A delegation of BJP legislators late Saturday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, seeking a review of the first admission list of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence ...

Protests have once again erupted in Katra, the base camp of the Vaishno Devi shrine, as locals rallied on Tuesday against the proposed Rs 250-crore Vaishno Devi ropeway project, warning that they will ...

On the fourth day of Navratri 2025 (September 25), devotees worship Maa Kushmanda, the goddess of energy and creation. Known as Ashtabhuja Devi, she is believed to bless her devotees with health, ...

Katra (J&K), September 22, 2025 (ANI): On the auspicious first day of Navratri, devotees from across the country are arriving at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra, Jammu & Kashmir, to seek the ...

Amid chants of 'Jai Mata Di,' the pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills resumed on Wednesday morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. The yatra had been suspended for ...

Ahead of the Navratri 2025 celebrations, devotees can now plan their pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi starting Sunday, September 14, 2025, subject to favourable weather conditions. The yatra had been ...

Vaishno Devi Yatra remained suspended on Saturday for the fifth consecutive day following landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir. Many devotees from other parts of India are ...

The onset of heavy monsoon rains has triggered a series of devastating landslides across major pilgrimage routes in North India, causing widespread disruption and tragedy. The sacred Char Dham Yatra ...

Katra: A day after Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah paid obeisance at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, said that he had a 'good darshan' and prayed for prosperity and ...

Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 11 (ANI): A day after Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah paid obeisance at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, said that he had a 'good ...

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 ...