Amarnath yatra 2023: Over 4.4 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the shrine since the commencement of the 62-day yatra from the twin tracks- traditional 48-km Pahalgam track in Anantnag district and shorter 14-km Baltal route in Ganderbal district- on July 1.
The incident took place on Friday evening, when the two pilgrims were getting back from the holy cave.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: Over 4.28 lakh pilgrims have undertaken the Amarnath Yatra so far this year, surpassing the last year's total with nearly three weeks still to go before the pilgrimage ends, an official said.
Day after being suspended for hours due to landslides on NH-44, a fresh batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left from the Pantha Chowk base camp to Baltal and Pahalgam routes to reach the holy Amarnath Cave.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: The Centre revoked Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the erstwhile state into two Union territories- J-K and Ladakh- on August 5, 2019.
The IAF helicopter rescued the private chopper providing heli-services for the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims after it developed some glitch at the Panchtarni helipad in Jammu and Kashmir.
More than 3.60 lakh pilgrims embarked on the Amarnath Yatra this year, outperforming last year's count with over a month still left before the pilgrimage concludes, said an official.
Amarnath Yatra: As many as 1,825 yatris have left for the Baltal base camp while 2,850 are going to the Pahalgam base camp.
Journey of faith: The priest started his journey on May 30 and reached the cave shrine on July 11 after walking over 700 kilometres.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: Among the pilgrims who visited Amarnath Cave on Wednesday were 6995 males, 1918 females, 122 children, and 120 sadhus.
The suspension of the yatra had left around 15,000 pilgrims stranded in Jammu and at other places. Those stranded at Qazigund were also allowed to move towards Jammu, the officials said.
Amit Shah spoke to the lieutenant governors of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir and took stock of the situation in the union territories in the wake of incessant rains.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: Amarnath Yatra resumed on Sunday after a suspension of two consecutive days.
According to Chandan Kohli, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), "During the examination of yatra registration slips of some devotees of ongoing Amarnath Yatra, Jammu Administration found that some devotees possess fake slips."
Amarnath Yatra 2023: The Amarnath Yatra commenced today on the auspicious day of Shani Pradosh Vrat. The first glimpse of the aarti at the Baba Barfani has caught the attention of every devotee.
Amarnath Yatra: A vehicle, part of the Amarnath security convoy, skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: When the bus carrying 68 Amarnath pilgrims arrived at Shri Chichi Mata Mandir, Samba, for e-KYC verification and issuance of RFID cards, the fraud came to light, he said.
Jammu and Kashmir: The first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims have left for Pahalgam and Baltal from the Jammu base camp Yatri Niwas.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas is scheduled to start on July 1.
CRPF DG reviewed the disaster management preparedness and security arrangements ahead of the Amarnath Yatra which begins on July 1.
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