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Amarnath yatra suspended due to rains; unlikely to resume this year
August 10, 2026 4:52 am
The yatra has been suspended on both tracks: The Chandanwari track in Anantnag district, and Baltal in Ganderbal district
39 Amarnath pilgrims’ narrow escape after bus crashes into house
July 28, 2026 11:45 am
The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on Sunday after being suspended for several days due to heavy rains across Jammu and Kashmir.
Weather puts a pause on Amarnath Yatra
July 19, 2026 3:53 am
The government said that the decision was taken as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of the pilgrims in view of the adverse weather conditions predicted along the yatra route.
Artificial lake, monument park, riverfront: Jammu is reinventing itself before Amarnath Yatra
July 03, 2026 9:13 am
Among the projects in the works is a 56-km corridor between Raya Morh in Samba district and National Highway 44 near Jagti in Nagrota, 14 km from Jammu city.
Unprecedented security in place as first batch of Amarnath pilgrims arrive in Kashmir
July 02, 2026 5:05 pm
Multi-layered security apparatus includes no-fly zones along the twin yatra routes, watch towers to keep vigil and real-time monitoring of vehicular movement
Amarnath Yatra under stricter security: What changes for pilgrims?
July 01, 2026 4:59 am
Pilgrims given specific time window to reach Lakhimpur before they can move ahead to Bhagwati Nagar base camp
‘Tamper-proof’ IDs, real-time traffic monitoring: Security for this year’s Amarnath Yatra goes high-tech
June 24, 2026 9:20 am
For a second year in a row, yatra route in J-K declared no-fly zone
QR codes for animals, multi-layered grid: Amit Shah orders hi-tech security for Amarnath Yatra
June 13, 2026 3:47 am
Pilgrims travel through the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-km Baltal route in Ganderbal district.
Amarnath Yatra: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ends preventive custody of man with ‘extremist links’
May 18, 2026 2:38 pm
The authorities had detained the man on grounds that he had demonstrated consistent ideological alignment with terrorists and separatist elements, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court noted.
Amarnath Yatra to start July 3, last 19 more days than last year
April 13, 2026 5:22 am
Registration facilities will be available at 554 branches of J&K Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India and Yes Bank across the country: L-G.
AMARNATH YATRA PHOTOS
Tragedy strikes Amarnath Yatra camp as cloudburst triggers flash flood
July 09, 2022 12:11 pm
More than a dozen people were killed, while nearly 30 were injured. Some 15,000 people have been rescued. (PTI Photo)
With troops all over, tourists, out-station students leave for home as panic grips Kashmir Valley
August 04, 2019 7:17 am
Following the cancellation of the Amarnath Yatra, the J&K administration Saturday also suspended the annual Machail Mata pilgrimage in hilly the Kishtwar’s Paddar area adjoining Kashmir Valley.
Culture on cruise: Experience Kashmir through shikara ride on Dal Lake
July 20, 2017 9:04 am
Tourists enjoy a Shikara ride in the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar. The footfall of tourists visiting Kashmir has decreased due to a spate of militant attacks including a recent attack on Amarnath yatris in which seven yatris were killed and around 20 injured.
Amid tight security arrangements, 59-day Amarnath Yatra begins today
July 01, 2015 11:36 am
A total of 2,04,508 pilgrims had secured advance registration and 22,104 had purchased helicopter tickets from Baltal and Pahalgam to Panjtarni.
Amarnath Yatra flagged off
July 01, 2014 1:32 pm
The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, commenced on Saturday from Baltal route.
AMARNATH YATRA VIDEOS
What it takes to go on the Amarnath Yatra
June 22, 2020 6:22 pm
What it takes to complete the 6-day-long Amarnath Yatra to the cave shrine in the Himalayas. See more: https://bit.ly/2HKLmGN
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