The yatra was flagged off in at around 5 am today by BVR Subramanyam, Chief secretary J&K, BB Vyas Advisor to J&K Governor and Vijay Kumar, Advisor to J&K Governor.
The two-month-long pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine of Amarnath will commence on June 28.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Army chief visit J-K to review Amarnath Yatra security arrangements.
Operation All-Out: Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, security forces carries out search operation in Shopian
Keeping in view the security scenario and the threat over the yatra, various agencies and forces have stepped up arrangements to ward off any threat by the terrorists.
Keeping in view the security scenario and the threat over the yatra, various agencies and forces have stepped up arrangements to ward off any threat by the terrorists.
All border police stations , posts and check-points have also been directed to be strengthened and activated to neutralize any attempt of infiltration by terrorists from across the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC), a police spokesman said.
J&K: Security heightened as Amarnath Yatra under possible terror threat
The Jammu and Kashmir Police is seeking additional 225 companies of paramilitary forces for deployment along the pilgrimage route. These forces will join the existing forces operating in Jammu and Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir Police is seeking additional 225 companies of paramilitary forces for deployment along the pilgrimage route. These forces will join the existing forces operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
An input indicated that Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) leadership in Shopian has decided to target security forces who are going to be engaged for the Yatra. Amarnath Yatra being an important annual event in Jammu & Kashmir has always been susceptible to terror attack.
The NGT on December 13, 2017, had declared the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas as a "silence zone" and prohibited religious offerings beyond the entry point.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar observed that the green tribunal has not declared a "silence zone" at the shrine but due silence has to be maintained only in front of the ice stalagmite resembling the 'ShivaLinga'.
Three Lashker-e-Taiba militants, including two Pakistanis, allegedly responsible for carrying out an attack on Amarnath pilgrims, were killed in an encounter in South Kashmir today
Abu Ismail was the mastermind of the Amarnath Yatra attack that killed eight pilgrims in July.
2.60 lakh pilgrims offered prayers during 40-day annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir this year.
Jammu and Kashmir Police today said three alleged conspirators in the July 10 attack on Amarnath pilgrims have been arrested.
Ismail, a 24-year-old Pakistani national, infiltrated into India about two years ago and has been operating in south Kashmir. A resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Ismail carries a bounty of 10 lakh on his head
The 20th batch of 1,782 pilgrims left Jammu for the Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in south Kashmir Himalayas today amid tight security.
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