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Thursday, August 7, 2025
TopicVaishno Devi

Topic: Vaishno Devi

Not a seat left vacant as J&K’s all-new Vande Bharat makes first journey from Katra to Srinagar

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.

Social media influencer Orry among 8 booked for allegedly consuming alcohol near Vaishno Devi temple

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.

Vaishno Devi ropeway plan throws up a question for Katra. Is it a picnic spot or pilgrimage?

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.

‘I stand with protesters, Katra ropeway shouldn’t be installed at Tarakot,’ says Jammu BJP MP

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.

Once custodians of Vaishno Devi temple, Baridars resent ‘unfulfilled promise’, warn BJP of poll defeat

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.

Breadwinner gone, cousins bereaved, 3 generations of family wiped out — Victims of Reasi terror attack

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.

How ‘overcrowding’, no contingency & chaos after scuffle led to Vaishno Devi shrine stampede

Eyewitnesses as well as vendors on the 13-km route said the new year’s rush resulted in a much bigger crowd than the 35,000 people who were anticipated. J&K DGP says scuffle triggered stampede.

Vaishno Devi University in J&K closed after 13 students test positive for Covid-19

The university located at Kakriyal near Katra town, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine, was taken to contain the spread and ensure the safety of the public.

12 dead, 20 injured as rush of devotees lead to stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine in J&K

The stampede was triggered as a crowd of devotees came to pay their obeisance at the temple to mark the New Year. Among the injured, four were stated to be in critical condition.

Quota for Vaishno Devi pilgrims from outside J&K to be raised to 500 daily

The cap was imposed at 100 pilgrims when the shrine reopened on 16 August, after a gap of nearly five months.

On Camera

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

More than fearsome names given to the new transformed Indian Army, it is advanced technology and superior training that will instil fear in the enemy.

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.