Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway to cut travel time between cities to 6 hrs from 14 hrsThe distance between Delhi and Katra will be cut short by over 150 kilometers. The Delhi-Katra distance will be cut from 727 km to 588 km. ...
20 Jan, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Katra-Delhi road to be completed by 2023, will reduce travel time to 6.5 hours: Jitendra SinghThe project is estimated to cost over Rs 35,000 crore, he said, adding the important cities through which this corridor will pass include J...
12 Aug, 2020, 10.16 PM IST
Vande Bharat to Vaishno Devi makes both commercial, political sense for BJP GovtRailways minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the train will start operations during the auspicious period of Navratras
20 Sep, 2019, 07.52 AM IST
High alert in Jammu after suspected militants fire on security forcesThe high alert was issued for areas along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and the Jammu region after the incident, the officials said.
12 Sep, 2018, 01.27 PM IST
Security on high alert in Katra after army uniforms recoveredDuring a routine patrolling, two army uniforms and shoes were last evening found abandoned under the bridge in the Jammu district's Jhajjar...
14 Jul, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
Nagrota terror attack: Alert sounded in VaishnodeviAuthorities sounded an alert and stepped up security in and around Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine in Trikuta hills of...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.12 PM IST
NGT caps number of pilgrims at Vaishno Devi at 50,000 per dayThe NGT directed that no horses or mules shall be allowed on the new route to the shrine and these animals shall be removed slowly from the...
13 Nov, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
Restriction imposed in Katra due to protests by pottersClashes between the police and Poniwalas-Pithus took place late last night after the cops shifted five of them, observing fast unto death, ...
17 Dec, 2015, 01.45 PM IST
7 killed as chopper from Vaishnodevi crashes after ‘vulture hit’ in KatraSeven people, including the pilot, and a newly-wed couple were killed when a chopper ferrying them back from the over 700-yearold Vaishnode...
24 Nov, 2015, 02.07 AM IST
- Seven killed as chopper crashes in Katra
The chopper of a private airliner, which was carrying pilgrims from Sanjichat helipad in Trikuta hills, crashed at new bus stand area in Ka...
23 Nov, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
NGT ired over solid waste dumping around Vaishno Devi shrine"Even the dung is dumped and is lying all over the passage which certainly is injurious to health," a bench headed by NGT chairperson Swata...
17 Nov, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
Katra in J&K to be linked to Delhi via Amritsar through expressway: MoS Jitendra SinghThe Katra town in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir will soon be connected to Delhi via Amritsar through an expressway.
28 Sep, 2015, 08.09 PM IST
Katra to be developed on 80 sq kms under new Master PlanKatra town, the base camp for Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, will be developed on nearly 80 sq km area as per a revised Master Plan, an official...
22 May, 2015, 02.28 PM IST
Railway Budget 2014: Narendra Modi hints at more private sector role in railwaysModi said India should evolve a separate policy for the development of hilly regions and there is a strong possibility of private sector pa...
05 Jul, 2014, 05.55 AM IST
More trains to Katra: PM Narendra ModiPm Modi said more trains would be introduced from places such as New Delhi, Howrah Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bangalore to the pilgrim town.
04 Jul, 2014, 09.28 PM IST
Ahead of Modi's maiden visit, tight security over Jammu and KashmirDuring the one-day visit, Modi will make his first stop in Jammu from where he will go to Katra to flag off the inaugural train from the ne...
03 Jul, 2014, 03.24 PM IST
- Sale, consumption of alcohol, meat banned in Katra
The sale, consumption and possession of alcohol and meat has been banned by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in Katra for two months...
05 Oct, 2007, 12.33 PM IST