34.3 C
Delhi
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of over 4300 pilgrims leaves Jammu

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

Jammu: A fresh batch of more than 4300 pilgrims left for Shri Amarnath cave shrine for both Pahalgam and Baltal routes in Kashmir on Thursday from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp here.

As many as 4383 pilgrims left for Baltal in a fleet of 157.

For Baltal, 1701 pilgrims and for Pahalgam, 2682 pilgrims left from the base camp amidst tight security arrangements.

Last year, over 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at the cave shrine.

The 52-day long Amarnath Yatra will conclude on August 19.

Related articles

Foreigner detained near Army HQ in Shimla; Himachal youth arrested in separate case

Shimla/Dehra: Security agencies have heightened surveillance in Himachal Pradesh after two back-to-back incidents raised national security concerns —...

U.S. SC allows Trump administration ending humanitarian parole for 500,000-plus migrants

New York: U.S. Supreme Court on Friday lifted a federal district court order that kept humanitarian parole protections...

Israel warns Hamas to accept U.S. envoy’s Gaza ceasefire deal “or be destroyed”

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned Hamas to accept the Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by...

Sudan receives 2.9 mln cholera vaccine doses amid surge in cases: Health Ministry

Khartoum: The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced on Friday that it has received over 2.9 million doses of...