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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 &

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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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  10 Amarnath pilgrims die; toll rises to 61

  India | July 10, 2012 18:15 IST

  Srinagar, Jul 10: Ten pilgrims died en route to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas since last night, taking the toll during this year's pilgrimage to 61, officials said today.“Nine pilgrims

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  SIM cards free of cost to Haj pilgrims

  India | July 08, 2012 14:17 IST

  Madurai, Jul 9: The Haj Committee of India would distribute SIM cards of Saudi Telecom company free of cost to Haj pilgrims, Aboobucker,Vice-Chairman of the Haj Committee of India, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of

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  Four pilgrims die during Amarnath yatra, toll 37

  India | July 06, 2012 18:56 IST

  Srinagar, July 6 :  Four pilgrims and an army jawan died of cardiac arrest enroute to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to 37, officials said today.The

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  Six more Amarnath pilgrims die, toll rises to 30

  India | July 04, 2012 22:47 IST

  Srinagar, Jul 4: Six pilgrims died en route to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll during the pilgrimage to 30 this year, officials said.Sarju Ram (58) from Bihar

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  Another batch leaves for Amarnath

  India | July 03, 2012 11:36 IST

  Jammu, Jul 3: Amid tight security, the tenth batch of 4,470 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas.The pilgrims comprising 3,010 men, 1154 women, 155 children and 151 ‘sadhus' left