Vaishno Devi ropeway: The 72-hour shutdown began in Katra on December 25 against the Mata Vaishno Devi ropeway project. The bandh was called by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti including ...

The natural cave at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district was opened for devotees for Makar Sankranti celebrations on Tuesday (January 14, 2025 ...

The Vaishno Devi Temple's popularity surged after 1976 when it expanded to accommodate 5,000 visitors daily. By 1981, it attracted 900,000 annual visitors, growing to over 3 million by the early ...

Pilgrims planning to visit Maa Vaishno Devi in Katra are advised to reconsider their travel plans due to widespread chaos and disruption caused by train cancellations. Thousands of devotees are ...

Image Source : PTI Closed shops at a market during the 72-hour bandh to protest against a proposed ropeway project in Katra As the protest against the Vaishno Devi ropeway project intensifies ...

Katra: Standing outside a three-decade-old tea shop at Banganga, the iconic gateway to the Vaishno Devi shrine, Sonu Thakur declared: “The fight is far from over.” His words gave rise to a chorus by ...

The ongoing shutdown in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, against the proposed Vaishno Devi ropeway project has entered its third day, with growing participation in hunger strikes and widespread protests.

The Mata Vaishno Devi ropeway project in Jammu region faced a 72-hour blockade starting December 25 in Katra, as local business owners, including shopkeepers and pony wallas, joined a bandh ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir have recorded the second-highest number of pilgrims in a decade, with 94.83 lakh devotees visiting the shrine in the year 2024, said the CEO of Shri Mata ...

In a historic event at the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela, Jagadguru Sai Maa Lakshmi Devi became the first female saint in the 2,700-year Vishnuswami lineage to be honored with the title Bhaktimayi Meera ...

The project should be stopped,” Bhupinder Singh Jamwal, president of the Vaishno Devi Trek Mazdoor Union, said. The shutdown call, issued by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti ...