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31 Amarnath pilgrims injured as bus plunges into gorge in Ganderbal
Thirty-one Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after a bus carrying them overturned and rolled into a gorge at the S-Mode stretch in central Kashmir's Ganderbal.
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Religion
Amit Shah directs multi-layered security grid, drones, CCTV deployment for Amarnath Yatra
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital to review security preparedness for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra.
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Jammu
As many as 30 pilgrims have died in landslide near Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu
As many as 30 pilgrims have lost their lives after heavy rains triggered massive landslides near the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu region.
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Jammu
One dead, 35 injured in bus accident carrying Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims in Samba
SAMBA — A bus carrying pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi met with an accident in Jatla area of Samba district, leaving one person dead...
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Religion
Over 45k pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi in 8 days, helicopter services resumes
Amidst escalated tension between India and Pakistan, more than 45,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine nestled in Trikuta Hills of Katra.
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Religion
First batch of Hajj pilgrims to return on October 11
The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir are expected to arrive at Srinagar airport on October 11, Saturday.
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