AMARNATHYATRA2021

21 Jun

No Amarnath Yatra this year due to Covid

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The annual Amarnath pilgrimage will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, "aarti" will be facilitated online for the devotees. The decision was announced by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha after discussions with the shrine board. The 56-day yatra to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva, located in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, is scheduled to start from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal on June 28 and culminate on August 22. The pilgrimage was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Last week, Manoj Sinha attended a meeting called…

03 Jun

Ready for Amarnath Yatra, decision lies with administration: Chief of Army Staff.(COAS)

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The chief of army staff (COAS), General M. M. Naravane said on Thursday that the army is ready for this year’s Amarnath Yatra, but the decision to hold the Yatra lies with the civil administration. Addressing the media here on Thursday the COAS said, “We are ready for the Amarnath Yatra. We have taken all the necessary steps although the final decision to hold the Yatra lies with the civil administration”. The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), which organises the annual Yatra, announced on April 22 the temporary suspension of the registration of pilgrims for the Yatra. The SASB had…