Vaishno Devi

Four passengers were killed and at least 20 more injured when a bus they were travelling in caught fire near Katra in Jammu, said the police.

The cricketer-turned-politician had earlier tweeted a picture of him in front of a chopper announcing his visit.

There will be no restrictions on movement for pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi and Shiv Khori Shrine, informed the district administration of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi on Friday.

The Vaishno Devi Yatra has been suspended till tomorrow morning following inclement weather conditions, said the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Wednesday.

As many as 140 students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra have tested positive for COVID-19, informed the university officials on Tuesday.

A day after the stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine, authorities on Sunday tightened arrangements with full deployment of security personnel and announced a slew of steps to prevent any congestion at the temple complex

A police probe into the stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine will go on along with the investigation of a high-powered committee, and action will be taken against those involved in the scuffle that led to the incident, J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday issued a public notice asking eyewitnesses to the stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine to share information on the incident.

Thirteen students have tested positive for coronavirus at a university campus in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra, forcing the district management to order the closure of the university campus.

The three-member panel set up to probe the stampede at the famous Vaishno Devi shrine has been asked to submit its report to the Jammu and Kashmir government within a week, according to an official order issued on Saturday.

Expressing deep grief over the loss of lives in a stampede at Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Katra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said all efforts are being made to provide relief to those injured in the unfortunate incident.

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir expressed grief over the loss of lives in the stampede at the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu on Saturday and urged the administration to take adequate steps to ensure such an incident does not recur.

Union minister Jitendra Singh today visited devotees injured in a stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, officials said.

A sudden rush of devotees at the Vaishno Devi shrine here to mark the beginning of the New Year triggered the stampede that resulted in the death of 12 people, some of the survivors said, blaming "mismanagement" for the tragedy.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that a high-level inquiry has been ordered into the stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in which at least 12 people were killed and over a dozen injured.

Four passengers were killed and at least 20 more injured when a bus they were travelling in caught fire near Katra in Jammu, said the police.

The cricketer-turned-politician had earlier tweeted a picture of him in front of a chopper announcing his visit.

There will be no restrictions on movement for pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi and Shiv Khori Shrine, informed the district administration of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi on Friday.

The Vaishno Devi Yatra has been suspended till tomorrow morning following inclement weather conditions, said the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Wednesday.

As many as 140 students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra have tested positive for COVID-19, informed the university officials on Tuesday.

A day after the stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine, authorities on Sunday tightened arrangements with full deployment of security personnel and announced a slew of steps to prevent any congestion at the temple complex

A police probe into the stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine will go on along with the investigation of a high-powered committee, and action will be taken against those involved in the scuffle that led to the incident, J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday issued a public notice asking eyewitnesses to the stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine to share information on the incident.

Thirteen students have tested positive for coronavirus at a university campus in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra, forcing the district management to order the closure of the university campus.

The three-member panel set up to probe the stampede at the famous Vaishno Devi shrine has been asked to submit its report to the Jammu and Kashmir government within a week, according to an official order issued on Saturday.

Expressing deep grief over the loss of lives in a stampede at Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Katra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said all efforts are being made to provide relief to those injured in the unfortunate incident.

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir expressed grief over the loss of lives in the stampede at the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu on Saturday and urged the administration to take adequate steps to ensure such an incident does not recur.

Union minister Jitendra Singh today visited devotees injured in a stampede at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, officials said.

A sudden rush of devotees at the Vaishno Devi shrine here to mark the beginning of the New Year triggered the stampede that resulted in the death of 12 people, some of the survivors said, blaming "mismanagement" for the tragedy.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that a high-level inquiry has been ordered into the stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in which at least 12 people were killed and over a dozen injured.