Kailash Yatra

Snow disappeared completely for the first time ever from Uttarkahand's Om Parvat last week, leaving visitors wondering what was wrong.

Taking a jibe at Congress's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which was launched in Manipur's Thoubal on Sunday, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said that this is just a ploy to launch Rahul Gandhi time and again and this film always gets flop.

The Kinner Kailash Yatra which was earlier postponed due to inclement weather will now be held from August 15-30, officials said on Saturday.

With the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra suspended for several years, the Uttarakhand government is exploring alternate routes to offer pilgrims a glimpse of Mount Kailash, believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva, from the old Lipulekh peak.

A large part of a hill came crashing down due to heavy rain in Uttarakhand on Friday, leading to the closure of a key route used by pilgrims for the Adi Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

The three-day-long pilgrimage to the 14,700 feet high Kailash Kund commenced here Saturday with a limited number of devotees accompanying the holy mace for the second consecutive year due to COVID-19 outbreak, officials said.

Border Roads Organisation has completed the construction of road from Dharchula to Lipulekh on China Border.

सीमा सड़क संगठन ने धारचूला से चीन बॉर्डर पर लिपुलेख पास तक सड़क का निर्माण पूरा कर लिया है.

An 80-km strategically crucial road connecting the Lipulekh pass at a height of 17,000 feet along the border with Tibet in Uttarakhand with Dharchula was thrown open by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and border trade between India and China through the Nathula pass will not take place this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sikkim Tourism Minister BS Panth said.

Highlighting the role of Tibet in Indo-China friendship, Sun Xiaobo, Deputy Director-General of Foreign Affairs Office in Tibet Autonomous Region, has said that the "roof of the world" can play an important role in boosting bilateral relations.

China has granted visas to Indian pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, sources in the Chinese Embassy said on Wednesday.

China has not granted visas to a group of Indians planning to undertake the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra on Wednesday, sources said on Tuesday, hours after the country opposed India's move to make Ladakh a new union territory.

The first batch of 58 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims reached Tibet today through the Lipulekh pass.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today flagged off the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra of 58 pilgrims in Delhi. The pilgrimage is "beyond what you can imagine," he said as he wished the pilgrims a "safe and spiritually-fulfilling journey".

Snow disappeared completely for the first time ever from Uttarkahand's Om Parvat last week, leaving visitors wondering what was wrong.

Taking a jibe at Congress's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which was launched in Manipur's Thoubal on Sunday, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said that this is just a ploy to launch Rahul Gandhi time and again and this film always gets flop.

The Kinner Kailash Yatra which was earlier postponed due to inclement weather will now be held from August 15-30, officials said on Saturday.

With the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra suspended for several years, the Uttarakhand government is exploring alternate routes to offer pilgrims a glimpse of Mount Kailash, believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva, from the old Lipulekh peak.

A large part of a hill came crashing down due to heavy rain in Uttarakhand on Friday, leading to the closure of a key route used by pilgrims for the Adi Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

The three-day-long pilgrimage to the 14,700 feet high Kailash Kund commenced here Saturday with a limited number of devotees accompanying the holy mace for the second consecutive year due to COVID-19 outbreak, officials said.

Border Roads Organisation has completed the construction of road from Dharchula to Lipulekh on China Border.

सीमा सड़क संगठन ने धारचूला से चीन बॉर्डर पर लिपुलेख पास तक सड़क का निर्माण पूरा कर लिया है.

An 80-km strategically crucial road connecting the Lipulekh pass at a height of 17,000 feet along the border with Tibet in Uttarakhand with Dharchula was thrown open by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and border trade between India and China through the Nathula pass will not take place this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sikkim Tourism Minister BS Panth said.

Highlighting the role of Tibet in Indo-China friendship, Sun Xiaobo, Deputy Director-General of Foreign Affairs Office in Tibet Autonomous Region, has said that the "roof of the world" can play an important role in boosting bilateral relations.

China has granted visas to Indian pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, sources in the Chinese Embassy said on Wednesday.

China has not granted visas to a group of Indians planning to undertake the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra on Wednesday, sources said on Tuesday, hours after the country opposed India's move to make Ladakh a new union territory.

The first batch of 58 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims reached Tibet today through the Lipulekh pass.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today flagged off the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra of 58 pilgrims in Delhi. The pilgrimage is "beyond what you can imagine," he said as he wished the pilgrims a "safe and spiritually-fulfilling journey".