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June 30, 2010 | Amaranth Yatra commences under tight security |
Jammu:The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Wednesday with the first batch of 557 pilgrims leaving for the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath from here. Jammu and Kashmir
Minister for Tourism Nowang Ringzin Jora flagged off the convoy of pilgrims, escorted
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. The first batch of pilgrims, including
261 men, 230 women, and 66 sadhus, left in 27 buses. "Nearly 500 pilgrims are
leaving today. All arrangements have been made and there will be no inconvenience
to pilgrims," Jora said. "Adequate security measures are in place between IB (International
Border) and city and Yatra route and where so ever some kind of strengthening
would be required that will also be done," said DIG Jammu Farooq Khan. The CRPF
has deployed 50 companies comprising 6,250 men and officers while the Army has
set up 97 area domination posts in and around the cave shrine in Lidder Valley
, besides Pahalgam and along the route in Anantnag, Ramban and Udhampur Districts.
For the last few days, tension has prevailed in several districts of Jammu and
Kashmir following clashes between security forces and civilians. The Amarnath
cave shrine is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the main shrine is claimed to be over
5,000-years-old. |
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