• 

  Ninth batch of 4,095 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

  India | July 02, 2012 13:10 IST

  Jammu, Jul 2: Amid tight security, the ninth batch of 4,095 pilgrims today left for the 3,888-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine situated in south Kashmir Himalayas.The pilgrims comprising 2,910 men, 836 women, 197 children and 152

• 

  Five more Amarnath pilgrims die, toll mounts to 19

  India | July 01, 2012 18:50 IST

  Srinagar, Jul 1: Five more devotees died due to cardiac arrest at Pahalgam and Baltal base camps pushing the death toll in the ongoing annual Amarnath pilgrimage to 19.  Megha Gupta, aged 24 years, a

• 

  18,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath cave shrine

  India | June 26, 2012 17:05 IST

  Jammu, Jun 26: Over 18,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine of Lord Shiva during the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in the first three days.  Over 18,000 pilgrims have performed darshan of the holy Ice

• 

  Amarnath yatra begins, Governor offers prayers

  India | June 25, 2012 20:22 IST

  Pahalgam (J-K), Jun 25: The annual Amarnath yatra today began with pilgrims from both the base camps starting their journey to the cave shrine where Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra offered prayers amid

• 

  China stops Indian Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims from entering Tibet

  India | June 07, 2012 21:08 IST

  Kathmandu, Jun 7: Hundreds of Indian pilgrims have been stranded in Nepal on their way to Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet as Chinese authorities stopped them at the border entry point saying that their vehicles did not

• 

  Over 2.50 lakh pilgrims register for Amarnath yatra

  India | June 02, 2012 13:43 IST

  Srinagar, Jun 2 : More than 2.50 lakh pilgrims haveregistered themselves for the forthcoming Amarnath yatra to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. The number of pilgrims registered till last evening was 2.55

• 

  26 Shiites Killed In Pakistan By Gunmen

  World | September 20, 2011 22:55 IST

  Islamabad, Sep 20: Bike-borne unidentified gunmen today shot dead at least 26 Shia Muslim pilgrims in cold-blood in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province after forcing them out of a bus.A bus carrying Shia pilgrims, which was

• 

  66 Lakhs Pilgrims Visit Vaishnodevi Shrine

  India | August 31, 2011 16:18 IST

  Jammu, Aug 31: With over 65.97 lakh people visiting the Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine this year - 8 lakh more than last year - pilgrimage to the cave shrine has surpassed all records within the

• 

  Fresh Batch Of 2,140 Pilgrims Leave For Amarnath

  India | July 20, 2011 11:27 IST

  Jammu, Jul 20 : A fresh batch of 2,140 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath yatra from here amid tight security, police said.As many as 1,242 men, 571 women, 34 children and 293 sadhus left

• 

  Two Lakh Pilgrims Registered For Amarnath Yatra

  India | June 02, 2011 21:18 IST

  Srinagar, Jun 2: Jammu and Kashmir government today said two lakh pilgrims have registered themselves for the upcoming pilgrimage to the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.“So far two