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Srinagar: A registration drive for the 2026 Amarnath Yatra is set to open on April 15, spanning 554 designated bank branches, with the Shrine Board rolling out a detailed, tech-enabled procedure to streamline pilgrim entry. Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has announced that permits will be issued strictly on a first-come, first-served basis, with a fixed daily quota earmarked for each route; Baltal and Pahalgam. Registration for a particular yatra date will close seven days in advance, ensuri ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sept 25: People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the ongoing protests in Ladakh were a direct outcome of the central government's "wrong policies" pursued since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. She said Ladakhis, known for their peaceful nature, had been compelled to agitate as New Delhi continued to ignore their genuine concerns. Mufti said Ladakhis had initially welcomed the 2019 move, hoping for empowerment, but the opposite happened. "In 201 ...Read More >
The yatra began on July 3 and was suspended from August 3 due to heavy rainfall in Kashmir. More tha 4.14 lakh devotees took part in the yatra. Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated all security forces, Amarnathji Shrine Board, Jammu-Kashmir administration and voluntary organisations for their contribution in making the annual Amarnath Yatra safe and smooth. The yatra began on July 3 and was scheduled to conclude on August 9 on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. However, authorities decided ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentin ...Read More >
Katra: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today felicitated the langar organisations for their significant contributions during the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2025. At a felicitation ceremony held at the Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated and expressed his deep appreciation to the Langar organisations for their selfless service to the devotees of Baba Amarnath. "Today's felicitation of Langar Organisations at Katra also carried a message that nothing can beat the sp ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) order to shut beef shops and slaughterhouses on the Independence Day (August 15) and Krishna Janmashtami (August 16) evoked mixed response from people in the city. While some felt that the beef shops should be closed on Krishna Janmashtami considering religious sentiments, they said the shops could be allowed to function on August 15. While there are no restrictions on chicken, fish, etc., beef shops were ordered to be closed. So ...Read More >
Katra, Aug 13: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha on Wednesday felicitated the Langar organisations for their significant contribution during Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2025. At a felicitation ceremony held at Spiritual Growth Centre Katra, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated and expressed his deep appreciation to the Langar organisations for their selfless service to the devotees of Baba Amarnath. "Today's felicitation of Langar Organisations at Katra also carried a message that nothing can b ...Read More >
Jammu, Aug 13 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday felicitated organisations that ran community kitchens during the Amarnath Yatra and said the successful conduct of the pilgrimage has shown that "we are second to none in the world". The 38-day-long annual pilgrimage, which started on July 3, recorded 4.14 lakh devotees paying obeisance at the shrine of Lord Shiva in the South Kashmir Himalayas. At a felicitation ceremony held at the Spiritual Growth Centre in K ...Read More >
The 4th batch of devotees arrived in Poonch for the Baba Budha Amarnath Yatra, receiving a warm welcome. Source : PTI Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 1 (ANI): The 4th batch of devotees for Baba Budha Amarnath Yatra arrived in Poonch on Friday. The devotees received a warm welcome from the locals and the administration. A local, Balbeer Singh told ANI, "Today, thousands of pilgrims have been coming here for the past four days from every corner of India. They have come to visit Baba ...Read More >
Due to inclement weather conditions along the yatra routes, authorities have suspended the Amarnath Yatra from Jammu starting Thursday. The decision was made as a precautionary measure due to heavy rains affecting pilgrim movement from base camps in Kashmir. Authorities on Wednesday announced that the Amarnath Yatra will be suspended from Jammu on Thursday due to the inclement weather conditions. "In view of the inclement weather conditions on the yatra routes, as an abundant precaution, the o ...Read More >
Srinagar/Jammu: The annual Amarnath Yatra was Friday suspended till August 3 in the interest of safety of pilgrims as "urgent repair and maintenance works" are being undertaken on the twin routes of the pilgrimage following heavy rains, officials said. On Friday morning, while the pilgrimage remained suspended from the Pahalgam route and no fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to proceed to the cave shrine, the Yatra was allowed from the Baltal route, they said. However, owing to heavy rains, t ...Read More >
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a second consecutive arrest in the 2024 killings in Manipur's Jiribam, central probe agency sources said on Friday. The NIA in a statement said that the national probe agency caught Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang, a resident of Moinathol Village in southern Assam's Cachar district, from the Mizoram capital Aizawl on Thursday. The arrest came after the arrest of another key accused, Thanglienlal Hmar, by a jo ...Read More >
JAMMU: The annual Amarnath Yatra remained suspended for the second consecutive day Friday, because of inclement weather, officials said.No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to set out from Jammu via the twin routes -- Baltal and Pahalgam -- for the holy cave shrine nestled in the Himalayas.This is the second suspension of this year's annual pilgrimage. Earlier, on July 17, it had been stopped temporarily due to heavy rains at the twin base camps in Kashmir.This year's Amarnath Yatra commenced ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar clinched the title with a leap of 7.75m at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in Maia, Portugal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet. The Asian Games silver medallist registered his best effort in the second round on Saturday night. Sreeshankar opened with a 7.63m jump, followed it up with his winning leap of 7.75m in the second round, and then recorded a solid 7.69m. His third attempt was a foul, while his fi ...Read More >
