Heavy downpour stalls reopening of Jammu-Srinagar NH; Vaishno Devi yatra remains suspended for 13th dayHeavy downpour continues to disrupt restoration efforts on the landslide-hit Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which has now been closed for...
Mata Vaishnodevi yatra remains suspended for 7th day amid heavy rains in KatraThe Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage remains suspended for the seventh day due to heavy rainfall and a previous landslide that claimed 34 lives...
Direct chopper services from Jammu to Mata Vaishnodevi Bhawan to commence from June 18The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDB) has announced that helicopter services will begin from June 18 to the Bhawan cave shrine of...
Vaishno Devi Ropeway: A Rs 250 crore ropeway to cut travel time from 6 hours to 6 minutes; Here's everything to knowAs construction on a Rs. 250 crore ropeway gets underway, the challenging trek to Vaishno Devi may soon be history. The three-year-long pro...
5 arrested, 4 detained in connection with stone pelting during anti-encroachment drive in JammuThe owner of the showroom, Sajad Ahmed Beigh, is among those arrested, according to police. "We have arrested five people and detained four...
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...
Suspected terrorist held with explosive material in JammuThe suspect, a resident of Banihal, was arrested from Trikuta Nagar area on the outskirts of the city late Saturday night, they said. They ...
Putty manufacturing companies penalised for not passing on GST rate cut benefitThe Centre has issued directions that all such pre-packed commodities with reduced GST slab must bear revised MRP so that consumers can ava...
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...
Vaishno Devi yatra resumes as choppers brought in to douse forest fireThe authorities have deployed a large number of forest officials who are being assisted by shrine board officials as well as locals.
Maiden master plan for Vaishnodevi shrine areaThere are over 650 water disposal points, 35 shelters- cum-sheds, 13 cafeterias and over hundred odd shops serving eatables and non-alcohol...
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...
- 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...
President Pranab Mukherjee pays obeisance at Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and KashmirPranab Mukherjee paid obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.
- Miners see opening as Supreme Court denotifies Trikuta sanctuary
SC has ruled that Trikuta hills around the Vaishno Devi temple cannot be regarded as a wildlife sanctuary, and can open gates for minning.
- Fire in Vaishnodevi hills, pilgrims not affected
The season's simmering heat caused a fire in Trikuta hills, the cave shrine of Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir, last night but it did not ...