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TopicAmarnath Yatra

Topic: Amarnath Yatra

SubscriberWrites: Reclaiming Amarnath yatra as a sacred journey of love, faith, and spiritual awakening

The 2008 Amarnath land transfer sparked protests, exposing Yatra’s politicisation as Kashmiri Muslims feared demographic change and ecological threats in the Valley.

Amarnath Yatra resumes after day-long suspension

Fresh batch of pilgrims left from Nunwan & Baltal base camps for the holy cave after rain-triggered landslides and shooting stones halted the yatra Thursday.

Amarnath Yatra records low registration after Pahalgam, visitors drop by over 10%, says J&K LG Sinha

The LG Manoj Sinha further emphasised adequate security arrangements have been put in place for the pilgrimage which will start from 3 July and end on 9 August.

Railways suspends 4 staffers, initiates probe after BSF train fiasco

An officer from the Alipurduar Division Coaching Depot and three other employees have been suspended for providing an 'unsuitable/old train' to BSF jawans, Rly ministry announced.

BSF slams Rlys over ‘filthy, dilapidated’ train, 72-hour delay in troop movement for Amarnath Yatra

BSF personnel carrying out an inspection found cockroaches, damaged washrooms soiled with human waste on the dilapidated coaches, which they flagged to Northeast Frontier Railway.

Amit Shah reviews security situation in J&K, directs forces to be vigilant during Amarnath Yatra

The Home Minister chaired a high-level meeting Thursday to review arrangements for the annual pilgrimage.

‘We want Amarnath Yatra to be incident-free,’ J&K CM Omar Abdullah

The J&K CM said he wants the Amarnath Yatra to pass incident-free. “We want the devotees coming for the Amarnath Yatra to go back safe and sound after their visit.”

7 J&K police officers who averted attack on Amarnath Yatra in 2022 to get gallantry medals

Announcement came on eve of Republic Day. A total of 942 personnel, including those from the police, fire, home guard and civil defence services are set to receive medals Sunday.

Heavy security deployment on J-K national highway in aftermath of Kathua terror attack

Multi-layered security arrangements have been put in to ensure the safety of the pilgrims as the 11th batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims passed through Udhampur Tuesday morning.

Lashkar overground worker arrested from Kupwara, Amarnath Yatra was target, say forces

Four grenades & two IEDs seized from Shabir Ahmed. Arrest comes at time when Union Territory administration is grappling with terror attacks in border districts of Jammu.

On Camera

The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.