Srinagar: The decision of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to allocate some tickets for helicopter service for the annual yatra to travel and tourism associations has resulted in the pilgrims being overcharged for the service. The SASB has notified the rates for the helicopter service for both Baltal and Pahalgam routes leading to the 3880-metre high cave shrine but many pilgrims have complained that they were being charged 30 to...
12:10 PM, Jul 03, 2011
Hundreds of pilgrims to three Himalayan shrines have been stranded following closure of roads due to landslides. ...
01:03 PM, Jul 01, 2011
Dehra Dun: The Uttarakhand government on Thursday night issued a red alert following heavy rains in the state that left 10 people dead and triggered a series of landslides. An official statement said Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has advised the administration to issue red alert in sensitive zones particularly in Chardham and Kailash Mansarovar yatra areas. Nishank has also directed the district administration in these areas to stop leaves...
12:19 PM, Jul 01, 2011
Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra will now begin from June 15, it is learnt, after an agreement on Monday between Baba Amarnath Niyas (BAN) and Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to this effect. BAN, a conglomeration of various religious and social organisations, wanted the yatra from June 15, while the state government's position was that the pilgrimage could not start before the scheduled date of June 29. However, after day-long negotiations,...
10:11 AM, Jun 14, 2011
Uttarkashi: Torrential rains in Uttarakhand have cut off large parts of the Himalayan state and pilgrims who were on the chaar dham yaatra have been stranded for days. They don't have enough food or drinking water and most of them are forced to sleep by the roadside. Thousands of them are stuck along the Bedi-Kedarnath and Gangotri-Yamunotri routes. They had reached Uttarakhand from different states for the holy chaar dham...
10:11 AM, Sep 24, 2010
Over 3.70 lakh pilgrims have so far offered prayers at the shrine since the yatra started on June 30. ...
11:23 AM, Jul 30, 2010
A roadside bomb went off Thursday morning near a procession of Shia pilgrims in southeastern Baghdad. ...
08:08 AM, Jul 08, 2010
It is expected to go on till August 24. This year, over 4 lakh pilgrims are likely to visit the shrine. ...
09:38 AM, Jun 30, 2010
More than 30,000 military and police officers deployed on the site. ...
05:25 PM, Feb 05, 2010
Witnesses described a chaotic scene in the minutes following the blast. ...
05:18 PM, Feb 01, 2010
The mishap occurred when a large number of pilgrims tried to board a vessel. ...
09:56 AM, Jan 14, 2010
The injured have been administered first aid at Kanjirapally hospital. ...
09:23 AM, Jan 13, 2010
The pilgrims were sleeping outside the famous Siddhivinayak temple. ...
12:37 AM, Dec 23, 2009
The pilgrims were assaulted while asleep outside the temple premises. ...
03:56 PM, Dec 22, 2009
Nearly 200 people have been killed in the latest wave of militant violence in Pak. ...
12:14 PM, Oct 27, 2009
The Haj committee is planning to impose an age restriction for pilgrims. ...
04:16 PM, Aug 01, 2009
Pahalgam route which is still covered in snow will be opened up later. ...
04:09 PM, Jun 15, 2009
The bus, with 60 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh fell into a 50-foot gorge. ...
10:07 AM, Feb 17, 2009
Pilgrims braved terror threats to flock to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal for their holy bath. ...
11:14 PM, Jan 14, 2009
