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First Amarnath Yatra Batch To Leave Today Amid Tight Security
Amid tight security after the Pahalgam terror attack, the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra will leave from Jammu on Wednesday morning.
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"We Do Not Fear Terrorists": Amarnath Pilgrims Opt For Pahalgam Route
Defying apprehensions of the horrific April 22 terror Pahalgam attack casting a shadow on the Amarnath Yatra this year, hundreds of pilgrims from various parts of the country lined up at the registration centre here on the first day.
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10% Drop In Amarnath Yatra Registration After Pahalgam Attack: J&K Lt Governor
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday said there has been a drop of over 10 per cent in pilgrim registration for this year's Amarnath Yatra in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Explained: How Officials Are Planning To Hold Amarnath Yatra, 1st After J&K Attack
The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-meter-high cave shrine in Kashmir will start on July 3 and end on August 9, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said.
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Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims, Tourists Asked To Leave J&K Amid Security Threat
Amarnath Yatra pilgrims and tourists have been asked by the Jammu and Kashmir government to "immediately" cut short their stay in the Kashmir Valley and go back, in an unprecedented advisory amid intelligence inputs of terror threats.
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"There's No Fear", Say Amarnath Pilgrims As First Batch Leaves Jammu
At five in the morning on Wednesday, the first batch of 3,000 registered Amarnath pilgrims were given an official send off from Jammu. They will take both the traditional Pahalgam route, which is 45 kilometre long, and the shorter Baltal route to reach the holy Amarnath shrine, situated at an altitude of over 3,800 metre, about 140 km from Srinagar...
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Ceasefire With J&K Terrorists Will Be Seen As Sign Of Weakness: Sources
As she pitched for a ceasefire in the Kashmir valley, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti invoked former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's initiative 18 years ago to back her case. Hundreds of kilometres away in Delhi, the centre's top security officers too cited former PM Vajpayee short-lived initiative in 2000 to make the opposite point. They also ...
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Amarnath Bus Attack: Charge Sheet Against Eight Men, Lashkar-e-Taiba
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT and eight persons accused in the Amarnath Yatra bus attack in July 2017 in which eight pilgrims were killed.
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Bus Driver Who Saved 52 Amarnath Pilgrims Gets Second Highest Gallantry Award
The bus driver from Gujarat who braved bullets fired by terrorists and saved the lives of 52 pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir last year has been given the second highest gallantry award for civilians. Sheikh Salim Gafur's name figures right on top of the list of 13 people who have been awarded the 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak', an announcement by the ho...
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Lashkar Commander Abu Ismail Behind Amarnath Yatra Attack Killed In Kashmir
Abu Ismail, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist who is believed to have planned the attack in July on Amarnath pilgrims, has been killed in a brief encounter with security forcesin Nowgam on the outskirts ofSrinagar. The 26-year-old Pakistani national had infiltrated into India about two years ago and had recently taken charge of the Lashkar'soperations in...
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40-Day Annual Amarnath Yatra Concludes On Raksha Bandhan
The 40-day annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas ended today, with 2.60 lakh pilgrims offering prayers this year despite a terror attack on a bus that left eight devotees dead. The pilgrimage concludes on the festival of Raksha Bandhan each year.
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Amarnath Terror Attack: 3 Arrested For Helping Lashkar Terrorists, Say Police
Almost a month after the terror attack on Amarnath yatra pilgrims that left eight of them dead, three people, who the Jammu and Kashmir Police say are the alleged conspirators, have been arrested. The men reportedly provided logistical help to four Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who had carried out the attack, IGP Munir Khan said.
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36 Attacks During Amarnath Yatra In Last 27 Years, 53 Killed
Fifty-three pilgrims have been killed in 36 terror attacks during Amarnath yatra in the last 27 years, union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said in the Lok Sabha today
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Bullet Removed From Body Of Amarnath Yatra Terror Attack Survivor
Doctors at the J J Hospital here have removed a bullet from the body of a woman who survived the terrorist attack on the Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this week.
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16 Amarnath Pilgrims Killed As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Jammu And Kashmir
11 people who were on a pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine have died in an accident on Jammu Srinagar National Highway. The bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims or yatris fell into a gorge along the highway.
