Amarnath Yatra
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PM Narendra Modi to review highway projects today; 6 other news events of the day
India | Jul 02, 2015, 10:13 AM ISTPM Narendra Modi to review highway projects todayNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting to review the status of highway projects today, prompting the Nitin Gadkari-led road ministry to prepare a presentation
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Rajnath singh reviews Amaranth yatra preparedness
India | Jul 01, 2015, 07:15 PM ISTSrinagar : A day ahead of the start of Amarnath Yatra, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the arrangements made for the annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. Soon
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Amarnath Yatra begins today;7 other news events of the day
India | Jul 01, 2015, 10:00 AM IST1. Amarnath Yatra begins todayJammu: Amid tight security arrangements, annual Amarnath yatra will begin from Jammu today, as the first batch of over 5,000 pilgrims will leave for 3,888-metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir
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First batch of 1,280 pilgrims begin Amarnath Yatra
India | Jul 01, 2015, 09:18 AM ISTJammu: The annual Amarnath Yatra begun today with State minister for health Choudhary Lal Singh flagging off the first batch.The first batch comprises nearly 1,280 pilgrims and was being flagged off from the Yatri Niwas
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Sale of cold drinks, junk food banned at Amarnath yatra
India | Jun 26, 2015, 04:14 PM ISTJammu: Keeping in view the Supreme Court ruling of 2012 regarding the health of the Amarnath yatra pilgrims, the ban on the sale of cold drinks and junk food enroute the cave shrine will be
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Heavy security deployed for Amarnath Yatra beginning July 2
India | Jun 24, 2015, 02:39 PM ISTJammu/Srinagar: With the Valley tense due to violence in Sopore and Kulgam, the Army and state government are not taking no chances this time to ensure protection for Armanath yatris, with the Yatra scheduled to
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20-feet high Shivling at Amarnath cave this year
India | May 19, 2015, 10:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Preparations for famous pilgrimage to Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir are in full swing.Authorities are working round the clock to ensure the pilgrims don't face any difficulty during the holy yatra.India TV
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Don't curtail Amarnath Yatra period: Shiv Sena tells govt
National | May 07, 2015, 03:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Shiv Sena member today demanded that the duration of annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir should not be curtailed, taking strong objection to separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's statement that
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Mufti Mohammed Sayeed promises action against Geelani
National | May 03, 2015, 08:17 AM ISTAhmedabad/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today promised action against those responsible for waving Pakistani flags at yesterday's rally addressed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani even as rightwing Hindu organisations held a
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J&K Deputy CM rubbishes Geelani's demand of restricting Amarnath Yatra
India | May 02, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTJammu: Slamming Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's demand for restricting Amarnath Yatra to 30 days, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today said separatists had become “irrelevant” in the state and were
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Amarnath yatra should be restricted to 30 days: Geelani
India | May 02, 2015, 02:24 PM ISTSrinagar: Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani today said the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas should be restricted to 30 days for "safety" of pilgrims and protection of environment. "We advise the government
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Short films on Amarnath Yatra to be showed on TV channels to prepare pilgrims
India | Feb 20, 2015, 08:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: As part of an awareness campaign to prepare pilgrims for the challenges they might face during the Amarnath Yatra, the NDA government has decided to show spot films of 23 minutes each on
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Snowfall in Gulmarg; night temperatures rise across Valley
India | Jan 05, 2015, 01:19 PM ISTSrinagar: Gulmarg, the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir, received fresh snowfall today even as minimum temperatures at most places in the Valley and in Ladakh region appreciated by several degrees, providing relief from the intense
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Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir ends peacefully
India | Aug 10, 2014, 01:23 PM ISTSrinagar: The one-and-half month long annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir ended peacefully on Sunday, officials said. Nearly 4,00,000 pilgrims visited the shrine.The final 'puja' was offered inside the Amarnath cave shrine in south
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37th batch of devotees leaves for Amarnath
India | Aug 02, 2014, 10:54 AM ISTJammu: A batch of 293 pilgrims on Saturday left for Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here. A convoy of eight vehicles carrying the 37th batch of pilgrims, including 46 women and a
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34th batch of pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine
India | Jul 30, 2014, 10:31 AM ISTJammu: The 34th batch of pilgrims left for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here on Wednesday.As many as 409 pilgrims, including 255 men, 55 women and two children left from the
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33rd batch of devotees leave for Amarnath shrine
India | Jul 29, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTJammu: Amid tight security, the 33rd batch of pilgrims on Tuesday left for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here.As many as 357 pilgrims, including 228 men, 27 women and two children
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30th batch of Amarnath pilgrims left for shrine
India | Jul 26, 2014, 01:07 PM ISTJammu: The 30th batch of pilgrims left for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here on Saturday.As many as 628 pilgrims, including 391 men, 179 women and 11 children, left from the
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Four dead in LPG explosion in Kashmir
India | Jul 22, 2014, 10:06 AM ISTSrinagar: Four people were killed Tuesday when a cooking gas cylinder (LPG) exploded in a community kitchen in Kashmir's Baltal base camp of the Amarnath Yatra, police said.A cooking gas cylinder exploded accidentally in Shiv
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Amarnath yatra crosses 3-lakh mark
India | Jul 21, 2014, 08:05 PM ISTSrinagar: The number of yatris paying obeisance at the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir today crossed the three lakhmark.Nearly 10,000 pilgrims performed darshan of the naturally- formed ice