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 ...

Following the Pahalgam terror attack, security has been beefed up at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra. On an average, 30,000 to 35,000 pilgrims visit the cave shrine ...

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 ...

Survivors said the Yatra was stopped only after the landslide and deaths of pilgrims. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a probe into Tuesday's landslide at Mata Vaishno ...

Security personnel at the site of the landslide en route to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra of Reasi district on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)(HT_PRINT) Following the death of 34 people in a horrific ...

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 Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra has been suspended from Sunday, October 5, due to apprehensions about the weather near the cave shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district A deserted ...