Amarnath yatra culminates as Shiva’s Holy Mace reaches the cave shrine
The 62-day long Amarnath yatra on the mountains of South Kashmir drew to a close on Thursday with the silver…
The 62-day long Amarnath yatra on the mountains of South Kashmir drew to a close on Thursday with the silver…
Due to a considerable fall in the number of pilgrims, the J&K Administration on Sunday announced the temporary suspension of…
Since the annual pilgrimage started on July 1, over 4.30 lakh Yatris have performed the yatra.
After remaining suspended for a day, an escorted convoy of 1,626 pilgrims left Jammu to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra on Sunday.
Pilgrims continued to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra as another batch of 1,181 Yatris left Jammu for Kashmir on Friday.
The meeting was held days after Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla convened a similar meeting to review the security preparedness of the annual pilgrimage.
Jammu ADGP Mukesh Singh has taken stock of the security along the pilgrimage route ahead of the Amarnath Yatra to thwart nefarious designs of terrorists.
The registration for the annual pilgrimage will begin from April 11. During the yatra, all the registered pilgrims will be given an RFID tag, which will ensure the exact location of the person at all times.
To ensure completion of various works and arrangements well in time, it was impressed upon the concerned to initiate the implementation of plans and projects in the 1st week of April.
The Board further said that the devotees will be able to pay respects to the deity through live telecast.