Tragedy struck Jammu and Kashmir as landslides and flash floods claimed 38 lives, including pilgrims at the Vaishno Devi shrine. Heavy rainfall, the highest in over a century, caused widespread ...

The Vaishno Devi pilgrimage route has been disrupted once again due to heavy rains and landslides, marking the third time this year that the newer Himkoti track has had to be shut. According to ...

The pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine was suspended on Wednesday, shortly after resuming following a 22-day break. The decision was taken due to inclement weather. Earlier in the day, around ...

Significant relief for pilgrims. Several express trains on the Mata Vaishno Devi route will resume operations between ...

According to an estimate, 11,000 ponywallas, palanquin owners and pithuwallas, ferry pilgrims to the cave shrine and back to Ban Ganga Following the Pahalgam terror ...

Shrine board CEO says the initiative comes in response to the long-standing demand from the senior citizen forum, which had recently met with a high-level committee to request a separate helicopter ...

Ahead of the total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2025, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has revised puja and darshan timings. The eclipse, also known as the Blood Moon, begins at 9:57 PM on ...

Around two months ago, train services were severely affected due to heavy rains and waterlogging. Following that, trains to ...

As we continue our climb, I meet 59-year-old Pushpa Devi from Banaras. I stare at her in wonderment when she tells me this is her 45th visit to the temple. She is equally bewildered to hear this is my ...

The Bahriavnath temple in Vaishno Devi is located just about a few kilometers away from the Maata Vaishno Devi Temple which is located in India’s northernmost state, Jammu and Kashmir. Katra Bhairav ...