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…
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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,…
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…
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) In view of the Chaitra Navratri rush at the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Udhampur-Reasi range held a crime review meeting on Thursday.A police statement said that DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Sarah Rizvi, held a crime review of the district Reasi at Katra. The meeting was attended by SSP Reasi Paramvir Singh, SP Katra, and Additional SP Reasi and other police officers.During the meeting, SSP Rea…
Jammu, March 5 (IANS) A skill enhancement programme organised by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) for local Pujaris concluded on Thursday at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.The nine-day free skill enhancement training programme on Vedic rituals was organised for local Pujaris at the SMVD Gurukul and concluded amid the chanting of Vedic mantras.The programme commenced on February 25, 2026, under the directions of the Chairma…
Jammu, Feb 18 (IANS) In a historic moment for Jammu and Kashmir, Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation of Shankaracharya Temple situated on the adjoining hillocks of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district. Officials said that after six decades of waiting, Jammu and Kashmir finally witnessed the foundation-laying ceremony for the Shri Shankaracharya Temple. The concept for the construction of Shri Shankaracharya Temple was originally conceived in 1967. During 2025, a Memorandum of…
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at the house of a retired government employee in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city in connection with a terror-related case registered in 2024.Official sources said NIA carried out searches at the house of Gulam Nabi Bhat in the Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city this morning.The J&K Police and CRPF assisted the NIA sleuths during the search operation.More details about the raid and official st…
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) The minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city improved marginally on Wednesday, as the Meteorological Department forecast generally dry weather until Friday evening. Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg ski resort minus 8 degrees Celsius, and Pahalgam minus 5.6 degrees.Jammu city recorded a minimum temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius, Katra town 7.5 degrees Celsius, Batote 1.6 degrees Celsius, Banihal minus 1.1 degrees Ce…
Jammu, Feb 1 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday trapped a Junior Engineer (JE) in Reasi district while demanding and accepting a bribe.Rahul Gandotra, a JE posted as TA in BDO Office Gulabgarh Mahore, Reasi, was arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000, a statement issued by the ACB said.Three cases of corruption are already registered against him.”ACB Jammu registered a case FIR No. 03/2026 U/S 07 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at PS A…
Jammu, Jan 23 (IANS) Owners of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, shops and other business establishments in J&K’s Reasi district were on Friday ordered to submit details of their employees to the authorities.The order was issued by the Additional District Magistrate, Reasi, under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.Noting that the district is known for two holy shrines, viz. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra and Shri Shiv Khori shrine at Ransoo in Tehsil Pouni, where a lar…