Amarnath Yatra suspended over heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu/IBNS: The Amarnath Yatra, an annual Hindu pilgrimage, was on Thursday suspended after heavy rain lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Heavy rain has been warned in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
The valley has been receiving rains for the last 36 hours.
"Shri Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for 17.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. Continuous heavy rains over the last two days have necessitated restoration work to be carried out on tracks along both routes," Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bhiduri said as quoted by Hindustan Times.
"However, yatris who stayed at Panjtami camp last night are being allowed to proceed down to Baltal with adequate deployment of BRO and Mountain Rescue Teams," he added.
The yatra is likely to resume on Friday in all likelihood if weather permits.
The pilgrimage has been suspended a day after one woman died and three others were injured in a landslide that took place along the Baltal route of the yatra in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The 38-day annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath Cave Shrine in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir will conclude on August 9.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
'No role in Afghan FM Muttaqi's presser': India after uproar over exclusion of women journalists from event
New Delhi: India on Saturday asserted that it had no role in the press conference addressed by Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi, which sparked outrage after women journalists were reportedly not allowed to attend.
‘President Trump’s great personal friend’: US envoy-designate meets PM Modi, ‘discusses trade, tech amid tariff tensions
New Delhi: US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, where the two discussed a broad range of bilateral issues, including defence, trade, and technology.
West Bengal: Durgapur med student raped; father alleges lack of security, BJP slams Mamata govt over law and order
Durgapur (West Bengal): There was no security on the premises of the private medical college in West Bengal’s Durgapur, where a second-year student was allegedly raped on Friday night, her father has claimed, according to media reports.
Jaishankar meets US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor amid tariff tensions
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor when they discussed the India-US relationship and its global significance.
Latest News
Hamas to boycott Gaza peace deal signing in Egypt, calls Trump’s proposal ‘absurd’
Four dead, 12 injured in Mississippi mass shooting after high school football game
Tornado-like ‘Haathisundh’ stuns tourists at Odisha’s Chilika Lake, sparks awe and panic
'No role in Afghan FM Muttaqi's presser': India after uproar over exclusion of women journalists from event
