Srinagar, July 2 (IANS) The first batch of SANJY-2026, beginning tomorrow, reached the two base camps of Baltal in Ganderbal district and Nunwan (Pahalgam) in Anantnag district on Thursday. Of the 4,822 yatris who left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu in two escorted convoys today, 2,510 yatris reached Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp while 2,312 yatris reached Baltal base camp.At Baltal base camp, the yatris were accorded a warm and heartfelt welcome by Satish Sharma, Minister for Food, Civil Sup…
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Jammu, June 30 (IANS) Traffic restrictions are being imposed in J&K’s Jammu from July 2, a day ahead of the start of the annual Amarnath Yatra.Officials said that with the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2026 (SANJY-2026) set to commence on July 3, the Traffic Police Jammu have announced route restrictions and diversions in the city from Thursday to ensure smooth movement of pilgrim convoys.An advisory issued by traffic police said that the first convoy will move from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar, on …
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) Token distribution for the annual Amarnath Yatra began on Tuesday at the Tawi River Front in J&K’s Jammu city ahead of the official registration process scheduled to start on Wednesday.The administration has set up 10 token distribution counters at the venue to facilitate pilgrims. A total of 1,600 tokens have been issued, with 800 allocated for the Pahalgam route and 800 for the Baltal route.Officials said that pilgrims receiving tokens on Tuesday will be able to com…
Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) J&K L-G Manoj Sinha on Saturday appealed to civil society members, including religious, political, business leaders, and other groups, to join hands in making the upcoming SANJY-2026 an example of religion and selfless service by rising above all other considerations. During an interaction with civil society members regarding the upcoming SANJY-2026, Sinha said that significant efforts have been made to improve roads, connectivity and infrastructure, making the Amarn…
Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Central Kashmir Range (CKR), Rajiv Pande, on Saturday reviewed the security arrangements for the upcoming SANJY-2026 at the north Kashmir Baltal base camp in J&K’s Ganderbal district. A police statement said today that, in view of the forthcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026, DIG Central Kashmir Range (CKR) Rajiv Pande conducted a comprehensive review of the security arrangements at the Joint Police Control Room (JPC…
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Thursday that they have put in place a major technology-backed security arrangement called ‘Project Hawk Eye’ for the upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 (SANJY-2026).Police officials said the project is a comprehensive surveillance initiative featuring aerial monitoring, advanced facial recognition systems, sniper deployment and hundreds of CCTV cameras.“Its objective is to provide comprehensive surveillan…
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) In order to ensure smooth and hassle-free movement of Yatris during the upcoming SANJY-2026, J&K Traffic Department on Wednesday issued the detailed timing schedule for the Yatri convoys. According to the schedule, the Yatri convoy will leave the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas for the north Kashmir Baltal base camp before or by 4 a.m. each day. The escorted convoy must leave Banihal for Baltal before or by 10 a.m.From the Manigam transit camp in Ganderbal district, the c…