'Artificial Shivalingam an act of sacrilege'

Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of holy mace of Lord Shiva at the Amarnath shrine, on Monday blamed the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board for raising of the 'artificial and unnatural' Shivalingam......

Amarnath yatra suspended; three killed

Three persons, including two devotees, were killed and over 10,000 pilgrims stranded as heavy rain lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir prompting authorities to suspend the annual pilgrimage to the......

J&K: Protests continue for 4th day

Security forces lobbed teargas shells to disperse stone-pelting mobs in different parts of Srinagar as the overall situation in the Kashmir Valley remained tense in the wake of spontaneous strike......

Two pilgrims die en route to Amarnath shrine

Two pilgrims died of cardiac arrest en route to the 3,880 m high holy cave shrine of Amarnath even as one lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at the shrine, officials said in Srinagar on Friday. Ashwani......

Amarnath Yatra leaves Saina grateful and inspired

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Saina Nehwal/Instagram Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal undertook the Amarnath Yatra to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine housing the naturally-formed ice-lingam of lord......