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As the first batch of pilgrims started its journey towards the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning, Aarti was performed at the shrine.
The pilgrims will undertake a 12-km journey from the base camp to the holy Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas located at an altitude of about 13,000 feet.
With Amarnath Yatra all set to begin on Saturday, the Mountain Rescue Teams of Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted mock exercises on both routes-Pahalgam and Baltal axis, in preparation for the yatra.
Pujara was dropped from the Indian Test side for the tour of the West Indies, which will start from July 12. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal received rewards for their consistent performances in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL) with their maiden Test call-up.
Taking a sharp dig at Pakistan over its illegal occupation of Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that if a vulnerability like it is left open in a competing world, there are chances of it being exploited by others.
The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chairman of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, took stock of food and lodging of the pilgrims, security, functioning of Joint Control Room, langer stalls, registration counters, power and water supply, health facilities, sanitation, transportation, de
The incident took place when the Amarnath Yatra security convoy vehicle fell into a drain along the sides of the road on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, near Bali Nallah in Udhampur, officials said.
On verification by the vigilant e-KYC Team of District Samba, led by the District Informatics Officer, it was found that the yatra permits of most of the pilgrims were tampered with. On further inquiry from the pilgrims and drivers, it revealed that these passengers got permits in exchange f
In the first match of the day, Hockey Karnataka defeated Le Puducherry Hockey 4-0 in Pool E. Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Jammu & Kashmir 21-0 in the second match of the day.