Shri Amarnath Shrine Board

The Amarnath Yatra, which was partially suspended after a cloudburst incident near the holy cave, resumed on Monday morning from the Nunwan-Pahalgam side, the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board said.

The Amarnath yatra will remain suspended till August 4 as the IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir over the next few days, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said today.

An organisation of service providers for the Amarnath yatra pilgrims on Monday suggested to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board to limit the annual pilgrimage to 30 days.

A fresh batch of over 1,200 pilgrims, including 300 women and 100 sadhus has left the base camp in Jammu for the cave-shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today said all arrangements have been made for the security of two-month-long Amarnath pilgrimage and there is no cause for any worry.

Advance online booking of helicopter tickets for the Amarnath pilgrimage will commence on April 27, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said today.

A piece of saffron cloth tied to his head and a prayer on his lips, an undeterred Amarnath pilgrim today said there was only solution to terrorism in Kashmir -- and that was to visit the state over and over again.

The Jammu and Kashmir government and Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) today separately announced rewards of total Rs 5 lakh for Sheikh Saleem Gafoor, the driver of the bus of Amarnath pilgrims which came under terror attack last night in Anantnag.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced Rs six lakh compensation to the families of each of the seven Amarnath pilgrims killed in the terrorist attack while the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) has decided to give out Rs five lakh each to families of victims.

People to trek to the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir must furnish medical certificates, the authorities have said, adding that those below 13 or above 75 years of age will not be allowed to join the pilgrimage.

Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir was today suspended following heavy rain and landslide in the Jammu region.

Over 20,000 pilgrims today paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas even as the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) released 8,400 slots to accommodate unregistered yatris as part of efforts to ensure peaceful yatra.

The annual Amarnath Yatra started on Thursday as over 8,000 pilgrims left from two base camps in Kashmir for the Himalayan cave shrine.

Jammu and Kashmir Government has asked the Chief Secretary to finalise the "work plan" for the annual Amarnath Yatra 2013. Once finalised, the plan will be submitted to the Supreme Court early next month.

The month-and-a-half annual Amarnath Yatra ended peacefully on Thursday after Shravan Purnima prayers at the 13,500 feet high Himalayan cave shrine in south Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra, who is also chairman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, attended the concluding prayers led by Swami Dipinder Giri, the custodian of the 'Chhari Mu...

The Amarnath Yatra, which was partially suspended after a cloudburst incident near the holy cave, resumed on Monday morning from the Nunwan-Pahalgam side, the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board said.

The Amarnath yatra will remain suspended till August 4 as the IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir over the next few days, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said today.

An organisation of service providers for the Amarnath yatra pilgrims on Monday suggested to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board to limit the annual pilgrimage to 30 days.

A fresh batch of over 1,200 pilgrims, including 300 women and 100 sadhus has left the base camp in Jammu for the cave-shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today said all arrangements have been made for the security of two-month-long Amarnath pilgrimage and there is no cause for any worry.

Advance online booking of helicopter tickets for the Amarnath pilgrimage will commence on April 27, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said today.

A piece of saffron cloth tied to his head and a prayer on his lips, an undeterred Amarnath pilgrim today said there was only solution to terrorism in Kashmir -- and that was to visit the state over and over again.

The Jammu and Kashmir government and Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) today separately announced rewards of total Rs 5 lakh for Sheikh Saleem Gafoor, the driver of the bus of Amarnath pilgrims which came under terror attack last night in Anantnag.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced Rs six lakh compensation to the families of each of the seven Amarnath pilgrims killed in the terrorist attack while the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) has decided to give out Rs five lakh each to families of victims.

People to trek to the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir must furnish medical certificates, the authorities have said, adding that those below 13 or above 75 years of age will not be allowed to join the pilgrimage.

Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir was today suspended following heavy rain and landslide in the Jammu region.

Over 20,000 pilgrims today paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas even as the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) released 8,400 slots to accommodate unregistered yatris as part of efforts to ensure peaceful yatra.

The annual Amarnath Yatra started on Thursday as over 8,000 pilgrims left from two base camps in Kashmir for the Himalayan cave shrine.

Jammu and Kashmir Government has asked the Chief Secretary to finalise the "work plan" for the annual Amarnath Yatra 2013. Once finalised, the plan will be submitted to the Supreme Court early next month.

The month-and-a-half annual Amarnath Yatra ended peacefully on Thursday after Shravan Purnima prayers at the 13,500 feet high Himalayan cave shrine in south Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra, who is also chairman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, attended the concluding prayers led by Swami Dipinder Giri, the custodian of the 'Chhari Mu...