Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic, Jammu, Fiesel Qureshi shared details about the incident and said, "This bus was going from Katra to Jammu. 19 passengers were there. Almost all of them have been rescued. The driver is still stuck there, and we are trying to rescue him. All t
Pakistan High Commission in India said on Friday that it has issued visas to 154 Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Shree Katas Raj temples in Pakistan's Chakwal district.
He said that despite the massive turnout at the Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, pilgrims are not facing significant issues. In contrast, organisers of a fair in Gangasagar have faced challenges due to low attendance.
Six Volvo buses are currently providing transportation for pilgrims from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, and Rajkot to Prayagraj. As of February 17, 184 round trips have been completed, benefiting nearly 4,300 devotees.
The Union Minister for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju attended the Haj Walkathon 2025 as the Chief Guest at Nawab Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Sports Complex, Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. The event was organized by the Delhi State Haj Committee.
"A very large number of people from India go for Haj pilgrimage. For which it is very important to have good health. Delhi Haj Committee has made a very good arrangement...It is very important to provide fitness training for this (Haj pilgrimage)," he told reporters.
A massive influx of devotees was witnessed at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple as pilgrims, after taking a holy dip in Prayagraj, reached the temple for darshan.
Devotees continued to arrive at Mahakumbh 2025 to take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam on the 36th day of the festival. Over 52 crore devotees have taken a holy dip so far at the world's largest human gathering.
Devotees in large numbers are arriving in Varanasi for darshan at the Kashi Vishwanath temple after taking a holy dip during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede happened at New Delhi railway station on Saturday evening, which claimed 18 lives and emphasized the need for better planning and crowd management to prevent such incidents, particularly wh
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Manoj Sinha visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple to offer prayers at the revered pilgrimage site in Katra on Saturday.