| Amarnath yatra resumes, 3,236 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 16: The Amarnath yatra has again resumed as a fresh batch on Saturday was allowed to move towards both the base camps of the cave shrine in south Kashmir after two days.
As many as 3,236 pilgrims, including 2,355 males, 669 females, 191 sadhus and 21 sadhvis left for the holy shrine from Jammu on Saturday afternoon in 69 buses, 36 LMVs and two two-wheelers.
The yatra was suspended twice this year after it was flagged off on July 1. Keeping in view the tension in Kashmir followed by the killing of a terrorist commander, the state administration first stopped the yatra for two and a half days on July 9, which later resumed on July 11.
Taking precautionary measures for the Friday prayers in Kashmir, the yatra was again suspended on Thursday after attacks on pilgrims were reported. There was a strong resentment among pilgrims against the state government for not allowing them to move towards the base camps.
After two days, the yatra again resumed and all stranded passengers were allowed to move towards the Valley on Saturday evening. The announcement of restoration of yatra brought cheer to the pilgrims who were stranded at different places of Jammu. |
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