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Amarnath Yatra cancelled due to Covid-19

July 21, 20201009 Views

Sixteen days after Chadi Mubarak Yatra left Srinagar for the Holy Cave and two days after Defence Minister visited the cave shrine, Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday cancelled this year’s Amarnath Yatra in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. At the 39th Board meeting of the shrine chaired by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, it was decided to cancel the annual Hindu pilgrimage this year “in larger public interest”. “The Board was informed that the arrangements were on track since February 2020, but due to nationwide lockdown and the pandemic, the State Executive Committee, J&K has still continued to keep religious places and places of worship closed for the public. These prohibitions continue till 31st July,” said a government press release. "Based upon the circu...

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Amarnath Yatra – Opening of lock & first prayers

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 18, 20201014 Views

This year due to COVID-19, Amarnath Yatra is not just starting late but it is also curtailed in terms of number of days and number of pilgrims. So while Yatra is yet to start this year, we take you down the memory lane in this video to the day when Yatra started in 2017 The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Thursday, 29th June 2017 despite inclement weather as the then Jammu and Kashmir governor NN Vohra attended a prayer inside the Himalayan cave shrine marking the formal start of the pilgrimage. Over 6,000 pilgrims were allowed to move towards the shrine from north Kashmir's Baltal base camp while 5,000 pilgrims proceeded from the traditional south Kashmir Pahalgam route. Vohra, who was also exofficio Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), performed prayers at the cave shr...

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Only tourists coming by flight allowed in JK from July 14

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 13, 20201316 Views

A day after Srinagar was again put on a partial lockdown due to surge in COVID-19 cases, Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that they are opening the Union Territory for the tourists from July 14, albeit only for those coming in through flight. That means, road entry points will remain closed. The administration has formulated a set of guidelines for tourists. The authorities maintained that tourism will be limited to those travelling by air. The officials have also necessitated RT-PCR (real-time polymerase chain reaction) testing for tourists. According to the order, all incoming tourists must have confirmed online hotel bookings for the duration of their stay. All tourists must have confirmed return air tickets. The proof of the same shall be checked on arrival. Elderly p...

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छड़ी मुबारक अमरनाथ रवाना, रोजाना केवल 500 यात्रियों को इजाजत

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 5, 20201192 Views

गुरु पूर्णिमा (व्यास पूर्णिमा) के दिन अमरनाथ यात्रा के लिए छड़ी मुबारक यात्रा रविवार को सवेरे श्रीनगर से पहलगाम के लिए रवाना हुई, और इसके साथ ही इस साल की यात्रा की विधिवत शुरुआत हो गई। कोविड-19 के कारण इस बार यात्रा की अवधि भी छोटी होगी और श्रद्धालुओं की संख्या भी कम ही रखी जाएगी। आम श्रद्धालुओं के लिए यात्रा 21 जुलाई से ही शुरू होगी और 3 अगस्त को रक्षाबंधन के दिन संपन्न होगी। एक दिन में अधिकतम 500 यात्रियों को ही जाने की इजाजत रहेगी। रविवार सवेरे ही जम्मू-कश्मीर के उप राज्यपाल गिरीश चंद्र मुर्मू ने अपने परिजनों के साथ हेलिकॉप्टर से अमरनाथ पहुंचकर गुफा में पूजा-अर्चना की। रविवार सवेरे छह बजे करीब सौ साधु-संतों और अन्य लोगों के साथ श्रीनगर के दशनामी अखाड़े से पहलगाम के लिए छड़ी मुबारक रवाना हुई। रविवार को ही पहलगाम में अमरनाथ छड़ी मुबारक का भूमि पूजन, नवग्रह पूजन और ध्वजारोहण की रस...