Jammu, July 20 (UNI) A fresh batch of 4388 pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Yatra chanting 'Bam Bam Bhole' this morning left for the holy cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas here from Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar base camp. "A fresh batch of 4388 pilgrims this morning left for Shri Amarnath Yatra cave shrine in Kashmir from Jammu base camp amid tight security arrangements," they added. They said that 2815 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 1573 for Baltal in a fleet of 179 vehicles comprising Light Moto ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) The 20th batch of 4,388 pilgrims, including 900 women, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Sunday to offer prayers at the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The 38-day annual yatra commenced on July 3 from the twin routes of Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal. So far, more than 2.90 lakh pilgrims have paid their obeisance at the shrine, housing the naturally formed ice-shivlingam, they said. Accor ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 19: On the 17th day of pilgrimage, 14,000 yatris drawn from different parts of the country today paid obeisance at 3880 metre high Himalayan cave from twin tracks of Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam in South Kashmir district of Anantnag. According to officials, 14,007 yatris performed darshan of naturally formed Ice Lingam by this evening at holy cave. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp With this, a total number of 2,87,098 pilgrims paid obeisance in Himalayan cave during la ...Read More >
This comes a day after a woman pilgrim died and three sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal district. The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from here on Thursday following a weather advisory warning of heavy rain in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This comes a day after a woman pilgrim died and three sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal district. "The yatra has been suspended for today. No f ...Read More >
Srinagar- The ongoing Amarnath Yatra is set to achieve a major milestone, with the number of pilgrims expected to cross the 3 lakh mark by tomorrow. Officials said that a total of 2,87,098 pilgrims have performed Darshan at the holy cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas since the Yatra began on July 3. On Saturday, 14,007 pilgrims, including 9,796 men, 3,587 women, 201 children, 47 sadhus, 6 sadhvis, and 3 transgender persons visited the cave shrine, while 367 security personnel also paid ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in Odisha, Assam and Delhi after being branded as illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators, the Special Intensive Review (SIR) and the necessity of Opposition unity on these issue are likely to be the important matters that would be raised by the Trinamool Congress in the meeting of the INDIA Bloc this evening. The meeting will be attended virtually by the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha membe ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) A fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims, including 1,499 women and 441 children, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to join the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, which included 135 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal in separate convoys under tight security arrangements in the early hours of the day, they said. ...Read More >
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Ana Sagar lake in Rajasthan's Ajmer overflowed on Saturday morning, following incessant rain, which caused waterlogging. Due to this, the road connecting Bajrang Garh to the market has been closed. The locals used sandbags in an attempt to stop the flow of water. Also Read | Meghalaya Shocker: Schoolgirl Hacked to Death With Machete by Assailant in East Garo Hills District. Municipal Corporation Chief Engineer Vinod Manohar stated that the cause o ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) A fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims, including 1,499 women and 441 children, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to join the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, which included 135 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal in separate convoys under tight security arrangements in the early hours of the day, they said. While 3,514 pilgrims left for P ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The annual Amarnath Yatra is proceeding smoothly and peacefully as over 2.73 lakh pilgrims have had 'darshan' in the last 16 days with another batch of 6,365 Yatris leaving Jammu on Saturday for the Valley. Officials said since the Yatra started on July 3, so far, over 2.73 lakh Yatris had 'darshan' inside the holy cave shrine. "A fresh batch of 6,365 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas on Canal Road Jammu for the Valley today in two escorted convoys. "Th ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 18: Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra resumed today, a day after it was suspended due to heavy rains across Kashmir, Over 16,800 pilgrims performed darshan at holy cave by this evening. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Officials said that 16,858 pilgrims drawn from across the country paid obeisance at 3880 metre Himalayan cave in South Kashmir's Anantnag district from twin tracks of Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam today. With this a total number of 2,73,091 pilgrims performed darsha ...Read More >
Leh, July 18: Veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta, was sworn as the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.Dressed in traditional Ladakhi attire, Gupta took the oath of office in a solemn ceremony held in Leh, administered by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh.Welcoming this new chapter in Ladakh's journey, Gupta emphasized service over power, declaring Ladakh deserves dignity, development, and a voice. "I'm ...Read More >
JAMMU: The Amarnath Yatra resumed Friday, a day after the annual pilgrimage was suspended due to heavy rain and landslides in Kashmir that had resulted in the death of a woman pilgrim and injuries to four others. A 52-year-old woman pilgrim from Rajasthan succumbed to injuries from a shooting stone and four were injured in landslides along the Baltal route in Ganderbal district Wednesday.Officials said the 16th batch of 7,908 pilgrims left from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the twin ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full ...Read More >
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