Anantnag district administration begins preparations ahead of Amarnath YatraThe Anantnag District Administration is preparing for the Amarnath Yatra starting June 29. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the 'Pr...
23 Jun, 2024, 06.36 AM IST
Over 50,000 devotees visit Amarnath cave shrine in first four days of pilgrimageOver 50,000 devotees have visited the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir since the start of the pilgrimage four days ago. However, a 67-year-o...
04 Jul, 2023, 10.04 PM IST
Amarnath Yatra: First batch of pilgrims begins journey towards cave shrine from Baltal base campThe pilgrims will undertake a 12-km journey from the base camp to the holy cave shrine located at an altitude of about 13,000 feet. All arr...
01 Jul, 2023, 07.12 AM IST
Amarnath Yatra begins, 2,750 pilgrims leaves Nunwan base camp for cave shrineJammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of 4,890 pilgrims from the Jammu base camp.
30 Jun, 2022, 07.58 AM IST
Centre plans third chopper route for Amarnath pilgrimsAs of now, helicopter services are available for the pilgrims from Baltal and Pahalgam to Panchtarni. From this drop-off point, pilgrims ei...
09 Jun, 2022, 07.23 PM IST
2,400 additional BSF troops deployed in Amarnath yatra routeAs many as 2,400 additional personnel of BSF have been deployed in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure security during the Amarnath yatra beginning...
13 Jul, 2018, 03.48 PM IST
Enforce security plans vigorously: Government tells Jammu and Kashmir forcesThe directive from the central government came in the wake of the killing of seven Amarnath pilgrims in a terror attack on Monday.
13 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Multiple-tier security for Amarnath pilgrimage 2018A multi-tier security will be put in place for the smooth conduct of the pilgrimage which attracts a few lakh pilgrims every year, an offic...
26 Apr, 2018, 06.54 PM IST
"Highest alert" sounded in Jammu and Kashmir after Amarnath attackThe alert was issued after a central ministerial team comprising MoS in the PMO Jitendra Singh and MoS for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir visite...
12 Jul, 2017, 04.38 PM IST
Rajnath Singh calls meet on Kashmir situationDirector General of CRPF R R Bhatnagar has already reached Srinagar to review the deployment of the central forces in the pilgrimage route.
11 Jul, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Amarnath Yatra concludes incident-free: CRPFThe CRPF said that it succeeded in conducting the Amarnath pilgrimage without any incident yet again, despite threats of militant strikes.
31 Aug, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Srinagar, Amarnath cave shrine on July 1-2On July 2, the Home Minister will visit the Amarnath shrine where conduct a physical review of the steps being taken for the safety of the ...
29 Jun, 2015, 08.59 PM IST
- Amarnath Yatra to begin from June 28, registration from March
The annual pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine will begin from June 28 this year and conclude on August 10, it was announced today.
20 Jan, 2014, 08.42 PM IST
Amarnath yatra security issue should not be politicised: CPMCPI(M) said the issue of security of Amarnath Yatra should not be politicised as it increments the element of uncertainty to the annual pil...
20 Jun, 2013, 07.00 PM IST
- Amarnath Yatra: 18,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at shrine
Over 18,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine of Lord Shiva during the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in the first three days.
26 Jun, 2012, 01.36 PM IST
- Chidambaram reviews J-K security situation
The overall security situation in J&K was today reviewed by P Chidambaram, who also took stock of arrangements for the annual Amarnath pilg...
21 Jun, 2011, 07.12 PM IST
- Amarnath yatra suspended by a day
The Amarnath yatra has been suspended for a day in view of the heavy rains lashing in areas lying en route to the cave shrine.
30 Jun, 2007, 02.00 PM IST