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Jammu, Jul 18: After a day-long suspension, a fresh batch of around 8000 pilgrims embarked on Shri Amarnath Yatra from Jammu based camps at Bhagwati Nagar on Friday. Officials said that 16th batch of 7908 pilgrims Friday morning left Yatri Niwas - Jammu based camp at Bhagwati Nagar for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas in heavy security. As per officials, a total of 5957 males, 1613 females, 26 children, 290 Sadhus and 22 Sadhvis departed from Jammu base camp in ...Read More >
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): Five Amarnath yatra pilgrims were injured today morning after a truck hit their car near Battal Ballian in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 137 Bn, Udhampur, Kartar Singh said that five people got injured out of the eight people in the car. These injured people have been transferred to a hospital and are now in a stable condition. Singh said, ' At 6:13 AM, a UP vehicle carrying Pahalgam yatris had ei ...Read More >
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): Five Amarnath yatra pilgrims were injured today morning after a truck hit their car near Battal Ballian in Jammu and Kashmir Udhampur district. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 137 Bn, Udhampur, Kartar Singh said that five people got injured out of the eight people in the car. These injured people have been transferred to a hospital and are now in a stable condition. Singh said, At 6:13 AM, a UP vehicle carrying Pahalgam yatris had eight ...Read More >
Jhargram, Jul 18 (PTI) Three elephants, including two calves, were run over by an express train near Banstala railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district, police said on Friday. The incident, which took place on Thursday night, occurred when an elephant herd that probably came from Jharkhand's Dalma forest was traversing, they said. The three pachyderms were mowed on the tracks by a speeding Janshatabdi Express on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, a police officer said. It was ...Read More >
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): The 16th batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, consisting of 7908 pilgrims, departed from Jammu early in the morning today amid tight security. Due to heavy rainfall in the region, the yatra had been suspended temporarily on Thursday. But the pilgrimage was permitted to continue once the conditions improved. Pilgrims have been visiting the Shrine from all parts of the country and abroad since the beginning of the Yatra and have expressed great e ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Thursday due to heavy rain in the valley for the last 36 hours, officials said. A weather advisory warned of more heavy rain in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. 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. "Shri Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for 17.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. Continuous heavy rains over the last two days have ne ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): After being suspended for a day, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday along both the Pahalgam and Ganderbal Baltal routes. The 16th batch of 7,908 devotees departed from Jammu early in the morning today and crossed Udhampur district amid tight security arrangements. The authorities facilitated unhindered movement with increased vigilance to ensure that the pilgrims remain safe. Of 7,908 devotees, 5,029 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 2879 for Ba ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): After being suspended for a day, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday along both the Pahalgam and Ganderbal's Baltal routes. The 16th batch of 7,908 devotees departed from Jammu early in the morning today and crossed Udhampur district amid tight security arrangements. The authorities facilitated unhindered movement with increased vigilance to ensure that the pilgrims remain safe. Of 7,908 devotees, 5,029 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 2879 for ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Five pilgrims were injured when a truck hit a car in the Amarnath convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Friday, officials said. The accident occurred at 6:13 am when a speeding truck broke through a barricade at Battal Ballian area and hit the car ferrying eight pilgrims to the Pahalgam base camp, a security force officer said. He said CISF personnel were deployed at the barricade when the truck, after hitting the car, jumped the divider and crashed into the wa ...Read More >
Amarnath Yatra: No helicopter services are available to Yatris this year due to security reasons. (File) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * 7,908 pilgrims left Jammu for Kashmir after Amarnath Yatra suspension due to weather * Over 2.52 lakh yatris have performed the Amarnath Yatra since July 3 * Amarnath Yatra started July 3, ends August 9, with no helicopter services for security reasons Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Srinagar: A batch of 7,908 pilgrims ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wan ...Read More >
Srinagar: A batch of 7,908 pilgrims left for Kashmir from Jammu on Friday, a day after the Amarnath Yatra was suspended due to bad weather. Officials said over 2.52 lakh yatris have so far performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra since it started on July 3. "Another batch of 7,908 yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys for the Valley today. First escorted convoy of 92 vehicles carrying 2,879 yatris left at 3.30 a.m. for Baltal base camp while the second escorted convoy of 1 ...Read More >
