J&K L-G flags off first batch of Amarnath pilgrims
The HinduJammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar camp here early on Friday, June 30, 2023 morning. Amid multi-layer security, the first batch of more than 3,400 pilgrims left for the twin base camps in Kashmir to undertake the onward journey to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The first batch of pilgrims left for Amarnath," BJP leader Devender Singh Rana told reporters here. 3 injured, as vehicle skids off in Udhampur An escort vehicle in the convoy, which was on its way from Jammu to Kashmir, skidded off the highway at Bali nallah area and overturned resulting in injuries to three persons, including the DSP, Senior Superintendent of Police, Udhampur, Vinood Kumar said.