Mata Vaishno Devi Base Camp

The Vaishno Devi yatra has been temporarily suspended due to overcrowding in last evening. "The pilgrimage to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has been suspended from the Katra base camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district due to an unprecedented rush of pilgrims," an official of the cave shrine said.

Amid tight security arrangements, the week-long Navratra festival will begin today at cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and its base camp Katra in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Security has been put on high alert in and around Katra town, the base camp of the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, in the Reasi district after two army uniforms were recovered from under a bridge.

With the minimum temperature dropping to 5.5 degrees Celsius, Jammu and Kashmir winter capital experienced the coldest night of the season today, the weather office said.

Restrictions under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) have been imposed in Katra, base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi Cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the protests by labourers and potters against opening up of the new battery car track to the pilgrimage.

The famous Navratra festival of Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine, will begin from October 13 amid tight security.

The newly introduced direct train to Katra, the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, was stuck in a tunnel for an hour this morning due to engine failure near the Katra Railway Station.

Railways will introduce from tomorrow a daily train service from New Delhi to Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.

At least five people were killed and 15 others injured in a bus accident this evening near Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, in Jammu and Kashmir.

The shrine board of Vaishno Devi, one of the most revered Hindu temples situated in Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday approved a ropeway project connecting base camp Katra to the shrine nestled in the Himalayan foothills.

The Vaishno Devi yatra has been temporarily suspended due to overcrowding in last evening. "The pilgrimage to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has been suspended from the Katra base camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district due to an unprecedented rush of pilgrims," an official of the cave shrine said.

Amid tight security arrangements, the week-long Navratra festival will begin today at cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and its base camp Katra in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Security has been put on high alert in and around Katra town, the base camp of the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, in the Reasi district after two army uniforms were recovered from under a bridge.

With the minimum temperature dropping to 5.5 degrees Celsius, Jammu and Kashmir winter capital experienced the coldest night of the season today, the weather office said.

Restrictions under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) have been imposed in Katra, base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi Cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the protests by labourers and potters against opening up of the new battery car track to the pilgrimage.

The famous Navratra festival of Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine, will begin from October 13 amid tight security.

The newly introduced direct train to Katra, the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, was stuck in a tunnel for an hour this morning due to engine failure near the Katra Railway Station.

Railways will introduce from tomorrow a daily train service from New Delhi to Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.

At least five people were killed and 15 others injured in a bus accident this evening near Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, in Jammu and Kashmir.

The shrine board of Vaishno Devi, one of the most revered Hindu temples situated in Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday approved a ropeway project connecting base camp Katra to the shrine nestled in the Himalayan foothills.