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The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has set out an ambitious roadmap to transform Katra into a clean, vibrant town equipped with modern infrastructure, aimed at improving the quality of life for residents and enhancing the experience of millions of pilgrims who visit the holy shrine every year, as newsonair reported.Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant…
The yatra to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi’s cave shrine has come to a temporary halt due to prevailing bad weather conditions that resulted in the season’s first snowfall in the Trikuta Hills of Reasi district. Authorities have stated that due to incessant rains in the plains and subsequent snowfall enroute to the shrine, the yatra…
On January 6, 2026, months after granting conditional approval to start an MBBS course, the National Medical Commission (NMC) withdrew permission for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, following a regulatory process punctuated by inspections, complaints and, eventually, political and public unrest.At its core, the…
NEW DELHI: Admissions into the newly established Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir has sparked a political row after 42 Muslim students were selected in a batch of 50.The Bharatiya Janata Party, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal protested, with the BJP demanding cancellation of admission list and questioning…
SRINAGAR: BJP, VHP and Bajrang Dal have objected to admissions of Muslim students, mostly from Kashmir, to Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College in Katra after freshers from the community formed the bulk of the institution’s first batch.This marks a potential new Jammu versus Kashmir political row as J&K’s governing National Conference (NC) and opposition PDP…
JAMMU: No evidence was found of any negligence on part of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO and other officials in the death of more than 30 pilgrims in the Aug 26 landslide, the Bhawan police station SHO has said in an action taken report (ATR) submitted before a judicial magistrate’s court in Katra,…
JAMMU: A court in Katra town of J&K’s Reasi district has asked police to submit an action taken report (ATR) over a complaint seeking an FIR against Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) officials for alleged criminal negligence that resulted in the deaths of 34 pilgrims en route to the cave shrine in a…
JAMMU: The pilgrimage to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine, suspended for the last three days on IMD’s heavy rain forecast, is scheduled to resume on Wednesday.“In view of the inclement weather advisory issued by IMD, the yatra remained suspended for the third day Tuesday. It will resume on Oct 8. Devotees may stay updated…
JAMMU: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) ordered the closure of all government and private schools across Jammu division for two days in view of the Met office forecast of heavy rains from October 5, Sunday to October 7, Tuesday.Naseem Javaid Chowdhary (JKAS), director school education of Jammu, said in his order that in…
File photo: Vaishno Devi temple JAMMU: Vaishno Devi temple in J&K’s Reasi district will be closed to devotees for three days from Sunday (October 5-7) following the forecast of heavy rain in several areas of Jammu and south Kashmir.The closure comes less than a month after the shrine reopened following a 22-day shutdown since Aug…
