Tag: Amarnath shrine
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IAF deployed for rescue effort at Amarnath shrine
The Cheetal helicopters flew 45 sorties, carrying five NDRF and Army personnel and 3.5 tonnes of relief material while evacuating 45 survivors from the holy cave.
July 10, 2022 -
Chhari Mubarak of Lord Shiva reaches Amarnath shrine, prayers offered
A group of sadhus led by Mahant Deependra Giri carried the Holy Mace to the cave shrine from Srinagar.
August 22, 2021 -
Kashmir Cauldron~II
The reduction in violence and the increase in tourist inflows did not last long due to the failure of the elite ~ both political and administrative ~ to meet the expectations of the people as they were more interested in clinging on to power. Matters were made worse by the skewed development policies pursued by successive governments.
August 18, 2021 -
Cloudburst reported near Amarnath shrine
The pilgrimage to the shrine has been cancelled as a precautionary measure due to Covid-19 and only security forces were deployed there on guard duty.
July 28, 2021 -
J-K govt asks Amarnath pilgrims to ‘return as soon as possible’ after intel inputs on terror threats
The security forces have busted a number of terror caches along the pilgrimage route and recovered a Pakistan Army landmine and an M-24 American sniper rifle with a telescope from one of them.
August 2, 2019 -
Amarnath Yatra suspended today as separatists call for protest shutdown
Over 1.50 lakh pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra so far, since the annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine started on July 1.
July 13, 2019 -
Governor undertakes aerial survey of snow covered Amarnath shrine routes
Accompanied by K Vijay Kumar, Advisor to Governor and BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, Malik conducted an aerial survey of the entire Shri Amarnathji Yatra route along the Baltal-Domel-Sangam-Panjtarni-Sheshnag-Chandanwari-Pahalgam axis to gain a firsthand view of the existing snow accumulation levels.
June 9, 2019 -
Fresh batch of over 4,000 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine
A fresh batch of 4,195 pilgrims left Jammu for the Amarnath shrine in Kashmir on Monday as officials confirmed that over 1,87,300 pilgrims have so far performed the 2018 Yatra.
July 16, 2018 -
A journey of faith
The Valley these days is humming with pilgrims heading towards the Amarnath shrine on the Himalayas in South Kashmir. The tourist spots of Pahalgam and Baltal (Sonamarg), which are the base camps for the pilgrimage, did not have many tourists this season but are now bustling with the footfall of pilgrims. The two-month-long pilgrimage began...
July 1, 2018 -
SC quashes NGT order on ‘silence zone’ at Amarnath shrine
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that declared a “silence zone” in front of the ice stalagmite resembling the “Shivalinga” at the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta stayed the December 13 order of the...
April 16, 2018 -
No restrictions on chanting mantras, ringing bells at Amarnath: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday clarified that it has put “no restrictions” on the chiming of bells or chanting of mantras inside the famed Amarnath shrine in a bid to preserve its eco sensitivity. “There is no restriction on chanting of mantras, singing of bhajans inside Amarnath cave shrine,” the NGT said, a...
December 14, 2017 -
Amarnath yatra: Over 1.15 lakh devotees pay obeisance
Over 1.15 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at ice lingum of Lord Shiva at the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir himalayas. The seventh batch of 2,246 pilgrims on Friday left winter capital city of Jammu for twin base-camps of Amarnath cave shrine. With the death of three more pilgrims due...
July 8, 2017