Jammu: Sixteen Amarnath pilgrims, mostly from Delhi and UP, were killed and as many injured when a truck ferrying them skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The mishap, which took place at Zamoorha Morh in Mansar belt, 50 kilometres from Jammu city, at 2330 hours last night when the driver was trying to negotiate a curve, is the second major accident involving pilgrims to the holy cave shrine within a fortnight.
Of the 16 dead, six each belonged to Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, three from MP an one from Kolkata. They were members of Delhi-based Shiv Shakti Community Kitchen Association, police said on Friday.
"The truck, which was carrying pilgrim volunteers engaged in a community kitchen at Amarnath, was returning when it skidded off the road and rolled down the gorge," District Development Commissioner (DDC), Samba, Mubarak Singh said....
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06:16 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Srinagar: Concerned over rising number of deaths of devotees en route the cave shrine of Amarnath this year, a team led by Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma visited pilgrim camps to review medical facilities provided to them. Sharma, accompanied by his deputy Javid Ahmad Dar and Chief Executive Officer of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) Navin K Choudhary, visited camps at Nunwan, Sheshnag, Panjtarni, Holy cave and...
12:02 PM, Jul 17, 2012
Jammu: Sixteen Amarnath pilgrims were killed and 18 others injured when the bus they were travelling rolled down on a gorge near Digdole on Jammu-Srinagar highway at around 11.30 pm on Saturday. The state transport bus was on its way to Jammu from Kashmir Valley when it skidded off the road at Digdole near Ramban about 165 km from Jammu. The pilgrims were returning from Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir....
02:37 PM, Jul 15, 2012
Srinagar: The death of 67 Amarnath pilgrims, mostly due to cardiac arrest, in just 17 days of the yatra to the holy cave in south Kashmir Himalayas has left the Board managing the pilgrimage worried and it has asked authorities to address all health-related issues. Although 105 persons died during the 45-day yatra last year, which was highest due to natural causes, the high number of deaths in the first...
11:48 AM, Jul 12, 2012
Jammu: The number of pilgrims who have paid obeisance at the Amarnath shrine this year has crossed the two lakh mark. "As many as 2,10,524 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Ice Lingam of Lord Shiva at Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas till last night," officials associated with the Yatra said on Thursday. Over 21,000 more devotees are on their way to the cave shrine on Thursday from the...
11:27 AM, Jul 06, 2012
Srinagar: Security forces today recovered an air pistol at Baltal base camp of the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, which was reportedly thrown inside a toilet by an unidentified person. Sudhir Kumar, spokesman of the Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF), told IANS that some women 'yatris' (pilgrims) raised an alarm after an unidentified person entered the ladies toilet in Baltal camp and threw an air pistol inside. "The air pistol...
03:31 PM, Jul 02, 2012
Srinagar: Two more Amarnath pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest even as the number of pilgrims who paid obeisance at the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas crossed 60,000. Body of an unidentified 55-year-old pilgrim was recovered from Pissu top along the traditional Pahalgam-cave route in Anantnag district this morning, a police spokesman said today. Meanwhile, Subash Chand(40), a resident of Punjab, breathed his last at...
02:48 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Srinagar: Five pilgrims, including two women, died enroute the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the toll during the ongoing yatra to six, police said today. Chander Kanta(63), a resident of Haryana, died at Domail along the shorter Baltal Cave route in Ganderbal district this morning, a police spokesman said. He said another woman pilgrim identified, Geeta(55), a resident of Bengaluru, breathed her...
04:23 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Pahalgam: 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 holy chants. "The pooja was held inside the cave shrine this morning, marking the beginning of this year's yatra to the holy cave of Amarnathji," Chief Executive Officer Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) Naveen K Chaudhury told PTI....
11:53 AM, Jun 26, 2012
Pahalgam: The annual two-month long Amarnath Yatra began on Monday amid tight security. The first batch of pilgrims set out from the Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam for the cave shrine in South Kashmir. Security has been tightened for the yatra as lakhs of pilgrims are expected to make the journey over the next two months. "All the arrangements have been put in place for the commencement of the yatra...
08:43 AM, Jun 25, 2012
Jammu: The annual Amarnath yatra is all set to begin on Sunday when the first batch of pilgrims left early morning for the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from the basecamp in Jammu amid tight security. "The first batch of Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu will be flagged off from Bagwati Nagar basecamp of Amarnath yatra at around 0400 hours tomorrow (Sunday)", Minister for Industries and Commerce Surjit Singh Salathia...
09:56 AM, Jun 24, 2012
Jammu: Thick snow cover at Kashmir's Amarnath cave shrine and on the route leading to it is posing multiple risks to pilgrims and has increased challenges before the organisers of the annual pilgrimage, due to start here June 25. Although the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board(SASB) has doubled its efforts to clear the track for the over 350,000 registered pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra 2012, the inclement weather that persisted until...
02:28 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Jammu: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday accused Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of serving the "interests of Kashmiri separatists" by not opposing the curtailment of the duration of the Amarnath yatra this year. "Sri Sri Ravi Shankar seems to be interested in serving the interests of Kashmiri separatists rather than protecting the interests of the Shiv bhakts," VHP state president Ramakant Dubey said in Jammu. Dubey...
01:43 AM, Jun 07, 2012
Jammu: A large number of Amarnath pilgrims who assembled in Jammu on Sunday to leave for the cave shrine in Kashmir courted arrest after the state administration did not allow them to start the pilgrimage before the scheduled date. Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has fixed June 25 the date to commence the religious journey and it will conclude on August 2. Around 600 yatris from across the country assembled...
02:59 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: BJP leader Uma Bharti is expected to lead a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-sponsored, parallel Amarnath pilgrimage from Jammu on Sunday. The leader has been demanding that the Amarnath Yatra be allowed for two months. The Jammu and Kashmir government has allowed the yatra, which begins on June 15, to proceed for 37 days. ...
11:28 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Srinagar: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Monday said 100 post offices across the country would register devotees for the annual pilgrimage this year. The post offices are located in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Gujarat, an SASB spokesman said. The list of all the 100 post offices was available on the website of the Board, he said. The post offices would start registering pilgrims from...
04:39 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) started the registration for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine devoted to Lord Shiva on Monday. The annual pilgrimage is scheduled to start on June 25, but the registration process across the country started much earlier to enable the state administration to make suitable arrangements for the pilgrims. The pilgrimage will end with Raksha Bandhan on Aug 2. The process of...
10:52 AM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: The case against former Team Anna member Swami Agnivesh for his controversial comments on the Amarnath Yatra is slated to come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday. The activist had earlier sought the dismissal of criminal proceedings but the court was reluctant. Agnivesh had termed the annual pilgrimage as religious deception. Earlier, representing Agnivesh before the apex court, Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium had contended that...
09:28 AM, Nov 14, 2011
New Delhi: Showing reluctance to quash criminal proceedings against activist Swami Agnivesh for allegedly making a controversial statement about Amarnath pilgrimage, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said people's sentiments cannot be taken for granted and that he cannot go "scot free" if he has made the remark. A bench of justices HL Dattu and CK Prasad, which was about to dismiss Agnivesh's petition seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings, however,...
05:13 PM, Nov 08, 2011
New Delhi: Showing reluctance to quash criminal proceedings against activist Swami Agnivesh for allegedly making a controversial statement about Amarnath pilgrimage, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said people's sentiments cannot be taken for granted and that he cannot go 'scot free' if he has made the remark. A bench of justices HL Dattu and CK Prasad, which was about to dismiss Agnivesh's petition seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings, however,...
01:01 PM, Nov 08, 2011
