Amarnath Yatra-2023: Lt Guv launches various initiatives of RDD

Says government determined to make yatra zero-waste pilgrimage

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday launched various innovative initiatives of Rural Development Department to make Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra a zero-landfill pilgrimage. These initiatives include reusable cloth bags, Yatra Anthem for sustainable and responsible tourism, MIS Portal and Web App for waste process monitoring. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated […]

MeT forecasts showers in JK, says temp to scale down

Srinagar: The weather department here forecast “brief spell” of rain and thunderstorm at some places during late afternoon or evening on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir “Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm is expected at scattered places on July 7,” a meteorological department official here said. On July 8-9, he said, intermittent light to moderate rain was […]

Heavy rains lash parts of country, IMD issues alert in some states

New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed various parts of the country on Thursday, prompting the weather department to issue a ‘red’/’orange’ alert in some states even as a woman was swept away in flood waters in Goa. In the national capital, heavy showers in the morning caused waterlogging and traffic congestion in several areas, officials said. […]

100-bedded hospital built in record 15 days at Baltal base camp for Amarnath pilgrims

Baltal: Healthcare workers, including doctors and para-medical staff, are working round the clock at the 100-bedded specialty hospital at the Amarnath Yatra base camp here in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, ready to tackle any eventuality. Last year, flash floods near the holy cave shrine had killed 15 people and injured many others. The J-K […]

Langars become lifeline for Amarnath pilgrims

Jammu: The Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu has become a hub of activity as the 62-day Amarnath Yatra gathers momentum. The camp is bustling with thousands of pilgrims embarking on their journey to the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. To ensure that no devotee goes hungry, numerous langars are serving as the […]

Jammu’s famous Mahakali temple introduces dress code for visitors

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s renowned ‘Bawe Wali Mata’ temple management has introduced a dress code, urging visitors to dress “decently” and cover their heads and refrain from wearing shorts, miniskirts, ripped jeans and capri pants on the premises. The dress code, a first-of-its-kind regulation in Jammu city, was found posted as a notice near the […]

12 people ‘bound down’ for ‘disrespecting’ national anthem

Srinagar: Twelve people were “bound down” for not standing up during the national anthem played at a function here in June with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in attendance, police said on Thursday. Departmental action has also been initiated against the police music band for failing to ensure everyone stood up before the […]

Amid tight security, another batch of over 6500 pilgrims leaves for cave shrine

Jammu: The seventh batch of over 6,500 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left Jammu in the early hours of Thursday for the twin base camps in Kashmir amid tight security, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,888-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and […]