Anshul Garg, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SMVDSB, said, "94.83 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in 2024, the second highest number in a decade."
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.
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.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will likely visit Mata Vaishno Devi to seek her blessings. He affirmed his intentions via a post on the social media platform X on Monday morning.
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.
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) on Wednesday invited bids for the commercial development of two land parcels near Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station, under the Firozpur Division of Northern Railway in Jammu & Kashmir
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine on Sunday and prayed for the peace, prosperity and progress of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.