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September 18, 2025, 01:39 PM - 2 min read
The yatra resumed on Wednesday for hours before it was suspended again due to hostile weather conditions. With the weather improving, the yatra resumed this morning.
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March 16, 2025, 05:00 PM - 3 min read
Alongside monetary offerings, gold and silver donations have also surged, with gold increasing from over 9 kg to 27.7 kg and silver from 753 kg to over 3,424 kg during the same period, as reported by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB).
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February 9, 2025, 03:47 PM - 2 min read
The extended ban will be enforced along the 12-kilometer track from Katra to the Vaishno Devi holy cave located on Trikuta Hill, as well as in the surrounding areas.
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January 28, 2025, 02:36 PM - 1 min read
Police said the accident took place at Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle.
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December 13, 2024, 01:59 PM - 2 min read
The CEO of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Anshul Garg, informed that 95 lakh pilgrims had visited the shrine last year.
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November 25, 2024, 06:13 PM - 2 min read
The strike called by shopkeepers and pony and palanquin owners began on November 22 after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board announced plans to proceed with the Rs 250-crore ropeway project between Tarakote Marg and Sanji Chhat along the 12-kilometre route.
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November 23, 2024, 05:25 PM - 3 min read
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board recently decided to move forward with a Rs 250-crore passenger ropeway project between Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat along the 12-kilometre track to the shrine after shelving the project in the past due to similar protests.
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November 18, 2024, 07:51 PM - 2 min read
"The board has finally decided to implement the ropeway project," he said while addressing reporters in Katra. The project, once completed, will cater to the ever-increasing number of devotees visiting the holy cave each year.
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November 18, 2024, 04:01 PM - 3 min read
"Last year, the yatra set a new record of 95 lakh, surpassing a significant milestone in 2023. It is expected to pick up further in the coming days," he said.
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October 3, 2024, 06:12 PM - 3 min read
The Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra has been adorned with indigenous and foreign flowers, and large pandals have been set up in the Bhawan area for the auspicious occasion.
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September 2, 2024, 09:10 PM - 2 min read
Eyewitnesses said the landslide occurred on the route near Panchi, approximately three kilometres before the shrine at around 2.35 pm. A sizeable portion of the newly built overhead structure was also damaged, officials said.
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June 7, 2024, 04:38 PM - 2 min read
The trust will offer around 40 indigenous plant species reared in the board’s high-tech nursery at Kunia village in the Panthal area near Katra.
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