Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims News
The officials said over 21,000 Yatris had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine on Saturday, adding that another batch of 7,208 Yatris left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Valley in two escorted convoys on Sunday.
During the Amarnath Yatra... a passenger died. The name of the passenger is being told as Vijay Kumar Shah... and he was a resident of Bihar. While returning from a trip, Vijay Kumar fell into a gorge 300 feet below. The rescue team also reached the spot... Vijay Kumar was taken out of the ditch by the team... but later he died.
A hi-tech command control center has been set up to provide more assistance to the pilgrims during the Amarnath Yatra. About 60 people from about 20 government departments work day and night in this hi-tech command control center, which also includes security forces.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: Monsoon has turned out to be a disaster this year. Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for the second day today due to bad weather. The road has been closed at many places due to landslides. Both the base camps of Kashmir have been banned.
Amarnath Yatra 2023: Due to bad weather, the Amarnath Yatra has been postponed till further orders. Passengers have been stopped on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes.
Pakistan is plotting to disturb the Amarnath Yatra. Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting is going on regarding the yatra. This big meeting is being held regarding the safety of passengers.
There is good news for devotees. Amarnath Yatra, which was stopped due to heavy rains, has started again. Meanwhile, 4 thousand pilgrims have been shifted to safer places.
Once again Mehbooba Mufti has targeted BJP. This time Mehbooba has given a statement regarding Amarnath Yatra. She said that BJP has made Amarnath Yatra a political issue.
"Another batch of 4,694 yatris left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas today morning in two escorted convoys for the Kashmir Valley. Of these, 2,052 are headed for the Baltal base camp and 2,642 to Pahalgam," police said.
Abu Ismail planned and carried out the attack on a bus of Amarnath Yatris in Anantnag district on July 10 this year, police said. Eight pilgrims were killed and 13 others injured in the attack.
Over two lakh pilgrims have so far performed the yatra in the last 18 days.
"A fresh batch of 3,603 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 153 vehicles at 3.25 am," officials said here.
"A total of 3,398 yatris left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas at 3.30 am in an escorted convoy of 132 vehicles," the official added.
Sashastra Seema Bal personnel have also been directed to be extra vigilant in places like Sunauli, Nautanwa, and Rupaidiha, the entry points from the neighbouring Himalayan country.
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