The Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Committee has called for a 72-hour bandh in Katra starting Wednesday to oppose the Rs 250 crore ropeway project near the Vaishno Devi shrine.
More than 90 lakh devotees have visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir for the third consecutive year, as reported by authorities on Thursday.
In a remarkable initiative, a two day charitable ENT camp was inaugurated at Hear Clear centre at Trikuta Nagar Jammu on Saturday to assist patients suffering from hearing Impairment, a press release said. The camp was held under the auspices of Maharaja Hari Singh foundation and Mehar Chand
Pony and palanquin owners, who routinely assist thousands of pilgrims on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route in Jammu called the protest on November 22 that continues till today opposing the Rs 250-crore ropeway project between Tarakote Marg and Sanji Chhat along the 12-km route.
Indian Railways will be operating serval special trains following Chhath Puja festival from stations like Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jammu Tawi, Amritsar and Ludhiana, said Ferozepur DCM Payal on Monday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 2) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal told ANI, "We received information that something suspicious has been stored in a shop located near Rapandia square under Katra Hills police station. Also, the transportation of goods takes place secretly. We verified the informatio
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "Devta" remarks made during his US visit and said "it is an insult to our faith" and "Congress should be punished for this".
Heavy rain in Mainpuri led to the collapse of three walls of houses in the villages of Rajalpur, Shivpuri and Katra taking the lives of five people and two children, aged two and a half months and five months old on Tuesday night.
As many as two people were killed and one person got injured in a landslide and shooting stones that took place on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine track on Monday.