In light of heightened security concerns amid ongoing India-Pakistan tensions, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has temporarily suspended the pilgrimage to the revered shrine. Officials ...

The weeklong shutdown in Katra, the base town of Vaishnodevi pilgrimage, has been suspended ... business and pilgrims traveling to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. The proposed ropeway project ...

The yatra to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was temporarily suspended on Friday evening following heavy rain, officials said. Chief ...

The yatra to the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and ... even as the helicopter service remained suspended due to bad weather, officials said. The pilgrimage was ...

The shutdown, initiated by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi ... pilgrimage towns. Shops, restaurants, and other businesses have remained closed for three days, and vehicular movement has come to a halt.

Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 20 (ANI): Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods near Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra ... it the yatra was on halt for some time. Four Mi-17V5 and ...

They fear it will hurt Katra’s economy and impact pilgrimage tourism ... lieutenant governor to immediately halt the project. President of the Vaishno Devi Trek Mazdoor Union Bhupinder Singh ...

The police action was part of efforts to maintain order during the general strike, which resulted in many businesses shutting down and daily life in Katra coming to a halt ... revered Hindu pilgrimage ...