Several devotees en route to the shrine in Katra were stranded after trains were cancelled. CM Omar Abdullah said J&K is reeling from rain-hit communication collapse.
The landslide occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari cave temple after heavy rains hit the region. Home Minister Amit Shah said NDRF teams have been rushed to the spot.
In a post shared on X, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board stated, 'a landslide incident has occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari, some injuries are feared.'
The train was 100% booked within hours of launch by PM Modi Friday on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha. The return journey is also fully booked, as are the journeys on Sunday.
FIR registered on grounds of 'violating the law of the land', team set up to nab them for 'hurting sentiments', the Jammu and Kashmir Police said in a statement.
Unlike the past initiatives such as battery-powered cars from Ardhkunwari to Bhawan and helicopter rides, the ropeway project is being seen as the biggest killer of local businesses.
Katra town in J&K has seen protests for over a month, with locals, business communities & pony operators opposing the ropeway project due to concerns over potential loss of livelihood.
The 15,000-strong community demands a resolution to decades-long Vaishno Devi shrine issue. But BJP hopes that it will be rewarded for carving out Vaishno Devi as a constituency.
Toll stands at nine dead and 42 injured, according to list of victims prepared by Reasi administration. Thirty-five of the injured are from Uttar Pradesh.
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