Amarnath Yatra

Security forces today carried out a massive search operation along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to detect cross-border tunnels and prevent any infiltration attempts by terrorists during the Amarnath Yatra, officials said.

A week before Amarnath Yatra is scheduled to begin, intelligence agencies have raised an alert for Sonmarg Baltal route which takes devotees to Baltal base camp.

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, who were reportedly planning an attack on the Amarnath Yatra, were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Srinagar, the police said today.

Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday said pilgrims intending to undertake the Amarnath Yatra will have to furnish their Aadhar card or submit to Aadhar authentication voluntarily.

For the first time, the pilgrims this year can avail of helicopter service directly from Srinagar for Amarnath Yatra, an annual Hindu pilgrimage in South Kashmir.

Anticipating heavy tourist rush on the Amarnath Yatra route this year, the centre has asked for a helicopter service for pilgrims directly from Srinagar to Panchtarni.

The "sticky bomb" was used by the British in the Second World War. It resembled a grenade - a spherical glass flask containing nitro-glycerin.

Rescue teams will be deployed along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway to provide help to pilgrims during the upcoming Amarnath yatra, police said on Monday.

With the Amarnath Yatra around the corner, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are concerned over terrorist groups possessing "sticky bombs" and are reshaping their standard operating procedure for the pilgrimage, officials said on Sunday.

Ahead of the commencement of the 43-day-long annual Amarnath pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir administration issued the dos and don'ts for the pilgrims urging them to "go on a morning walk daily and practice breathing exercises" to keep oneself fit.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir following several targeted killings, including of Kashmiri Pandits, in the union territory, officials said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has reviewed preparedness for the annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra amid a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and members of the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir.

Northern army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said that there are 200 terrorists across border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir.

Three terrorists have been shot dead by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which comes under Anantnag district - a key route of the Amarnath yatra.

The Border Security Force today said it has detected a cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district and claimed to have foiled the plans of Pakistan-based terrorists to disrupt the upcoming Amarnath Yatra.

Security forces today carried out a massive search operation along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to detect cross-border tunnels and prevent any infiltration attempts by terrorists during the Amarnath Yatra, officials said.

A week before Amarnath Yatra is scheduled to begin, intelligence agencies have raised an alert for Sonmarg Baltal route which takes devotees to Baltal base camp.

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, who were reportedly planning an attack on the Amarnath Yatra, were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Srinagar, the police said today.

Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday said pilgrims intending to undertake the Amarnath Yatra will have to furnish their Aadhar card or submit to Aadhar authentication voluntarily.

For the first time, the pilgrims this year can avail of helicopter service directly from Srinagar for Amarnath Yatra, an annual Hindu pilgrimage in South Kashmir.

Anticipating heavy tourist rush on the Amarnath Yatra route this year, the centre has asked for a helicopter service for pilgrims directly from Srinagar to Panchtarni.

The "sticky bomb" was used by the British in the Second World War. It resembled a grenade - a spherical glass flask containing nitro-glycerin.

Rescue teams will be deployed along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway to provide help to pilgrims during the upcoming Amarnath yatra, police said on Monday.

With the Amarnath Yatra around the corner, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are concerned over terrorist groups possessing "sticky bombs" and are reshaping their standard operating procedure for the pilgrimage, officials said on Sunday.

Ahead of the commencement of the 43-day-long annual Amarnath pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir administration issued the dos and don'ts for the pilgrims urging them to "go on a morning walk daily and practice breathing exercises" to keep oneself fit.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir following several targeted killings, including of Kashmiri Pandits, in the union territory, officials said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has reviewed preparedness for the annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra amid a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and members of the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir.

Northern army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said that there are 200 terrorists across border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir.

Three terrorists have been shot dead by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which comes under Anantnag district - a key route of the Amarnath yatra.

The Border Security Force today said it has detected a cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district and claimed to have foiled the plans of Pakistan-based terrorists to disrupt the upcoming Amarnath Yatra.