"We were honoured that the LG, Manoj Sinha, had tasked the Border Roads Organisation with improving the 45 km long stretches of the Amarnath Shrine. The stretches have been widened to 12 feet," Lt General Srinivasan told ANI.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday urged the Central Government to explore the feasibility of opening Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) via Shipki-La route in Himachal Pradesh.
A large number of people have participated in the Muharram procession in several parts of Uttar Pradesh including Sambhal, Lucknow and Moradabad. With Kanwar Yatra underway as well, the security forces are on high alert. Police teams are deployed at sensitive locations, CCTV cameras are inst
Siddharth Agrawal, a first-time pilgrim, says, "I am here for the first time. We thought the number of devotees would be lower due to the recent incident. But that is not the case. The armed forces are working hard for us. We may not have had the courage to come here had it not been for the
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Virendra Sachdeva participated in the 5th Pandharpur Yatra in Delhi, which is held symbolically alongside the annual Pandharpur Yatra in Maharashtra.
The inspection was led by District Magistrate Swati S Bhadauria, who was accompanied by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and teams from the electricity, roads, and water departments.
The Union Minister attributed the turnout of the pilgrims as a testament to the success of the government and said that people have confidence that, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there would be no shortcomings in the security arrangements.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday participated in the Bahuda Yatra by pulling the chariot of Goddess Subhadra at Sabar Srikhetra in Koraput district.
The festival completes its last act with Bahuda Yatra, the "return journey," deeply spiritual and a cultural spectacle with people witnessing the return of Lord Jagannath's Nandighosha chariot, Lord Balabhadra's Taladhwaja chariot, and Goddess Subhadra's Darpadalan chariot.
Pujari noted that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the up-gradation of Puri Municipality into a Municipal Corporation, which he said will allow wider roads, smoother traffic flow and better civic amenities ahead of future Rath Yatras.
Preparations for the ceremonial return of the chariots, Nandighosha, Taladhwaja, and Darpadalana, are also in full swing, as thousands gathered along the Grand Road (Bada Danda) to witness the divine procession.