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'Rahveers' to get Rs 25,000 reward: Nitin Gadkari announces new road safety schemesTo encourage immediate public intervention, the Ministry is introducing the "Rahveer" initiative. "If people step in to rush these 50,000 i...
Vaishno Devi offerings case exposes toxic metal in silver: How this adulterant, if present in your jewellery, can damage lungs, kidneys & raise cancer riskA major controversy has emerged at the Vaishno Devi Temple after investigations found that much of the “silver” donated by devotees contain...
Vaishno Devi 'silver' offerings scam: Mint finds toxic fake metal in donationsSilver offerings at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine are not pure silver. Assayers found offerings contained only 5-6% silver, with the rest being ...
J-K: Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage to resume on Wednesday after 22-day haltThe Vaishno Devi Yatra, suspended on August 26 due to a deadly landslide that claimed 34 lives, is set to resume on September 17, 2025, wea...
Vaishno Devi Yatra postponed till further orders due to heavy rainfallThe Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra, initially suspended due to heavy rainfall and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, remains postponed until further...
Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra to resume from Sunday, Sept 14Vaishno Devi Yatra is set to restart on Sunday after a 19-day suspension. The yatra was halted due to a landslide and bad weather. Shri Mat...
Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra remains suspended for sixth consecutive dayThe Shree Mata Vaishno Devi yatra has been suspended for six days following a devastating landslide near the Vaishno Devi temple in Katra, ...
Vaishno Devi Board denies disregarding weather advisories, says yatra halted before cloudburstThe Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) refuted allegations of negligence following a landslide triggered by a cloudburst on Augus...
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board takes responsibility for sending bodies of landslide victims to their native placesA devastating landslide near the Vaishno Devi temple in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, triggered by heavy rains, has resulted in over 30 fatalit...
With 94.8 lakh visitors, Vaishno Devi Shrine records second highest number of pilgrims in decadeThe Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine recorded 94.83 lakh devotees in 2024, the second-highest in a decade. Board CEO, Anshul Garg, reported on...
RFID card compulsory for Vaishno Devi Temple visit from January 1; here's how to get itThose found without RFID cards will be fined from January 1, 2023.
RFID yatra cards started for Mata Vaishno Devi PilgrimagePrior to RFID system, the yatra parchi system was available for Pilgrimage available online and on the counter. Under this new project, CCT...
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board reconstituted, 8 members nominated for 3 yearsThe eight members include AIMIL Pharmaceuticals Chairman K K Sharma, Mahamandaleshwar Swami Vishveshvaranand Giriji Maharaj of Mumbai, reti...
J-K: Vaishno Devi Yatra resumes after brief halt due to stampede incident"A total of 12 people were killed and 13 others injured in a stampede at the shrine atop Trikuta hills early this morning. The stampede was...
Massive fire breaks out at Vaishno Devi shrine forest area; no damages reportedAs of now, no damage has been reported and the Yatra is conducted smoothly. Also, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh tweeted "We are in...
Vaishno Devi yatra's online registration, helicopter booking available from August 26Pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Temple resumed on August 16, nearly 5 months after it was suspended due to COVID-19.
Only rich use chopper services, they can pay tax: J&K Finance Minister Haseeb DrabuHe was replying to a question whether the State government will roll back its tax on chopper services to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine due to pr...
Over 2.7 lakh pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi during NavratrasAs many as 2,76,286 pilgrims visited the holy town at Katra to pay obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine during the Navratra festival.
NGT notice to Centre over use of ponies in Vaishno Devi shrineAn environment activist has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to stop the use of horses and ponies in Vaishno Devi.
RBI to issue Rs 5 coins on Vaishno Devi Shrine Board's 25 years"The face of the coin shall bear Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar with the legend Satyamev Jayate inscribed below," RBI said.