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Steps to complete work along Amarnath yatra route

SASB directed the engineering staff and contractors to mobilise additional manpower to complete the ...

PM to send chadar to Ajmer shrine

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will send a holy chadar to the Dargah of sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin ...

‘Amarnath yatra duration cut highly condemnable’

BSP said that the period of Amarnath yatra should be left to convenience of devotees.

Grps threaten to start Amarnath Yatra from June 3

The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has said it will organise the pilgrimage from June 25 to Aug 2...

Heavy rush of pilgrims to Vaishno Devi shrine

With about 35,000 devotees each day in this holiday season, authorities have been forced to regulate...

Amarnath Shrine Board reviews yatra security

Mountain rescue teams, CCTV cameras, fire fighting units and X-ray baggage scanning units will be pu...

Sex racket busted, husband-wife duo among 3 held

The kingpin of the racket was Sub-Inspector Mekhram Shrineel. He along with three others involved in...

Amarnath Yatra registration begins

Over 16,000 people have registered themselves on first day of registration for annual Amarnath Yatra...

Badrinath shrine reopens for pilgrims

The portals of famous Himalayan shrine of Badrinath were reopened today amid snowfall, a day after K...

Kedarnath shrine reopens, 4 pilgrims succumb to chill

Four pilgrims died due to intense cold as portals of famous Himalayan shrine Kedarnath were reopened...

VHP to commence Amarnath Yatra from June 4

Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has curtailed the period of the yatra this year by 39 days and fixed June...

Church to award historian for work on Xi`anity

Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours here, famed as the "tallest" church in Asia, has instituted...

Navin Choudhary takes over as SASB CEO

J&K Governor NN Vohra appointed Navin Kumar Choudhary as Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnat...

Amarnath yatra too short, say religious groups

Some Hindu groups and businessmen have again said the duration of Amarnath yatra should be not less ...

Amarnath Board has surrendered to NC govt: BJP

BJP objected to curtailing the duration of Amarnath Yatra to just 39 days this year, saying there wa...

Medical certificate mandatory for Amarnath yatra

The decision to this effect was taken a high-level meeting of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board chaired...

Badrinath to reopen on April 29

The portals of famous Himalayan shrine of Badrinath will reopen for pilgrims on April 29.

Tokyo war shrine hit by arson: Official

The Yasukuni shrine is a Shinto sanctuary dedicated to 2.5 million Japanese killed in wars.

Pro-Taliban militants attack Sufi shrines in Pak

The Taliban have targeted several Sufi shrines in northwest Pakistan in recent years.

President visits Vaishno Devi shrine

The President, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, had yesterday visited the ancient Rag...

New luxury train to cover Sikh shrines

Indian Railways will launch a special train next month to cover various Sikh shrines in the countr...

Badrinath shrine closes marking end of Chardham Yatra

The portals of the famous Himalayan shrine of Badrinath today closed for pilgrims for winter, sign...

Nepal: 18 killed in accident

At least 18 people were killed when a tractor carrying pilgrims to famous Hindu shrine Barahkshetra ...

Islamic hard-liners attack rival shrines in Libya

The attack raises religious tensions as Libya struggles to define its identity after Muammar Gaddafi...

Iraq: Multiple blasts kills nine in shrine city

The series of explosions in the central city wounded nearly 100 people and caused major damage to bu...

No anticipatory bail to Swami Agnivesh

Swami Agnivesh had applied for concession of bail last week for the case registered in Srinagar.

Amarnath yatra: Record 6.34 lakh visit shrine

Over 6.34 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, sur...

Kashmira Vahini demands to go to PoK Sharda shrine

Kashmira Vahini, has demanded Governor NN Vhora take steps to facilitate pilgrimage to Shardapeeth s...

Fresh batch of 426 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath

The 34th batch of pilgrims comprising 426 people Tuesday left for the Amarnath yatra from here amid...

33rd batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine

The 33rd batch of pilgrims comprising 555 people on Monday left for the Amarnath shrine from here a...

Al Qaeda threat to Kerala shrines, Jaya?

A letter posted from Chennai to this pilgrim town Wednesday warned of a bomb attack by the al Qaida ...

Fresh batch of 911 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

Amid tight security, a batch of 911 pilgrims Wednesday left for the Amarnath yatra from here, polic...

Batch of 1,021 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

Amid tight security, the 27th batch of 1,021 Amarnath yatra pilgrims Tuesday left for the holy shrin...

Record 5.58 lakh pilgrims visit Amaranth shrine

A record number of 5.58 lakh pilgrims offered prayers at the 13,500-ft high Amarnath cave shrine so...

Militants attack Pashto poet`s shrine in Pak

Taliban militants are opposed to the practice of people paying their respect at Sufi shrines.

Record number of devotees to visit Amarnath

The number of pilgrims visiting the Amarnath cave shrine is heading for a record after crossing the ...

Over half million pilgrims visit Amarnath shrine

The number of pilgrims to the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir crossed...

Court seeks reply on Ajmer shrine`s administration

The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government seeking an explanation on the a...

J&K Guv reviews Amarnath yatra arrangements

Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra on Tuesday reviewed the arrangements for the ongoing pilgrimage ...

How to trek to Amarnath cave?

So far, over 150,000 pilgrims have performed the yatra from both the north and the south Kashmir rou...

Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine

With the annual pilgrimage progressing smoothly, a seventh batch of 3,267 devotees Wednesday left J...

VHP for reconstitution of Amarnath Shrine Board

Alleging that the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board failed to conduc...

Ajmer shrine security being beefed up

The Rajasthan state security agencies have been put on high alert and security strengthened at the f...

Badrinath highway reopens for traffic

The Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway was reopened on Monday after remaining blocked for a day du...

Bad weather halts Amarnath yatra

The Amarnath Yatra was halted on Sunday due to landslides and bad weather along the route to the Kas...

First batch of pilgrims set to reach Amarnath

The first batch of pilgrims for the month-and-a-half-long Amarnath Yatra will arrive at the cave shr...

Amarnath yatra begins with 2,096 pilgrims in first batch

The annual Amarnath yatra began on Tuesday amid tight security.

`No artificial Shivling at Amarnath`

The melting usually happens by July 15 both because of summer heat and the huge rush of pilgrims.

Sarabjit`s sister offers prayers at Lahore saint`s

Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, visited the famous Data Darba...

First Amarnath prayers offered, not at shrine

For the first time in 150 years, prayers marking the start of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage were no...

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