| Around 2.50 lakh pilgrims visit Holy cave | | Two more yatris die, toll 25 | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Repor
Srinagar, July 21: With two more Amarnath pilgrims succumbing to cardiac arrest, the toll has gone up to 25.
According to official figures one Pradeep Kumar aged 64, resident of Patna Bihar died due to cardiac arrest at Panjtarni base camp yesterday evening. Another pilgrim Satinder Prasad aged 69 also died due to similar reasons at Pahalgam main camp last evening.
Meanwhile, around 20,000 Yatris on daily basis pay obeisance at the Holy shrine Cave. So far, over 2.50 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave Shrine.
On Sunday two pilgrims including a CRF man died near the Holy cave due to cardiac arrest.
Bad weather is playing spoil sport in the ongoing Amarnath Yatra this year which already led to suspension of Yatra for two consecutive days last week and according to concerned officials such a situation needs more precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incident. |
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