On an average, the ice has endured for only 29 days over the past 6 years, reducing the pilgrimage duration by 50%.
A total of 180 CAPF companies, which is 30 more than previous years, have been deployed for the security of the annual Amarnath Yatra.
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Clad in bulletproof jackets and headgear, women troops of the BSF — the world's largest border guarding force — patrol the border
Abdullah chaired a high-level meeting in Jammu to review the delivery of essential services and supplies, and the steps taken by the administration during the current summer season in the Jammu division.
To ensure safety during the 2025 Amarnath Yatra, J&K declares all pilgrimage routes as ‘No-Fly Zones’ from July 1 to August 10, barring essential operations.
More than 4.90 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine so far this year.
Amarnath Yatra 2024, from June 29 to August 19, is a revered pilgrimage to the Amarnath Cave in Kashmir, where a natural ice lingam forms, symbolizing Lord Shiva. The journey includes trekking through scenic routes with helicopter options. Environmental care and extensive security ensure a safe pilgrimage.
The Amarnath Yatra commenced on June 29, with pilgrims embarking on a spiritual trek to the sacred ice lingam housed in a cave shrine located at 3,880 meters in the South Kashmir Himalayas. This photo story captures the pilgrimage
The comprehensive arrangements, including three-tier security, area dominations, elaborate route deployment and checkpoints have been put in place for a smooth yatra
The home minister will also review the preparations for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage set to start on June 29.
"If one looks back, from the first turn in the gorge to Amarnath down the way till Sangam, it’s an impressive sight in pilgrimage season. Above the right bank of the Amarnath nala stretches an unbroken stream of heads with colourful headgear jerkily moving up a sterile grey ragged landscape dotted with snow fields and dominated by craggy peaks."
According to officials, the current water level of the Chenab at Akhnoor is 29.6 feet against the flood alert level of 32 feet.
Urmilaben Modi (53) died after she was hit by a shooting stone on the lower side of the cave shrine of Amarnath on Saturday, the officials said.
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The Army has sheltered more than 700 Amarnath pilgrims at its camp in Qazigund in Anantnag district after they were stranded due to heavy rainfall in the valley.
Union minister Jitendra Singh assured the pilgrims that senior officials are monitoring the situation and requested them not to panic and to follow instructions issued by authorities from time to time.
The heavy showers, which started early on July 7, forced the suspension of the pilgrimage and the devotees were stopped at the Baltal and the Nunwan base camps.
Roshan Lal Suthar, a resident of Pansal Dhileara area of Rajasthan, was missing since Tuesday and his body was found near the lower Holy Cave, they said.