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Security beefed up at Amarnath Yatri camp, Kashmir civil society condemns terror attack
Updated: July 11, 2017 8:04:01 pm- 1 / 12
High security arrangements for Amarnath pilgrims at the Ararnath Yatri welcome center at Jammu city on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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Undeterred by the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, 22,633 devotees on Wednesday embarked on the pilgrimage amid stepped up security measures. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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Escorted by CRPF and police personnel, 3,289 pilgrims, comprising 2,283 men, 756 women and 250 sadhus and sadhvis, left in 68 vehicles in a convoy from Jammu for Baltal and Pahalgam base camps. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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As many as 21,000 paramilitary personnel in addition to state police forces have been deployed for security of the pilgrimage routes. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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On Tuesday, seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, were killed and 19 injured after terrorists targeted a bus in Anantnag district. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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Jammu observed a complete shutdown on Wednesday amid dozens of protests against the killings with heavy security. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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Jammu observed a complete shutdown on Wednesday amid dozens of protests against the killings with heavy security being deployed in the winter capital. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Zone, Mandeep Bhandari said the situation in Jammu is peaceful and there are no reports of any untoward incident. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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"We have high degree of security for passage of convoy on the Amarnath yatra," Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Zone, Mandeep Bhandari said. (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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Officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) on Wednesday informed Governor N N Vohra that "by 10.30 am, 18,838 pilgrims had left for the cave shrine from Chandanwari, Sheshnag, Panjtarni and Baltal yatra camps." (Source-Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)
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Civil socity of kashmir sit in protest to condemn the blood shedding of human being and demand the bound probe by a supreme court judge in the attack on the tourist bus. (Source-Express Photo By Shuaib Masoodi)
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Jammu had a complete shutdown on Wednesday as dozens of protests against the killings. Kashmiri's sit in protest to condemn the blood shedding of human being of Amarnath Yatra. (Source-Express Photo By Shuaib Masoodi)