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August 3, 2025 10:13 AM

Amarnath Yatra suspended a week ahead of schedule due to bad weather, unsafe tracks

The annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended from Sunday, nearly a week before its scheduled conclusion on August 9, which was to coincide with the festival of Raksha Bandhan. Authorities attributed the decision to persistent adverse weather conditions and the deteriorating condition of the Yatra tracks. The pilgrimage had already been temporarily halted three days earlier due to heavy rainfall in the region. On Saturday, officials confirmed that the Yatra would not resume from either of the t...

July 31, 2025 9:57 AM

Amarnath Yatra suspended due to heavy rain; no convoy to move from Jammu today

The annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for the day due to heavy rainfall, with no pilgrim convoy allowed to move from Jammu to the base camps in Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. Citing adverse weather conditions along the Yatra routes, authorities halted the movement of pilgrims from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu. “Due to heavy rains in the Yatra area, the movement of pilgrims from the base camps has been affected. Therefore, it has been decided that no convoy movement shall...

July 19, 2025 9:37 AM

Amarnath Yatra proceeds peacefully, over 2.73 lakh pilgrims have had darshan

The annual Amarnath Yatra continues to progress smoothly, with over 2.73 lakh pilgrims having had darshan at the holy cave shrine in the last 16 days since the pilgrimage began on July 3, officials confirmed. On Saturday, a fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims departed from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys. The first convoy, comprising 92 vehicles, left at 3:25 a.m. with 2,851 pilgrims heading to the Baltal base camp, while the second convoy of 119 vehicles departed at 3:53...

July 3, 2025 10:48 AM

Pilgrims thank Army, Administration for smooth conduct of Amarnath Yatra

As the 36-day-long Amarnath Yatra commenced, thousands of pilgrims from across the country converged in Jammu and Kashmir to undertake the sacred journey to the revered Amarnath cave shrine. The first batch of Yatris began their trek from the Baltal base camp early Thursday morning, while another group departed from the traditional Pahalgam route. Simultaneously, the second batch of 5,246 pilgrims left from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas on Canal Road in Jammu for the Valley in two escorted convoys...

July 3, 2025 11:00 AM

Another batch of yatris leaves for Valley as Amarnath Yatra begins today

The annual Amarnath Yatra officially commenced on Thursday, with another batch of 5,246 pilgrims departing from Jammu for the Kashmir Valley, officials confirmed. According to officials, the second batch of pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas on Canal Road in Jammu in two escorted convoys. "Out of the total, 1,993 pilgrims are heading to the Baltal base camp, while 3,253 are bound for the Pahalgam base camp," they added. The 36-day-long Yatra began on Thursday morning, with the first bat...

July 2, 2025 3:41 PM

The Amarnath Yatra: Journey to Shiva’s Himalayan Abode

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from Jammu to the Kashmir Valley, marking the start of the 36-day pilgrimage, which officially begins on Thursday. Every year thousands of devotees embark on the Amarnath Yatra amid tight security arrangements in the Kashmir Valley. According to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), the Holy Amarnath Cave is situated at a high altitude of 3,888 metres in a nar...

September 16, 2024 5:56 PM

Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for holy shrine under heightened security measures

Another fresh batch of pilgrims left for their journey to the Amarnath shrine under heightened security measures on Monday morning. The enthusiastic pilgrims set out for the holy shrine amid tight security from Panthachowk Srinagar base camp towards Baltal and Pahalgam Yatra base camps. The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board organises the Amarnath Yatra, which is divided into two routes: one that goes through Pahalgam and the other that goes through Baltal. Baltal serves as the camping ground for pil...