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  • amarnath yatra 66 000 pilgrims pay obeisance at shrine

    Amarnath Yatra: 66,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at shrine

    India | July 03, 2013 13:46 IST

    Jammu, July 3 :  Over 66,000 devotees have paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas so far even as another batch of 2,176 pilgrims left here for their upward journey.Over 66,000

  • small batch of 1 785 pilgrims leaves for amarnath

    Small batch of 1,785 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath

    India | July 02, 2013 13:18 IST

    Jammu, July 2 :  A small batch of 1,785 devotees today left Jammu base camp for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.A convoy of 70 vehicles carrying 1,785 devotees left from Bhagwati Nagar

  • uttarakhand nearly 500 pilgrims from rajasthan still

    Uttarakhand: Nearly 500 pilgrims from Rajasthan still untraced, 91 pilgrims return

    India | June 30, 2013 22:10 IST

    Jaipur, Jun 30: Ninety one pilgrims including women and children from Rajasthan, who were stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand, were today brought here safely by a special flight from Dehradun even as whereabouts of 500 more

  • j k govt issues on the spot permits to unregistered pilgrims

    J&K govt issues on-the-spot-permits to unregistered pilgrims

    India | June 30, 2013 12:07 IST

    Srinagar, Jun 30: With heavy rush of unregistered Amarnath yatris making way to Pahalgam and Baltal base camps, Jammu and Kashmir tourism department has started issuing on-the-spot-permissions to tourists and pilgrims."In order to facilitate the

  • pilgrims from wb might be evacuated from uttarakhand on

    Pilgrims from WB might be evacuated from Uttarakhand on Friday

    India | June 27, 2013 8:33 IST

    Kolkata, June 27: As many as 42 pilgrims from the state stranded in Uttarakhand are likely to be evacuated by the West Bengal government on Friday or Saturday. State disaster management department sources said today

  • first batch of amarnath pilgrims enters jk amid tight

    First batch of Amarnath pilgrims enters JK amid tight security

    India | June 26, 2013 18:14 IST

    Kathua (JK), Jun 26: The first batch of Amarnath yatris from outside the state was welcomed today by the police and civil administration amid tight security arrangements at Lakhanpur, the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir.The

  • uttarakhand mule drivers turned bandits robbed pilgrims

    Uttarakhand: mule drivers turned bandits, robbed pilgrims, pushed them from hill slopes

    India | June 26, 2013 18:05 IST

    Dehradun, Jun 26: As the enormity of the Uttarakhand disaster unfolds, survivors here narrated how mule drivers, mostly of Nepali origin, ganed up to rob pilgrims in their hour of distress. Seema Devi, a pilgrim

  • uttarakhand pilgrims arrive in vijaywada in special train

    Uttarakhand pilgrims arrive in Vijaywada in special train:

    India | June 23, 2013 12:38 IST

    Vijayawada, June 23: Pilgrims from Krishna district, who were rescued after being stranded in the rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, reached here today from New Delhi. As many as 153 people, who belonged to various places in the

  • odisha helping its pilgrims in uttrakhand

    Odisha helping its pilgrims in Uttrakhand

    India | June 22, 2013 7:56 IST

    Bhubaneswar, June 22: Odisha authorities yesterday said they have taken several measures to help the state's pilgrims stranded in flood-hit Uttarakhand.According to a home department official here, at least 80 pilgrims from Odisha were rescued

  • harbhajan turns counsellor for uttarakhand landslide victims

    Harbhajan turns counsellor for Uttarakhand landslide victims

    India | June 18, 2013 23:17 IST

    Dehradun, Jun 18 : Cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who has been stranded in Joshimath, today took the role of a counsellor alongside ITBP personnel as he met a number of pilgrims hit by incessant rains and

  • over three lakh pilgrims to visit vaishno devi

    Over three lakh pilgrims to visit Vaishno Devi

    India | April 10, 2013 16:29 IST

    Jammu, Apr 10: Over three lakh pilgrims are expected to visit the Vaishno Devi shrine near here during the nine-day Navratas beginning Thursday, officials said Wednesday.M.K. Bhandari, additional chief executive officer (ACEO) of the Sri

  • registration of amarnath yatra pilgrims to begin from monday

    Registration of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims to begin from Monday

    India | March 16, 2013 21:41 IST

    Srinagar, Mar 16: The registration of pilgrims for Shri Amarnath Yatra begins on Monday March 18 for both Yatra routes - Baltal and Chandanwari.The registration will be done through 422 designated branches of Jammu &

  • the how and why of shia killings in pakistan

    The how and why of Shia killings in Pakistan

    World | January 29, 2013 15:23 IST

    Lahore: On Jan 10, over 100 people were killed and 200 injured in a spate of bombings in Quetta that were clearly targeted against the Shia Hazara community. Just 10 days earlier, a convoy of

  • vaishno devi will get over 10 million pilgrims

    Vaishno Devi will get over 10 million pilgrims

    India | October 24, 2012 16:12 IST

    Jammu, Oct 24: The number of pilgrims visiting the Hindu shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi near here will be more than last year's 10 million, a temple official said Wednesday.M.K. Bhandari, the additional chief executive

  • fresh batch of 1 350 pilgrims leave for amarnath

    Fresh Batch of 1,350 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

    India | July 22, 2012 13:50 IST

    Jammu, Jul 22 :Amid tight security, a fresh batch of 1,350 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine situated in South Kashmir Himalayas.  The pilgrims comprising 979 men, 212 women, 18 children and 141

  • another batch of pilgrims leave for amarnath in jammu

    Another batch of pilgrims leave for Amarnath in Jammu

    India | July 20, 2012 12:59 IST

    Jammu, Jul 20: Amid tight security, a fresh batch of 1,812 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas.The pilgrims comprising 1,398 men, 389 women and 25 children left in

  • three more amarnath pilgrims die toll rises to 88

    Three more Amarnath pilgrims die, toll rises to 88

    India | July 19, 2012 18:52 IST

    Srinagar, Jul 19: Three pilgrims died en route to the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to 88, officials said today.Naveen

  • another batch of pilgrims leave for amarnath yatra

    Another batch of pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra

    India | July 19, 2012 11:38 IST

    Jammu, Jul 19: Amid tight security, a fresh batch of 2,317 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas.The pilgrims comprising 1,760 men, 383 women, 24 children and 150 sadhus

  • 90 pilgrims mostly indians killed in bus accident in nepal

    90 pilgrims, mostly Indians, killed in bus accident in Nepal

    India | July 16, 2012 16:02 IST

    Kathmandu, Jul 15: At least 90 pilgrims, mostly Indians, were killed today when an overcrowded bus skidded off the road and plunged into the Gandak Canal in southern Nepal.The bus was carrying135 Hindu pilgrims, mostly

  • six more amarnath pilgrims die toll rises to 67

    Six more Amarnath pilgrims die, toll rises to 67

    India | July 11, 2012 18:31 IST

    Srinagar, Jul 11:  Six more Amarnath pilgrims died en route to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the toll during this year's pilgrimage to 67, officials said today.Body of an unidentified Sadhu

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