Amarnath Yatra
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Amarnath Yatra halted on Baltal route
India | Jul 21, 2015, 01:20 PM ISTSrinagar: The movement of pilgrims to the Baltal base camp, one of the two such of the annual Amarnath Yatra Hindu pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir, was on Tuesday stopped due to landslides. "Due to landslide
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Amarnath Yatra resumes via Baltal route
India | Jul 19, 2015, 09:53 AM ISTJammu: After three days Amarnath Yatra resumed via Kashmir's Baltal route as a fresh batch of 1,514 pilgrims left Jammu for the valley."A convoy carrying 1,514 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas (Jammu) at 4.45
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4 Amarnath yatris die; toll rises to 22
India | Jul 18, 2015, 12:26 PM ISTSrinagar: Four more pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest enroute to the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to 22, officials said today.47-year-old
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Fresh batch of 1,720 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
India | Jul 18, 2015, 10:54 AM ISTJammu: A batch of 1,720 pilgrims today left for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas amidst tight security.The batch comprising 1,171 men, 441 women, 14 children and 94 others left in a
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Amarnath Yatra suspended due to bad weather
India | Jul 17, 2015, 10:30 AM ISTSrinagar: The annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir was on Friday suspended due to landslides on the routes to the Himalayan cave shrine."No yatri will be allowed to move towards the holy
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1 killed, 4 go missing as cloudburst hits near Sonamarg in Kashmir
India | Jul 17, 2015, 07:14 AM ISTSrinagar: A teenaged girl was killed and four people went missing on Thursday when a cloudburst struck near Sonamarg, a place enroute to the Amarnath shrine in Kashmir.The cloud-burst took place at Kellan village near
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Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath yatra
India | Jul 15, 2015, 12:42 PM ISTJammu: A fresh batch comprising of 2,415 pilgrims today left from the base camp here to the cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security. The batch which included 1,705 men, 561
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Amarnath Yatra resumes as weather improves
India | Jul 14, 2015, 01:07 PM ISTJammu: The annual Amarnath Yatra Hindu pilgrimage resumed on Tuesday as the weather improved, police said.The yatra remained suspended for two days due to inclement weather and blockade of the Jammu-Srinagar highway."The highway has been
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Amarnath Yatra remains suspended due to bad weather
India | Jul 13, 2015, 08:46 AM ISTJammu: The annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra remained suspended for the second day on Monday as no pilgrim was allowed to proceed towards Kashmir Valley due to bad weather, police said."No yatri was allowed to
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Amaranth Yatra stopped due to bad weather
India | Jul 12, 2015, 10:41 AM ISTJammu: The annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir was stopped on Sunday due to inclement weather, police said.Heavy rainfall triggered landslides leading to the blockade of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Gangroo
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Amarnath Yatra resumes after day-long hault
India | Jul 11, 2015, 03:08 PM ISTSrinagar: Amarnath yatra today resumed from the base camps after a day-long suspension due to inclement weather in South Kashmir Himalayas.Over 16,500 pilgrims left the twin base camps of Nunwan and Baltal this morning to
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Jammu-Srinagar National highway closure halts Amarnath Yatra
India | Jul 10, 2015, 01:22 PM ISTJammu: More than 2,000 passenger vehicles, including 68 carrying Kashmir-bound Amarnath pilgrims, have been left stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar National highway, following its closure due to massive landslides at several places triggered by overnight rainfall."The
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Amarnath yatris stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway
India | Jul 09, 2015, 01:30 PM ISTJammu: Several vehicles, including those carrying Amarnath pilgrims to Kashmir, are stranded on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway after it was closed for vehicular traffic following heavy landslides at several places due to overnight rainfall."The highway has
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Seventh batch of 2,614 pilgrims leave for Amarnath yatra
India | Jul 07, 2015, 02:21 PM ISTJammu : The seventh batch comprising 2,614 pilgrims today left from Bhagwati Nagarbase camp here to the cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas, a police official said.The batch with 1,878 men, 546 women,
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Over 2,100 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra
India | Jul 06, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTJammu : Another batch of over 2,100 Amarnath pilgrims left here on Monday for the Himalayan cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley as heavy rain lashed the over-300 km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway."Another batch of
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Threat to Amarnath Yatra is always there: Dy CM
National | Jul 05, 2015, 08:38 PM ISTKathua (JK): The Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh today said that the threat to the annual Amarnath Yatra from the militant outfits was always there, but the security agencies were fully geared
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Over 2,200 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra
India | Jul 05, 2015, 11:49 AM ISTJammu: Another batch of over 2,200 Amarnath pilgrims left from here on Sunday for the Himalayan cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley."The fourth batch of 2,219 yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu at
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Amarnath Yatra: Third batch begins journey
India | Jul 04, 2015, 11:06 AM ISTJammu : Another batch of around 2,000 pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra left from here on Saturday for the Himalayan cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley. "The third batch of 1,849 pilgrims, including 406 women and
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'Haj pilgrims will bear consequences if Amarnath yatris are hurt'
National | Jul 03, 2015, 09:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP firebrand leader Sadhvi Prachi has said that if Hindu pilgrims were harmed during the annual Amarnath Yatra, Haj pilgrims would face harsh consequences."Haj pilgrims will have to face the consequences if there
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Second batch of 1,525 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra
India | Jul 02, 2015, 11:08 AM ISTJammu : The second batch comprising of 1,525 pilgrims today left from the base camp here to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security.The batch, consisting of 1,074 male,