Faith can't protect crumbling infraIndia's religious tourism faces a crisis due to unchecked growth, infrastructural mismatch, and reckless development, leading to disasters ...
28 Aug, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
How Uttarakhand plans to put a stop to Char Dham chaosUttarakhand government plans 'Dharmik Yatra Authority' to regulate Char Dham Yatra and other pilgrimages like Kanwar yatra. Tourism Ministe...
16 May, 2024, 01.14 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM Dhami withdraws decision of daily cap on Char Dham pilgrimsThe chief minister has decided to withdraw the decision to put a daily cap on the number of pilgrims visiting the temples, an order issued ...
21 Apr, 2023, 08.37 PM IST
Carefulness is next to godlinessThe Uttarakhand government's proposal for a daily cap on the number of pilgrims at Badrinath, one of the pilgrimage towns that comprise the...
03 Mar, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
RFID in offing for pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J-KOfficials in the know of the developments said that Jammu and Kashmir administration, through Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, is plann...
22 May, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Daily cap on Char Dham pilgrims increasedAn earlier government order in this regard had been partially modified, increasing the limit to 16,000 for Badrinath, 13,000 for Kedarnath,...
11 May, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Badrinath Dham all set to open doors for devotees todayThe annual Chardham Yatra began on May 3 on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya with the opening of the portals of Gangotri and Yamu...
08 May, 2022, 07.10 AM IST
Covid surge puts a brake on Delhi govt's pilgrimage scheme for elderly"The decision to suspend the scheme for the time being has been taken due to rising number of Covid across the country. It will restart whe...
06 Jan, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
TTD releases special entry darshan tickets for Tirumala templeThe tickets for special entry darshan for November and December are being available from 9 am on Friday.
22 Oct, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
Uttarakhand govt moves high court to remove daily cap on Chardham pilgrimsThe current limit is 1,000 pilgrims daily for Badrinath, 800 for Kedarnath, 600 for Gangotri and 400 for Yamunotri.
02 Oct, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Over 42,000 e-passes issued for Chardham YatraAccordingly to the official, 1,267 pilgrims reached all the four Dhams till today afternoon, out of which 368 pilgrims visited Shri Badrina...
20 Sep, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
Uttarakhand HC extends stay on Char Dham Yatra till July 28The four pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand are Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri.
09 Jul, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
High Court stays Uttarakhand government's partial 'Char Dham Yatra' planThe state cabinet had allowed people from Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi to undertake the yatra by following Covid-19 protocols and st...
29 Jun, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
15,000 devotees to be allowed to offer prayers at Vaishnodevi Temple from November 1In a fresh standard operating procedure (SOP), the administration said, "As such, in exercise of powers conferred under the disaster manage...
30 Oct, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
Quota for Vaishno Devi pilgrims from outside J-K raised to 500 daily: Official"The pilgrimage to the cave shrine is proceeding smoothly and picking up pace with each passing day. Keeping this in view, the quota of pil...
05 Sep, 2020, 06.48 PM IST
Devotees start thronging Vaishno Devi Shrine as authorities reopen religious places in J&KThe shrine along with other religious places across the Union Territory reopened for devotees on Sunday morning after remaining closed for ...
16 Aug, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
New Haj policy this week, Mumbai-Jeddah sea route to be revivedA key feature of the policy, expected to be implemented from the next year, will be to revive the option of sending pilgrims via the sea ro...
01 Oct, 2017, 12.33 PM IST