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IAF C-17s to airlift Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on J K govt request
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government has requested the Indian Air Force to airlift the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims out of the Kashmir valley to places such as Jammu, Pathankot or Delhi from where they can go back home.
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J-K: Pilgrims suffer as Amarnath Yatra gets suspended
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] Aug 3 (ANI): Pilgrims who were on Amarnath pilgrimage on Saturday expressed their disappointment over the transportation facilities in Srinagar with the suspension of the Yatra.
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Instead of providing security, govt asking Amarnath pilgrims, tourists to
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Congress party on Saturday criticised Jammu and Kashmir administration for instead of providing security to tourists and Amarnath pilgrims, asking them to cut short their stay in the state, keeping in view the "latest intelligence inputs of terror threats.
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Airfares soar on flights out of Srinagar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 : Airfares for flights from Srinagar this weekend have shot up to abnormally high levels after the Jammu and Kashmir state government issued an advisory urging pilgrims to curtail their Amarnath Yatra and return as soon as possible.
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72-year after Partition, Pakistan opens 19th century Gurdwara
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], Aug 3 (ANI): Pakistan has thrown open the historic 19th-century old Gurdwara Chowa Sahib in Punjab province for pilgrims, seventy-two years after Partition.
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Amarnath Yatra: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeks govt's response on J-K securi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Friday sought a statement from the government over advisory issued by the Jammu and Kashmir government to Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to immediately curtail their stay in the Vall
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Government advisory on Amarnath Yatra has created chaos, never seen such p
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that the state government's advisory to Amarnath pilgrims and other tourists to curtail their visit "immediately" in view of the security situation in the s
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Mehbooba Mufti cries foul on govt advisory to Amarnath pilgrims to curtain
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 2 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday cried foul on the government's advisory to Amarnath pilgrims and other tourists to curtail their visit "immediately" in view of the security situation in the state and claimed that the Centre
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Amarnath curtailment: Yatris disappointed
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] Aug 2 (ANI): Pilgrims who were on Amarnath pilgrimage on Friday expressed their disappointment over the government advisory asking them to curtail their trip but agreed that the step may have been taken because of security concerns.
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J-K govt advises Amarnath pilgrims, tourists to curtail stay in Valley
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu Kashmir) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday advised Amarnath Yatris and tourists to curtail their stay in the Valley "immediately", shortly after the Indian Army said Pakistani terrorists are planning to disrupt the pilgrimage.
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Hapur: Kanwariyas caught drinking at banks of Ganga; police assure action
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): A group of 'Kanwariyas' (pilgrims) was seen drinking liquor at Garhmukteshwar Ghat here in a purported video that went viral on social media.
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UP: Centre extends scheme of providing packaged Ganga jal to Moradabad
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): In a bid to facilitate devotees and pilgrims, the Central government has made available packaged bottles containing holy water (Gangajal) at post offices in Moradabad city of Uttar Pradesh.
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