Srinagar: After remaining suspended for a day due to inclement weather and slippery track conditions, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday morning on both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes, officials told the news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) They said hundreds of pilgrims were allowed to proceed towards the holy cave shrine, nestled in Himalayas, for darshan. Pertinently, no pilgrim was allowed to move from either of the twin base camps towards the cave shrine on Thursday as a precautio ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) After a day-long suspension due to heavy rains and landslides in Kashmir, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday with a fresh batch of over 7,900 pilgrims leaving Jammu for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The Yatra also resumed from the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir, officials said. Also Read | 'A Decade of Digital India' Reel Contest by Government of India: How To Participate and Win Up To INR 15,000 ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A batch of 7,908 pilgrims left for Kashmir from Jammu on Friday, a day after the Amarnath Yatra was suspended due to bad weather. Officials said over 2.52 lakh yatris have so far performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra since it started on July 3. "Another batch of 7,908 yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys for the Valley today. First escorted convoy of 92 vehicles carrying 2,879 yatris left at 3.30 a.m. for Baltal base camp while the se ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) After a day-long suspension due to heavy rains and landslides in Kashmir, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday with a fresh batch of over 7,900 pilgrims leaving Jammu for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The Yatra also resumed from the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir, officials said. Escorted by CRPF and police personnel, the 16th batch of 7,908 pilgrims -- including 5,957 men, 1,613 women, 26 children ...Read More >
Jammu, July17 (UNI): After a one-day suspension of the Shri Amarnath Yatra from the Jammu base camp, a fresh batch of 7,908 pilgrims chanting 'Bam Bam Bhole' left today morning for the holy cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas from the Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar base camp. No batch was allowed to proceed from Jammu and Pahalgam-Chandanwari base camp yesterday due to landslides and heavy rains along the Baltal track. However, officials said the pilgrims departed today from the base camp i ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from th ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday, a day after it was suspended due to heavy rains across Kashmir, officials said. A fresh batch of pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine from Nunwan and Baltal base camps, they said. The yatra was suspended on Thursday as heavy rains triggered landslides and shooting stones at several places along the treacherous trek. This is the first time the yatra has been suspended from Jammu this year. Nearly 2.5 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880 ...Read More >
The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday (July 18) after being temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall and landslides in parts of Kashmir. Pilgrims were once again allowed to proceed towards the holy cave shrine from the Nunwan (Pahalgam) and Baltal base camps, officials confirmed. The suspension was enforced on Thursday (July 17) as heavy rains triggered landslides and shooting stones, rendering the steep mountain paths unsafe for travel. Authorities had halted movement for urgent repairs and ...Read More >
Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Thursday due to heavy rains in the valley, and after a woman was killed by a shooting stone along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal district. Three others were also injured in a landslide along the route on Wednesday. This is the first time the yatra, which began on July 3, has been suspended from Jammu this year. A dramatic video of a mudslide along the Baltal route has also emerged, showing a large number of people stranded on the track. In ...Read More >
Mumbai: The BMC is set to begin structural strengthening work on the Parel TT flyover in October this year. To minimise traffic inconvenience, the repairs will be carried out in phases by closing one lane at a time. The repair work was originally planned two years ago but was deferred as the Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel was still under reconstruction at the time. Undertaking both projects simultaneously would have worsened traffic congestion in central Mumbai. Constructed in 1980, the Pa ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 18 (PTI) The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday, a day after it was suspended due to heavy rains across Kashmir, officials said. A fresh batch of pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine from Nunwan and Baltal base camps, they said. The yatra was suspended on Thursday as heavy rains triggered landslides and shooting stones at several places along the treacherous trek. More than 2.50 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas since ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Though Amarnath Yatra was suspended today due to heavy rain in the Valley for the last 36 hours from Baltal and Nunwan tracks, 9200 pilgrims who had a night halt at Panchtarni and lower cave paid obeisance at cave shrine by this evening, officials said. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO With this, a total number of 2,56,233 pilgrims offered prayers at 3880 metre high Himalayan cave in South Kashmir during last 15 days of darshan since over one month long holy pilgrimage started on July ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Thursday due to heavy rain in the valley for the last 36 hours, officials said. A weather advisory had warned of more heavy rain in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. 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. Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for 17.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. Continuous heavy rains over the last two days have nec ...Read More >
Baltal/Pahalgam- 5,110 pilgrims on Thursday performed the holy darshan of Amarnath Shrine till 2 pm. The cumulative number of yatris to have performed Darshans at the Holy Cave thus reached 2.51 lakh in first 15 days of Yatra since its commencement on 3rd July this year, sad a govt spokesperson. Pilgrims have been thronging the Shrine from all parts of the country and abroad since the beginning of the Yatra and have expressed great enthusiasm in undertaking this journey of faith apart from app ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 17 (UNI) A lady pilgrim from Rajasthan died due to a shooting stone incident along the Amarnath Yatra route in Ganderbal district, officials said. The incident occurred along the Baltal axis, one of the two routes leading to the Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir. The slain lady has been identified as 52-year- old Sona, a resident of Rajasthan. "The lady yatri died due to the shooting stone incident along the yatra route," a senior police officer said. The Amarnath Yatra Yatra h ...Read More >
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