Vaishno Devi Yatra

The new track to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has been closed for pilgrims in view of landslide threat as Katra town in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district received the heaviest rainfall in past 43 years.

The movement of pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir will resume on Sunday morning after a temporary suspension due to inclement weather conditions on Saturday.

The yatra to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was temporarily suspended on Friday evening following flash floods triggered by heavy rain, officials said.

The Vaishno Devi Yatra has been suspended till tomorrow morning following inclement weather conditions, said the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Wednesday.

Nearly five months after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was suspended as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that the Yatra would be resumed on August 16.

Amarnath Yatra 2020: The yatra that starts in the month of Sawan every year will be conducted in a staggered manner due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not more than 500 pilgrims will be allowed to visit the shrine per day, officials said on Wednesday. The Amarnath Yatra is likely to commence on July 21.

After reviewing all aspects related to yatra and the safety of pilgrims in wake of coronavirus outbreak, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Tuesday appealed pilgrims to postpone their visit to the temple till normalisation of the situation.

IRCTC Vaishno Devi tour package: Cost of Vaishno Devi Rail Tour Package for Deluxe class is Rs 10,950 on single occupancy basis, Rs 7,850 per person on double occupancy basis and Rs 7,050 per person on triple occupancy basis.

A 26-year-old pilgrim from Jharkhand today allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi yatra, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from the Katra base camp to the Vaishno Devi shrine and to rehabilite mule owners.

A day after fire broke out in Trikuta Hills of Katra district leading to suspension of the Vaishno Devi yatra (pilgrimage), the Indian Air Force (IAF) has managed to contain the fire. The yatra has also resumed today.

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.

Twenty pilgrims on the bus carrying 56 were wounded in one of the worst terror strikes in the Kashmir Valley in years. The police have said the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba was behind the Amarnath attack.

Every single day, around 10 to 15 thousand pilgrims visit the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu. But with Jammu and Kashmir in the grip of a cold wave, the number of pilgrims going for the yatra has dropped by 50 per cent.

Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has asked Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a detailed safety audit of the helicopter operations between Katra-Sanjichhat sector in Jammu and Kashmir, where a recent chopper crash killed six pilgrims and a woman pilot.

The new track to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has been closed for pilgrims in view of landslide threat as Katra town in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district received the heaviest rainfall in past 43 years.

The movement of pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir will resume on Sunday morning after a temporary suspension due to inclement weather conditions on Saturday.

The yatra to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was temporarily suspended on Friday evening following flash floods triggered by heavy rain, officials said.

The Vaishno Devi Yatra has been suspended till tomorrow morning following inclement weather conditions, said the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Wednesday.

Nearly five months after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was suspended as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that the Yatra would be resumed on August 16.

Amarnath Yatra 2020: The yatra that starts in the month of Sawan every year will be conducted in a staggered manner due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not more than 500 pilgrims will be allowed to visit the shrine per day, officials said on Wednesday. The Amarnath Yatra is likely to commence on July 21.

After reviewing all aspects related to yatra and the safety of pilgrims in wake of coronavirus outbreak, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Tuesday appealed pilgrims to postpone their visit to the temple till normalisation of the situation.

IRCTC Vaishno Devi tour package: Cost of Vaishno Devi Rail Tour Package for Deluxe class is Rs 10,950 on single occupancy basis, Rs 7,850 per person on double occupancy basis and Rs 7,050 per person on triple occupancy basis.

A 26-year-old pilgrim from Jharkhand today allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi yatra, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from the Katra base camp to the Vaishno Devi shrine and to rehabilite mule owners.

A day after fire broke out in Trikuta Hills of Katra district leading to suspension of the Vaishno Devi yatra (pilgrimage), the Indian Air Force (IAF) has managed to contain the fire. The yatra has also resumed today.

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.

Twenty pilgrims on the bus carrying 56 were wounded in one of the worst terror strikes in the Kashmir Valley in years. The police have said the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba was behind the Amarnath attack.

Every single day, around 10 to 15 thousand pilgrims visit the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu. But with Jammu and Kashmir in the grip of a cold wave, the number of pilgrims going for the yatra has dropped by 50 per cent.

Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has asked Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a detailed safety audit of the helicopter operations between Katra-Sanjichhat sector in Jammu and Kashmir, where a recent chopper crash killed six pilgrims and a woman pilot.