Katra residents protest ₹250-crore Vaishno Devi ropeway, threaten hunger strikeLocals in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, are protesting a proposed ropeway project to the Vaishno Devi shrine. They fear it will impact the live...
28 Oct, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
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...
16 Sep, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
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...
14 Sep, 2025, 06.24 AM IST
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...
12 Sep, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
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...
01 Jan, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
New track to Vaishno Devi cave shrine closed amid inclement weather conditionsAmid inclement weather conditions, the new track to Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine was closed, according to a police official. But, the old ...
19 Jul, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
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.
19 Dec, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
Vaishno Devi pilgrimage footfall in 2022 highest in 9 years: Official"Till December 6 this year, 86.40 lakh pilgrims visited the cave shrine for the blessings of Mata Rani - a manifestation of the Hindu mothe...
10 Dec, 2022, 04.35 PM IST
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...
30 Aug, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
J-K: Flash floods near Vaishno Devi temple throw spanner for devoteesIn view of the heavy rains and flash floods, the upward movement of devotees in Mata Vaishno Devi temple has been stopped.
20 Aug, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
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...
01 Jan, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
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.
25 Aug, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
COVID-19 puts curbs on religious travelHotel bookings and room nights in pilgrimage sites are declining across destinations with travellers deferring all plans, said hotels, tour...
21 Mar, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Redbus announces launch of pilgrimage packagesRedbus intends to make this an end-to-end travel convenience feature by enabling users to also customize their packages by adding additiona...
23 May, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
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.
23 Oct, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
- Tax imposed on copter service for pilgrims taken in haste: BJP
Coalition partner BJP said that J&K minister's decision of levying service tax on helicopter service at Vaishno Devi shrine was taken in a ...
10 Sep, 2015, 08.06 PM IST
BJP seeks immediate roll-back of service tax on J&K chopper servicesThe BJP leader claimed that the minister was misleading the nation by stating that the tax had been imposed on all helicopter services in J...
09 Sep, 2015, 01.50 PM IST