Weather clears, Amarnath yatra begins

June 28, 2018 15:55

The annual Amaranth Yatra to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas began from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes today after a delay of several hours due to heavy rain in the morning.

"The yatra began from Baltal base camp as the first batch of pilgrims made their way towards the holy cave," a spokesperson of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board told PTI.

The yatra also commences from the traditional Pahalgam route as 59 pilgrims from Chandanwari were allowed to proceed towards the cave shrine, she said Heavy rainfall in the morning delayed commencement of annual Amaranth Yatra. -- PTI

File pic

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

DGCA directs airlines to seat kids up to 12 years with their parents

A child who is less than 12 years of age must be allotted a seat beside at least one parent or a guardian with whom he is travelling, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told airlines on Tuesday. The DGCA has said that the...

Dangerous to say govt can't take over private property: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Constitution intended to bring about a 'sense of social transformation' and it would be 'dangerous' to say that the private property of an individual cannot be regarded as material resources of...

Asian U-20 Athletics: Deepanshu wins gold in javelin

Deepanshu Sharma secured the gold medal in men's javelin as Indian athletes produced a good show on the opening day of the 21st Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships.

IPL PIX: Pant, Axar dazzle as DC post huge total

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans.

SP changes mind, now Akhilesh to contest from Kannauj

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kannauj, the party announced on Wednesday, two days after it had declared another candidate for the Uttar Pradesh seat.