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First Amarnath Yatra Batch To Leave Today Amid Tight Security
Amid tight security after the Pahalgam terror attack, the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra will leave from Jammu on Wednesday morning.
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"We Do Not Fear Terrorists": Amarnath Pilgrims Opt For Pahalgam Route
Defying apprehensions of the horrific April 22 terror Pahalgam attack casting a shadow on the Amarnath Yatra this year, hundreds of pilgrims from various parts of the country lined up at the registration centre here on the first day.
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10% Drop In Amarnath Yatra Registration After Pahalgam Attack: J&K Lt Governor
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday said there has been a drop of over 10 per cent in pilgrim registration for this year's Amarnath Yatra in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Explained: How Officials Are Planning To Hold Amarnath Yatra, 1st After J&K Attack
The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-meter-high cave shrine in Kashmir will start on July 3 and end on August 9, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said.
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Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims, Tourists Asked To Leave J&K Amid Security Threat
Amarnath Yatra pilgrims and tourists have been asked by the Jammu and Kashmir government to "immediately" cut short their stay in the Kashmir Valley and go back, in an unprecedented advisory amid intelligence inputs of terror threats.
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"There's No Fear", Say Amarnath Pilgrims As First Batch Leaves Jammu
At five in the morning on Wednesday, the first batch of 3,000 registered Amarnath pilgrims were given an official send off from Jammu. They will take both the traditional Pahalgam route, which is 45 kilometre long, and the shorter Baltal route to reach the holy Amarnath shrine, situated at an altitude of over 3,800 metre, about 140 km from Srinagar...
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Ceasefire With J&K Terrorists Will Be Seen As Sign Of Weakness: Sources
As she pitched for a ceasefire in the Kashmir valley, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti invoked former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's initiative 18 years ago to back her case. Hundreds of kilometres away in Delhi, the centre's top security officers too cited former PM Vajpayee short-lived initiative in 2000 to make the opposite point. They also ...
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Amarnath Bus Attack: Charge Sheet Against Eight Men, Lashkar-e-Taiba
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT and eight persons accused in the Amarnath Yatra bus attack in July 2017 in which eight pilgrims were killed.
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Bus Driver Who Saved 52 Amarnath Pilgrims Gets Second Highest Gallantry Award
The bus driver from Gujarat who braved bullets fired by terrorists and saved the lives of 52 pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir last year has been given the second highest gallantry award for civilians. Sheikh Salim Gafur's name figures right on top of the list of 13 people who have been awarded the 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak', an announcement by the ho...
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Lashkar Commander Abu Ismail Behind Amarnath Yatra Attack Killed In Kashmir
Abu Ismail, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist who is believed to have planned the attack in July on Amarnath pilgrims, has been killed in a brief encounter with security forcesin Nowgam on the outskirts ofSrinagar. The 26-year-old Pakistani national had infiltrated into India about two years ago and had recently taken charge of the Lashkar'soperations in...
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40-Day Annual Amarnath Yatra Concludes On Raksha Bandhan
The 40-day annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas ended today, with 2.60 lakh pilgrims offering prayers this year despite a terror attack on a bus that left eight devotees dead. The pilgrimage concludes on the festival of Raksha Bandhan each year.
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Amarnath Terror Attack: 3 Arrested For Helping Lashkar Terrorists, Say Police
Almost a month after the terror attack on Amarnath yatra pilgrims that left eight of them dead, three people, who the Jammu and Kashmir Police say are the alleged conspirators, have been arrested. The men reportedly provided logistical help to four Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who had carried out the attack, IGP Munir Khan said.
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36 Attacks During Amarnath Yatra In Last 27 Years, 53 Killed
Fifty-three pilgrims have been killed in 36 terror attacks during Amarnath yatra in the last 27 years, union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said in the Lok Sabha today
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Bullet Removed From Body Of Amarnath Yatra Terror Attack Survivor
Doctors at the J J Hospital here have removed a bullet from the body of a woman who survived the terrorist attack on the Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this week.
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16 Amarnath Pilgrims Killed As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Jammu And Kashmir
11 people who were on a pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine have died in an accident on Jammu Srinagar National Highway. The bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims or yatris fell into a gorge along the highway.
