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.
As per the SASB official, all those undertaking the Yatra must possess COVID negative certificates.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir is under a lockdown with Section 144 imposed across Srinagar and other sensitive areas of the Valley.
Amid escalating tensions in Jammu and Kashmir a major security build up has sparked fears and tensions among the locals and tourists.
The development assumes significances after the Jammu and Kashmir government issued a security advisory for tourists and pilgrims on Amarnath Yatra to curtail their pilgrimage.
The Indian Army on Friday said that it has received confirmed intelligence inputs on terrorists backed by Pakistan army trying to disrupt Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir.