According to The Kathmandu Post newspaper, the accident happened in the early hours of Thursday in the province's Bara district when the bus carrying pilgrims from Rajasthan overturned and fell some 50 metres down the road...
The experts have reportedly said that pressure from pilgrimage and construction in Uttarakhand is deteriorating the condition of the Himalayas.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah left for Saudi Arabia to perform ‘Umrah’, a minor pilgrimage to the twin Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
Amarnath yatra was suspended on Friday following widespread rain and landslides, particularly along the twin tracks of Pahalgam and Baltal in Jammu and Kashmir.
The yatra to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva located at a height of 3,880 metres in the south Kashmir Himalayas is likely to start in June.
Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and international skiing destination Auli, appears on the edge of a precipice with gaping cracks appearing on buildings, roads and public...
During the Kanwar Yatra, devotees from different parts of India, dressed in saffron attire walk on foot to collect water from the Ganga from Haridwar, Gomukh, and Gangotri which is then offered to Lord Shiva.
Two septuagenarian devotees died of heart attacks during the day, an official said. Another person died here on Friday.
Apart from these, IIT-Roorkee, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee, and Director CSIR, Central Building Research...
At least eight people who were returning from Sabarimala were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a gorge
An officer of Erumely police station said the accident occurred between 3-3.30 pm when the vehicle was trying to navigate a treacherous hairpin curve there...
The two-month-long annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage, which attracts huge pilgrim turn-out every day, began on November 17.
In Uttarakhand, a Mumbai-based helicopter pilot and six pilgrims were killed when the helicopter crashed into a hill, his family member said on Wednesday.
The helicopter crash in Uttarakhand adds to the series of accidents that have happened in the recent past, where scores of pilgrims across India have died in...
The Vande Bharat train will cover three states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh and two Union territories of Delhi and Chandigarh.
On Monday, six people, who entered the Kollidam river near Poondi in Thanjavur district to take bath were washed away in the currents, police said.
Amarnath Yatra: A total of 5,838 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu in a convoy of 223 vehicles amid heavy CRPF security, the officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said despite stringent security measures including shutting down of shops enroute Amarnath Yatra, it is...
Jammu and Kashmir: The annual Mata Kheer Bhawani mela at the famous Ragnya Devi temple, one of the biggest religious functions of the displaced community, will...
Amarnath Yatra, which presents a big security challenge for the government, could not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and was cut...
According to the officials, on average, over 27,000 pilgrims are visiting the cave shrine daily amid strict monitoring by the authorities to avoid the rush. So...
The Yatra will take place with all COVID-19 protocols and will culminate as per the tradition on the day of Raksha Bandhan.
India’s reaction comes days after a prominent Hindu lawmaker from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ruling party urged the former to issue visas to a...
A two-member panel formed by the Calcutta High Court to monitor adherence to COVID-19 norms at the fair had inspected the preparations since Wednesday.
Modi will inaugurate the Kashi-Vishwanath Dham, a renovated pilgrimage corridor at the centre of which is the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on Monday, an event the...
