JAMMU: More than 4,400 people left Jammu on Friday to join the pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security, officials said.They will leave for the temple situated at an altitude of 3,880 meters after reaching the two base camps of the yatra -...
Jammu, Despite the recent terrorist attacks in the Jammu region, thousands of devotees from across the country have been thronging the Amarnath Yatra base camp daily chanting slogans like 'Bam Bam Bhole' and 'Har Har Mahadev'.From the base camp of Jammu, they begin their journey towards the...
Mumbai, Maharashtra Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal to provide free pilgrimage to senior citizens under 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana'. An officer gave this information.According to the proposal, citizens above 60 years of age and with annual income up to Rs 2.5 lakh can avail...
New Delhi, The VHP on Tuesday claimed that Muslims are selling puja items at various Hindu pilgrimage sites "concealing" their identity and urged all state governments to take effective measures to stop them from running such shops "so that the faith of the Hindus is not to hurt".Vishva Hindu...
In Srinagar, around 114.57 tonnes of waste have been collected from the twin routes to the Amarnath shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas since the start of the annual pilgrimage 10 days ago, officials said on Monday, as part of ground-breaking sanitation measures to ensure an "eco-friendly...
Officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), which manages the affairs of the annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine, said more than 1.50 lakh pilgrims have made the journey in seven days so far."Another batch of 5,871 passengers left for the Valley today from Bhagwati Nagar...
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Baltal in Ganderbal district, which falls on the route of the Amarnath Yatra, witnessed rain on Friday, the seventh day of the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine located in the Himalayas of Cashmere.Conducted by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board...
New Delhi: The Delhi government's flagship scheme, the Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana, will soon restart with senior citizens going on pilgrimage to Puri and Tirupati, officials said on Thursday.The scheme was put on hold due to the model code of conduct imposed ahead of the Lok Sabha...
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Another batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims began their journey from Pantha Chowk Srinagar base camp on Thursday under tight security measures.Pilgrims are going through Baltal and Pahalgam routes.The annual yatra, which lasts for 45 days, is a major...
Itanagar: A 51-foot tall statue of sage Parashurama, considered one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, will be built at 'Parashurama Kund', a holy place on the banks of river Lohit in Arunachal Pradesh. An official gave this information on Tuesday. ,The official said the state government is...
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Amid tight security, another batch of pilgrims on Tuesday set out on Amarnath pilgrimage from Pantha Chowk base camp in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.Pilgrims expressed happiness over the annual pilgrimage as they were seen standing in queue at the Pantha...
Anand Singh, from Baltal (Jammu and Kashmir), Jaipur, Rajasthan, lost both his legs in an accident in 2002. Singh, a devotee of Lord Shiva, has begun his 12th pilgrimage to Amarnath at a height of 3,880 meters for the holy darshan. Cave temple.He said, "I started coming to Baba's court in...
Jammu, Kashmir The third batch of 6,619 pilgrims left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu in two separate convoys to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in the Himalayas, officials said on Sunday.Nearly 14,000 pilgrims offered prayers at the sacred cave shrine located at an altitude of...
Officials said the third batch of 6,619 passengers left for the Valley from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu on Sunday morning in two security convoys of 319 vehicles."Of these, 2,781 pilgrims left for Baltal base camp in 151 vehicles at 3:50 am, while 3,838 pilgrims left for Nunwan...
Srinagar/Jammu, More than 13,000 pilgrims visited the holy Amarnath cave on Saturday, the first day of the annual pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas taking place amid tight security.The first group of pilgrims left the twin base camps of Baltal and Nunwan to begin their journey towards...
New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government is committed to ensuring a safe, smooth and pleasant pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine and is making all possible arrangements to ensure that devotees do not face any inconvenience. Don't have to face.The annual...
Officials said that around 11 am today, more than 1100 devotees had darshan inside the cave temple.The batches of pilgrims were flagged off in the morning by the respective District Development Commissioners and other district level senior officials from the two base camps of Baltal and Nunwan...
Making an announcement in this regard in the state assembly, he said that the government will make necessary policies and rules that will enable senior citizens to travel for pilgrimages.CM Shinde intervened during the discussion on the calling attention motion brought by Shiv Sena MLA Pratap...
Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday announced 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana', a pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens of all religions.He said that this scheme will help those elderly people who are unable to visit pilgrimage sites alone.Shinde made the...
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that a master plan of Rs 424 crore has been prepared for the improvement of Badrinath temple facilities in the state.The Chief Minister said his government is committed to developing the pilgrimage...