 (IANS) A huge rush of pilgrims reached the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine base camp, Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday, and they are now proceeding towards the shrine as the Navratri festival picks up momentum. Office of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) said on Sunday that a massive rush of devotees is being witnessed at Katra, the base camp of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, as over 30,000 pilgrims have departed for their onward journey to the hol…