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  Vaishno Devi yatra gets new timing rules: Begin within 12 hours, return within 24

  India | December 24, 2025 11:07 IST

  According to the Shrine Board, pilgrims must begin their journey within 12 hours of receiving the RFID card and must return to the base camp in Katra within 24 hours.

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  Helicopter services resume at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine after hiatus during Indo-Pak tensions

  Jammu and Kashmir | May 14, 2025 18:14 IST

  The helicopter services at the Mata Vaishno Devi were stopped for a brief time due to the India-Pakistan tensions. "The helicopter service at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine resumed this morning after remaining suspended for the past seven days," an official of the shrine board said.

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  Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board takes stock of security measures after Pahalgam terror attack

  India | April 29, 2025 21:29 IST

  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Chief Executive Officer Anshul Garg said after the Pahalgam incident, the pilgrim footfall has declined but the board is trying to ensure a smooth yatra.

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  Liquor, non-vegetarian food prohibited around Vaishno Devi shrine for two more months

  Jammu and Kashmir | February 09, 2025 21:36 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir: Katra sub-divisional magistrate Piyush Dhotra has prohibited the sale, possession and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian food, under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the officials said.

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Why shopkeepers spearheaded protest in Vaishno Devi?

  Jammu and Kashmir | November 24, 2024 17:06 IST

  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, last week, announced to proceed with the ropeway project along the trek leading to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi districts. The local shopkeepers and labourers have been protesting against it for three days.

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  Mata Vaishno Devi shrine witnesses huge rush of devotees ahead of New Year

  India | December 31, 2022 11:31 IST

  A strategy has been chalked out to ensure smooth regulation of the expected influx of pilgrims at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.

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  Navratri 2022: Huge rush of devotees at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra

  India | September 26, 2022 12:26 IST

  Navratri 2022: The Shardiya Navratri festival is dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine avatars and today marks the first day of the festivity (Kalash or Ghatsthapna).

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  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine to set up high-tech crowd management system

  India | February 10, 2022 8:31 IST

  J&K govt constituted a high-level committee to ascertain reasons behind stampede incident at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The Committee is headed by Principal Secy (Home), Govt of Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Vaishno Devi stampede: Three-member panel on Vaishno devi stampede to submit report within a week

  India | January 01, 2022 23:19 IST

  The stampede occurred near gate number three outside the sanctum sanctorum of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills. Those injured were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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  Chopper service remains suspended for second day at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

  India | December 14, 2019 16:02 IST

  The shrine along with adjoining areas witnessed first snowfall of the season on Thursday and Friday, forcing suspension of the helicopter and ropeway service. Over one feet of snow had accumulated in the shrine area, including Bhawan and Bahiron Ghati, Sanjichhat and Himkoti.

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  Police on high-alert after three Lashkar terrorists barge into Katra

  India | February 03, 2015 11:33 IST

  Srinagar: Security has been beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir after three suspected terrorists were noticed in Katra of Reasi district.A senior police official said that they have received some specific inputs that three Lashkar

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  Two new trains from Mumbai and Assam for Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims

  India | October 08, 2014 15:01 IST

  Jammu: The holy town of Katra, base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, was on Tuesday directly linked up with Mumbai and North East by railway when two trains from Bandra and Kamakhya in Assam

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  President to visit Jammu today

  India | September 01, 2014 8:09 IST

  Jammu: President Pranab Mukherjee will be arriving here on a two-day visit on Monday during which he will attend a convocation at Jammu University, being held after a gap of seven years, and inaugurate facilities

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  Development of J&K depends on railways: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | July 04, 2014 15:59 IST

  Katra: Underlining that economic development of Jammu and Kashmir is largely dependent on railways, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today stressed the need for early completion of unconnected stretches of Jammu-Baramulla Railway track.Omar said that economic

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  Navratra to commence at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine from October 5

  India | October 02, 2013 16:05 IST

  Jammu:  Navratra, the festival of devotion dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga, will commence from October 5 in Katra in Jammu and Kashmir, the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi shrine.To discuss arrangements

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  Snowfall at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

  India | January 18, 2013 20:30 IST

  Jammu, Jan 18:  The Trikuta hills housing the cave shrine of MataVaishnodevi today received the year's first snowfall even as pilgrims continued their journey to pay obeisance.Trikuta hills and nearby areas received 4 inches of

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  1.05 crore pilgrims visit Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in 2012

  India | January 02, 2013 17:07 IST

  Jammu, Jan 2 :  Over 1.05 crore pilgirms visited the Vaishno Devi cave shrine at Trikuta Hills in Jammu and Kashmir last year.“The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has set a new milestone with