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Over 180 companies of paramilitary forces deployed for Amarnath Yatra in Jammu
June 27, 2025 2:31 pm
A multi-tier security setup is being put in place for the annual Amarnath Yatra, with more than 180 companies of paramilitary forces deployed in the Jammu region, officials said.
Religious tours to Iran-Iraq to resume, some pilgrims to stay back due to fragile ceasefire
June 25, 2025 8:23 pm
Around 3,000 Shia pilgrims from India had almost given up hopes of being able to go to Iran-Iraq for Muharram this year, due to the closure of airspace amid the Israel-Iran war.
With Shimla Agreement in suspension, SGPC cancels Sikh pilgrimage to Pakistan for Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary
June 17, 2025 12:19 pm
The pilgrimage is undertaken as part of a longstanding arrangement under the Shimla Agreement, which permits Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan four times a year.
Final preparations done for Palkhi; tight vehicle curbs in place
June 16, 2025 9:36 pm
430 dindis, dedicated trucks, and restricted private vehicles mark a well-planned start to the Ashadhi Wari
Three dead after bus carrying pilgrims overturns in Gujarat’s Banaskantha
October 07, 2024 2:55 pm
Other passengers of the private luxury bus, which was carrying 56 people from the pilgrimage spot of Ambaji to Khedbrahma, are under treatment.
All you need to know about AAP govt’s pilgrimage scheme in Punjab
November 28, 2023 12:34 pm
As many as 10 buses will depart per day for these shrines from all over Punjab.
Malegaon to Kedarnath: Man travels 1700 kms, in 15 days on a rickety bike
June 19, 2023 2:22 pm
Datta recalls he didn't have a thought-out plan in place when he set out for Kedarnath in Uttarakhand from Malegaon. He left with a bundle containing some utensils, clothes, rice and wood; he donated all the rice in Uttar Pradesh
1,100 km in 43 days: A walking pilgrimage through Buddhist circuit to mark 50 years of India-South Korea diplomatic ties
February 07, 2023 12:15 pm
The walking pilgrimage will begin from Sarnath in Varanasi and culminate at Shravasti after traversing through Nepal.
'Sammed Shikharji': The Jain pilgrimage site in Jharkhand that is caught in the eye of the storm
January 02, 2023 12:42 pm
The word 'Shikharji' in itself means a 'venerable peak'. Interestingly, the word 'Parasnath' comes from 'Parshvanatha', the 23rd Jain tirthankara who attained moksha here
Senior citizens’ pilgrim scheme: Gujarat govt eases criteria
July 16, 2022 3:44 am
Earlier, the senior citizens could travel for two nights and three days under the scheme; but now, the travel duration has been extended to three nights and three days. The announcement was made by tourism minister Purnesh Modi.
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