"amarnath-yatra"

The Amarnath Yatra has been suspended from August 4, nearly a week early, due to dangerous weather and damaged tracks. Over four lakh pilgrims visited the shrine this year. Officials cited safety and repair work as the reasons for early closure.

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on July 31 due to heavy rains affecting base camp routes. Pilgrim convoys from Jammu were halted. From August 1, the yatra will resume only via the Baltal route as repair works continue on the Pahalgam Axis.

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir. Authorities also halted convoy movement from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for July 31 to ensure the safety of pilgrims.

Over three lakh pilgrims are expected to take part in the ongoing Amarnath Yatra as another batch of 4,388 pilgrims leaves Jammu. Security has been heightened following past attacks.

Amarnath Yatra was suspended Thursday, July 17, due to heavy rainfall forecasts, halting all pilgrim movement from Jammu and base camps. Authorities have urged caution and reinforced security amid ongoing adverse weather.

Over 1.11 lakh pilgrims have undertaken the Amarnath Yatra in just six days since it began on July 3. Despite heightened security after past attacks, the pilgrimage continues smoothly, with strong local support and additional forces deployed along the route.

According to officials, nearly 70,000 people have performed the ongoing Shri Amarnath ji Yata so far since it started on July 3. Of these 21,512 Yatris had ‘Darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine on Sunday.

Thirty-six Amarnath pilgrims sustained minor injuries after five buses in a yatra convoy collided near Chanderkoot in Ramban district due to brake failure. Officials ensured prompt medical aid, and the convoy resumed its journey after replacing damaged vehicles.

J&K L-G Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of 5,880 Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu under tight security. With RFID tracking, medical aid, and enhanced infrastructure, the 38-day yatra to the cave shrine begins July 3 and ends August 9.

The 38-day annual pilgrimage is scheduled to start from the twin routes -- the traditional 48-km Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-km Baltal route in Ganderbal district -- leading to the 3,880-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared all routes of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra as ‘No Flying Zones’ from July 1 to August 10, 2025, to enhance security during the annual pilgrimage

The Home Minister will visit the border district of Poonch on Friday, where he will address the civilians who were hit by Pakistan's shelling

The Pahalgam terror attack will not affect the annual Amarnath pilgrimage which passes through the south Kashmir tourist resort said Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary

Five people, including three tourists, were injured in a terrorist attack in J&K’s Pahalgam hill station. terrorists fired at a group of tourists and locals in Baisran area of Pahalgam hill station in Anantnag district

Move comes in view of the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 on Monday; No fresh batch allowed from J&K

The Kathua attack exposes the hollowness of government’s claims on restoration of normalcy in J&K

Number of devotees who have visited the 3,800-m-high cave shrine and had 'darshan' of the naturally formed ice lingam has crossed 1.50 lakh

Last year, in the first five days of the yatra around 50,000 pilgrims trooped to the shrine

The annual yatra, which lasts for 45 days, is a major concern for the government amid the recent terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir

The 52-day yatra will end on August 19, coinciding with the festival of Raksha Bandhan and Shravan Purnima