Security forces, locals clash at Amarnath yatra base camp

Tension gripped the north Kashmir Baltel base camp of the annual Amarnath yatra following clashes between security forces and locals on Thursday evening. The clashes were triggered when a local......

A pilgrimage in the shadow of violence

The annual Amarnath Yatra is on amidst tension due to a curfew imposed in nine towns of the Kashmir Valley.More than 11000 pilgrims left from the two base camps for the yatra on Thursday.......

Chopper carrying pilgrims to Amarnath crashes

A helicopter carrying pilgrims from north Kashmir's Baltel base camp to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath crashed early Thursday morning, killing a woman pilgrim and injuring five others. "The......

Flash floods halt Amarnath Yatra

The pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath via north Kashmir Baltel route was halted on Thursday evening after flash floods washed away a major portion of a bridge in Ganderbal......