Fire broke out near Sanji Chhat helipad, in the forest area of Trikuta mountain on Sunday, in view of which the Shrine Board authorities had decided to suspend Helicopter services on Monday.
The weather remained partly cloudy with thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours. The Regional Meteorological Department based in Srinagar informed on Monday that partly cloudy weather with thundershowers at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours.
As we know that the Nine Days of Navratri are just around the corner, the devotees are all set to celebrate these days by worshipping different forms of Durga Maa by performing aarti and playing devotional songs of the divinities. Here we bring you the list of top five devotional songs which will make your celebration musical.
J&K govt constituted a high-level committee to ascertain reasons behind stampede incident at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The Committee is headed by Principal Secy (Home), Govt of Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, party leader Sachin Pilot on Friday said that the announcement regarding Congress's CM face in Punjab will be made soon after consultation with party workers.
A public notice was issued urging the public to furnish any facts, statements, electronic evidence, etc. about the incident with the probe panel.
Twelve people lost their lives and at least 16 others were injured in the stampede at the famous shrine in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Saturday after a scuffle between two groups of pilgrims during the New Year rush.
The stampede took place at around 2:15 am near gate no. 3 at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan. Police said that as per initial reports, an argument broke out which resulted in people pushing each other, followed by the stampede.
A stampede triggered by a heavy rush of devotees at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on Saturday killed 12 pilgrims and injured several others in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra. The yatra, which was briefly halted following the stampede was resumed later.
NGT has capped the normal capacity of Yatra per day to 50000. Pertinently, keeping in view the COVID-19 Pandemic, 35000 pilgrims were allowed to proceed for yatra on 31st December 2021 and for 1st Jan. 2022.
The committee headed by the principal secretary (home) was constituted by the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha following the stampede at the shrine.
At least 12 people died and over a dozen were injured in the stampede that occurred around 2.30 am near gate number three outside the sanctum sanctorum of the Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills, about 50 km from Jammu.
Devotees usually trek to the hilltop shrine from the Katra base camp, a distance of nearly 13 km, while some reach there by helicopters. The stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra was reported in the wee hours of Saturday following a heavy rush of devotees on the first day of the new year.
J&K has been showing an uneven trend in daily Covid cases, due to which new guidelines are issued for Vaishno Devi pilgrims.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra shared a series of videos from her small trip to Vaishno Devi. Her pilgrimage visit comes at the same time when Mumbai Police's crime branch filed a supplementary charge sheet against husband Raj Kundra in the pornography case.
Several fire fighting teams are at the spot to control the blaze. No report of any casualty has been received so far.
Vaishno Devi temple received 1,800 kgs of gold and over 4,700 kgs of silver from devotees in the last 20 years.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said all educational institutions will reopen in the Union Territory from February 1 and 25,000 pilgrims will be allowed at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine per day.
The cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra on Sunday received the season's first snowfall, much to the cheer of tourists thronging the region.
Security near and around Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra has been increased after an encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out on Jammu's Nagrota on Thursday.
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