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Another Batch of 2,100 Pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra

Odisha News Insight Jul 6, 2015 0

Another batch of over 2,100 Amarnath pilgrims left here on Monday for the Himalayan cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley as heavy rain lashed the over-300 km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway. "Another batch of 2,128 yatris left the…

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Amarnath Yatra: Third Batch of 1849 Pilgrims begin journey

Odisha News Insight Jul 4, 2015 0

Another batch of around 2,000 pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra left from Jammu on Saturday for the Himalayan cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley. "The third batch of 1,849 pilgrims, including 406 women and 25 children, left Jammu in buses,…

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Over 8,000 Pilgrims begin Annual Amarnath Yatra

Odisha News Insight Jul 2, 2015 0

The annual Amarnath Yatra started on Thursday as over 8,000 pilgrims left from two base camps in Kashmir for the Himalayan cave shrine. As many as 6,065 pilgrims left the Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district on Thursday morning, while…

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Over 1,000 Pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath Yatra

Odisha News Insight Jul 1, 2015 0

Over 1,000 pilgrims of the first batch of this year's annual Amarnath Yatra left Jammu on Wednesday for the high-altitude cave shrine in Kashmir Valley. State Health Minister Chowdhary Lal Singh flagged off a convoy of 34 vehicles carrying…

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5.5-magnitude quake jolts Kashmir Valley, No Loss of Life

Odisha News Insight Jun 30, 2015 0

A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the Kashmir valley in the early hours of Tuesday. "A moderate intensity earthquake occurred at 3.40 a.m. today," an official of the local MET department here told.…

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Rajnath Singh asks Sayeed for Land for Kashmiri Pandits

Odisha News Insight Apr 7, 2015 0

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to provide land for composite townships for Kashmiri Pandits in the state, an official release said. Sayeed, who had called on the home…

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17 feared dead in Kashmir Flash Floods

Odisha News Insight Mar 30, 2015 0

Seventeen people are feared dead due to house collapses and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities said on Monday. A police officer told in Srinagar that a landslide triggered by incessant rain in Laden village of Budgam district…

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Authorities declare Flood in Kashmir Valley, Jhelum in Spate

Odisha News Insight Mar 30, 2015 0

Authorities on Monday declared flood in the Kashmir Valley, asking people living close to the banks of the Jhelum river to exercise extreme caution and move to safer places. "Flood level was 22.8 feet (status red) at Sangam (Anantnag),…

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