Amarnath Shrine

Additional Director General of Police Jammu Mukesh Singh on Sunday visited Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district and took stock of security at the transit camp in the Banihal area and en-route nation

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired the 43rd meeting of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB) in Delhi and said his administration is committed to ensure a hassle-free pilgrimage. During the meeting, the members discussed various ongoing and upcoming projects, an official release said. This year, 3.65 lakh pilgrims visited the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from June 30 to August 11. According to the release, the board was informed that Border Roads Organisation (BRO) had been asked to restorate and maintain both stretches of the yatra track - the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag district and 14-km shorter Baltal in Ganderbal district. The members were also apprised about the upcoming Yatri Niwas at different locations to increase the holding capacity of the yatris at prominent places. During the meeting, directions were issued for early preparation of all the yatra related works and ensuring their allotment

The 18th batch of over 5,200 Amarnath pilgrims left from here on Sunday for twin base camps in south Kashmir Himalayas for 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath

Six pilgrims and one pony driver died of natural causes during the Amarnath Yatra in the last 36 hours, taking the overall death toll in the ongoing pilgrimage to 49, officials said on Saturday

Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Friday visited the Amarnath cave shrine and the Panjtarni base camp to take stock of the arrangements in place for the ongoing annual pilgrimage.

Amid tight security, another batch of over 5,000 pilgrims on Thursday left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp to offer prayers at the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas

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The Indian Air Force said it deployed eight helicopters as part of the rescue and relief operations following the cloudburst incident near the Amarnath cave shrine

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A cloudburst hit near the base camp of the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on Friday, officials said. The cloudburst hit the cave area at around 5.30 pm after heavy rains, they said. Police and other civil administration have launched a rescue operation as some langars were affected by the gushing waters, the officials said. There were no reports of any casualties so far, they said.

He said relief and rescue measures were in full swing to provide succour to those stranded, and hoped that the "yatra be soon resumed".

Amid tight security, the tenth batch of over 6,100 Amarnath pilgrims left from here on Friday for the twin base camps of 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas

Amid tight security, the six batch of over 6,300 Amarnath pilgrims on Tuesday left for 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, officials said

Amid tight security, the sixth batch of over 7,200 pilgrims left from here on Monday for the twin base camps of 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said

5 pilgrims have died since the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra this year, even as over 40,000 devotees have so far visited the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Sunday.

The Yatra is set to start on June 30, 2022, and conclude on August 11, 2022

He also directed officials to make arrangements so that devotees can virtually attend the morning and evening aartis' at the Himalayan cave shrine

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking restriction on the access of the general public/devotees in this year's Amarnath Yatra due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

The NGT earlier said that declaring the area around the Amarnath cave shrine a "silence zone" would be helpful in preventing avalanches