The East Coast Railways on Sunday announced the operation of special trains for the convenience of pilgrims traveling to the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela for pilgrims from the coastal State.
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), on Wednesday, accorded approval to tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and THDC India Limited (THDCIL) for the safety of pilgrims.
With only a few weeks remaining for the grand Mahakumbh 2025 festival in Prayagraj, the Uttar Pradesh government is accelerating preparations to ensure seamless arrangements.
MP Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the incident. The CM announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs two lakh to the kin of each deceased.
At least seven pilgrims, comprising three women, were killed and eight injured in a road crash in Haryana's Jind district early Tuesday, police said.
Altogether 703 dead bodies or skeletal remains of the victims of the Kedarnath flash flood calamity have been recovered so far during various search operations conducted since the 2013 disaster
In the midst of the Covid pandemic, the number of their pilgrims is remarkable as limited means of local transport are available currently.
The number of devotees to the historic Kartarpur shrine had not crossed the 700-mark per day even since the corridor was opened.
The Indian Army on Friday said that it has received confirmed intelligence inputs on terrorists backed by Pakistan army trying to disrupt Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir.
The security forces have busted a number of terror caches along the pilgrimage route and recovered a Pakistan Army landmine and an M-24 American sniper rifle with a telescope from one of them.
