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Wireless Sets Reintroduced For Mata Vaishno Devi Route Security In J&K
The Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) will reintroduce wireless sets to strengthen the communication network along the track leading to the revered shrine, set to reopen on Sunday after a 19-day closure due to a landslide last month.
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Vaishno Devi Yatra To Resume From September 14 After Landslide Repairs
After essential maintenance of the track leading to the Holy Shrine, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has announced the resumption of the yatra.
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BJP Escalates Dharmasthala Central Probe Demand With March To Temple Town
Karnataka's opposition BJP is pushing ahead with its demand for a Central investigation into the huge controversy over allegations of murder and burial of young girls in pilgrim town Dharamsthala.
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2 Pilgrims Killed, 3 Injured After Stone Falls On Vehicle In Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
A landslide on the Kedarnath national highway left two people dead and six others injured on Monday, an official said.
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Three-Member Committee To Probe Vaishno Devi Landslide That Killed 35
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a probe into Tuesday's landslide at Mata Vaishno Devi, in which 35 pilgrims were killed.
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Tirumala Temple And Its Growing Challenge Of Waste Management
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is confronting a significant and escalating challenge in managing the solid waste generated by the millions of pilgrims who visit the hill shrine annually.
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"Baseless": Vaishno Devi Board Denies Disregarding Weather Advisories
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Thursday night refuted allegations of allowing the yatra to proceed in disregard of weather advisories and at the cost of pilgrim safety, saying that the pilgrimage was suspended at noon on August 26 ahead of landslide.
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"Why Wasn't Yatra Stopped": Stranded Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Ask After Landslide Kills 34
Many eyewitnesses who survived Tuesday's tragedy told NDTV that Vaishno Devi Yatra was only stopped after landslide hit the trek and many pilgrims were killed.
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10 Dead, 41 Injured As Truck Hits Tractor Carrying Pilgrims in UP's Bulandshahr
Ten people were killed and 41 injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said.
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Dharmasthala Row Explained: Inside Facts, Claims, And A Masked Man
The temple town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka - one of the major pilgrim centres of the southern state -- has been caught in a raging controversy after a man claimed he was forced to bury and cremate around a hundred women.
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11 Pilgrims Killed, 40 Injured After Truck Hits Tractor-Trolley In Uttar Pradesh
Eight people were killed and 43 others injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said.
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Missed Warnings, Systemic Lapses: Kishtwar Cloudburst Was A Tragedy Foretold
A week after a catastrophic cloudburst struck Chasoti village in Kishtwar district, claiming at least 65 lives and leaving 32 people missing, the focus should be on the glaring absence of risk assessment, safety planning for the Machail Mata Yatra.
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1 Dead, 39 Injured As Bus Carrying Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Falls In J&K Gorge
A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured, officials said.
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"Goddess Saved Him": Man, Who Ran Langar For Years, Rescued After 30 Hours In J&K
Amid the devastation caused by the cloudburst, Subhash Chandra, who had been running a langar for Mata Machail pilgrims, was rescued alive after being trapped under debris for nearly 30 hours.
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10 Pilgrims Dead, 35 injured As Bus Rams Truck Parked On Roadside In West Bengal
Ten pilgrims from Bihar died and 35 others were injured as their bus rammed into a truck parked on the roadside in West Bengal's Burdwan town on Friday, officials said.
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Wireless Sets Reintroduced For Mata Vaishno Devi Route Security In J&K
The Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) will reintroduce wireless sets to strengthen the communication network along the track leading to the revered shrine, set to reopen on Sunday after a 19-day closure due to a landslide last month.
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Vaishno Devi Yatra To Resume From September 14 After Landslide Repairs
After essential maintenance of the track leading to the Holy Shrine, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has announced the resumption of the yatra.
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BJP Escalates Dharmasthala Central Probe Demand With March To Temple Town
Karnataka's opposition BJP is pushing ahead with its demand for a Central investigation into the huge controversy over allegations of murder and burial of young girls in pilgrim town Dharamsthala.
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2 Pilgrims Killed, 3 Injured After Stone Falls On Vehicle In Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
A landslide on the Kedarnath national highway left two people dead and six others injured on Monday, an official said.
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Three-Member Committee To Probe Vaishno Devi Landslide That Killed 35
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a probe into Tuesday's landslide at Mata Vaishno Devi, in which 35 pilgrims were killed.
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Tirumala Temple And Its Growing Challenge Of Waste Management
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is confronting a significant and escalating challenge in managing the solid waste generated by the millions of pilgrims who visit the hill shrine annually.
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"Baseless": Vaishno Devi Board Denies Disregarding Weather Advisories
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Thursday night refuted allegations of allowing the yatra to proceed in disregard of weather advisories and at the cost of pilgrim safety, saying that the pilgrimage was suspended at noon on August 26 ahead of landslide.
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"Why Wasn't Yatra Stopped": Stranded Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Ask After Landslide Kills 34
Many eyewitnesses who survived Tuesday's tragedy told NDTV that Vaishno Devi Yatra was only stopped after landslide hit the trek and many pilgrims were killed.
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10 Dead, 41 Injured As Truck Hits Tractor Carrying Pilgrims in UP's Bulandshahr
Ten people were killed and 41 injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said.
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Dharmasthala Row Explained: Inside Facts, Claims, And A Masked Man
The temple town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka - one of the major pilgrim centres of the southern state -- has been caught in a raging controversy after a man claimed he was forced to bury and cremate around a hundred women.
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11 Pilgrims Killed, 40 Injured After Truck Hits Tractor-Trolley In Uttar Pradesh
Eight people were killed and 43 others injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said.
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Missed Warnings, Systemic Lapses: Kishtwar Cloudburst Was A Tragedy Foretold
A week after a catastrophic cloudburst struck Chasoti village in Kishtwar district, claiming at least 65 lives and leaving 32 people missing, the focus should be on the glaring absence of risk assessment, safety planning for the Machail Mata Yatra.
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1 Dead, 39 Injured As Bus Carrying Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Falls In J&K Gorge
A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured, officials said.
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"Goddess Saved Him": Man, Who Ran Langar For Years, Rescued After 30 Hours In J&K
Amid the devastation caused by the cloudburst, Subhash Chandra, who had been running a langar for Mata Machail pilgrims, was rescued alive after being trapped under debris for nearly 30 hours.
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10 Pilgrims Dead, 35 injured As Bus Rams Truck Parked On Roadside In West Bengal
Ten pilgrims from Bihar died and 35 others were injured as their bus rammed into a truck parked on the roadside in West Bengal's Burdwan town on Friday, officials said.
