The 8th day of Navratra Festival 2019 was marked with a number of cultural activities and celebrations.A grand Shobha Yatra starting from Hotel Continent Panchvati at Jammu Road was main attraction.The yatra was taken out in presence of Speaker Legislative...

The All India Devotional Song Competition entered semi-final today in which 15 contestants competed for entry into the finals. Of these 15, 11 made it into the mega final.Commandant 6th Battalion of CRPF, Jitendra Gupta was the Chief Guest of the day, who...

Series of Prabhat Pheris, being organised as part of Navratra Festival, today concluded with a grand final Prabhat Pheri here marking the end of the nine day annual religious and cultural event.Chief Guest, Commandant 6th Battalion of CRPF, Jitendra Gupta inaugurated...

The J&K Association of Prabhat Pheri today took out an impressive Prabhat pheri, morning march, through the town.The march was organised by the association in collaboration with JK Tourism, SMVD Shrine Board and the district administration.The prabhat...

The 7th day of Navratra Festival 2019 was marked with a number of cultural activities and celebrations.On the occasion, Member Parliament, Shamsher Singh Manhas, inaugurated Shobha Yatra from Hotel Continent Panchvati at Jammu Road.A number of folk dances...

‘Former Advisor Parvez Dewan, Chairman and MD Venus Records & Tapes Limited, Pahlaj Nihalani, Ganesh Jain, renowned singer Mannat Noor of Tu Laung Main Elaaichi fame, filmmaker Rishi Raj and Vice President Zee Network, Barkha Arora’ would be the judges for...

Director Rural Development Department, Sudershan Kumar today inaugurated the proceedings including Shobha yatra of the ongoing Navratra Festival 2019 from Hotel Panchvat Continent here today. President Katra Municipal Committee Shashi Gupta and Ex President Amrish...

Prabhat Pheri, a prominent constituent of Navratra Festival is witnessing huge participation of devotees and visitors on each day of annual religious and cultural event.Being organised by J&K Association of Prabhat Pheri with active support of SMVD Shrine...

Deputy Commissioner, Indu Kanwal Chib, today flagged off Prabhat Pheri, morning march, as part of ongoing Navratra Festival.SDM Katra, Ashok Kumar and various senior officers besides locals were present on the occasion.The Prabhat Pheri after passing through...

The All India Devotional Song Competition today entered its 5th day with 12 participants performing in the preliminary rounds at Yog Ashram Complex.The performances were adjudged by a panel of experts in music including Prof Anupama Sharma, Dr Surinder Kumar...

On Day 5 of the ongoing Navratra Festival 2019, Deputy Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation, Poornima Sharma, inaugurated the Shobha Yatra from Hotel Continent Panchvat.The day witnessed colourful presentations by the artists of Regional Outreach Bureau and...

Advisor Farooq Khan today inaugurated the proceedings of the fourth day of ongoing Navratra Festival 2019 here today.Deputy Commissioner Reasi Indu Kanwal Chib;  ADDC Reasi, Ramesh Chander; SDM Katra, Ashok Kumar; Tehsildar Katra, Sunil Sharma and AD Tourism...

An impressive Prabhat Pheri, morning march, was taken out from Bus Stand Katra, as part of ongoing Navratra Festival, today.Hundreds of devotees from Katra and  pilgrims from all parts of the country joined the Prabhat Pheri. Singing and dancing on...

The All India Devotional Song Competition today entered fourth day here today with Additional Development Commissioner Ramesh Kumar inaugurating the  programme.In the preliminary round of the competition, Mahima Choudhary from Jammu clinched the first...

Another batch of pilgrims left Jammu on Sunday for the Valley as over 1.73 lakh Yatris performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra during the last 13 days.Officials said 1,73,978 Yatris had Darshan inside the holy Cave shrine during the last 13 days since the Yatra...

Over 95,000 pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra in the last seven days, officials said. However, no fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to move from here on Monday due to the law and order situation.Separatists have called for a protest shutdown...

Kashmiri Pandits started arriving at the Kheer Bhawani temple in Tullamulla town on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district to attend the annual festival.Officials said 85 buses carrying the pilgrims arrived late on Sunday at the temple to spend the...

Over 1.50 lakh people including men, women and children of all faiths thronged 3-day Historic Devika  Baisakhi Mela which concluded with traditional fervor and gaiety, here late today evening.Principal District and Session Judge Udhampur and Chairman...

Thousands of devotees across the Valley thronged the Dargah Hazratbal shrine here on the Friday following of Mehraj-ul-Alam (SAW) to have a glimpse of the Holy relic.While Mehraj-ul-Alam, the night of ascent when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) ascended to the...

The Registration of pilgrims for Shri Amarnathji Yatra commenced on 1st April 2019, for both the Baltal and Chandanwari routes, through 442 designated Bank branches of Punjab National Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank and YES Bank all over the country. This...

Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), was observed with religious fervor in Kashmir valley on Wednesday with the biggest congregational prayers at Dargah Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar which houses the holy relic of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).Men and women from different parts of the...

Khoja Digar', a special prayer, was offered at the Naqashbandh Sahib (RA) shrine in Shaher-e-Khaas with thousands of devotees thronging the revered shrine for the congregational Asar Salah amid chilly weather on Monday.Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz...

Nine-dayNavratra Festival Prabhat Pheri   concluded here this morning with participation of a large number of devotees amidst chanting of bhajans & beating of drums.The Prabhat Pheri was jointly organized by Department of Tourism J&K Govt. & Shri...

Nine among the fourteen contestants qualified for grand finale of All India Devotional Song Competition being held here as part of Navratra festival.The finalists include Sukhjinder Jit from Amritsar, Kripal&Rashpal Brothers from Punjab, Kaustubh from...

Eight Singers have qualified for semi-final of devotional song competition being held here as part of annual Navratra Festival.Addressing the media here today, the Chairman All Indian Devotional Song Committee Rakesh Wazir said that out of 14 participants...

Navratra Festival 2018, being organized by the state administration and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is successfully attracting tourists from outside the state. Tourists from all over India are amazed by the display of cultural diversity of the state.Continuing...

The All India Devotional Song Competition continued attracting huge crowd for the fourth consecutive day of the Navratra Festival 2018.Famous Celebrity Singer, Manu Vandana, winner of the Awaaz Punjab Di contest, enthralled the audience with his performance....

Charri Mubarak of Holy Kailash Yatra left for Kailash Kund from the ancient Vasuki Nag Temple, Gatha, Bhaderwah here today.Amidst the chanting of Vasuki Nag deity, the Yatra crossed the Bhaderwah town where MLA Daleep Singh Parihar and MLC Naresh Kumar Gupta...

On the auspicious occasion of Shrawan Purnima and Raksha Bandhan, which marks the culmination of Amaranth Yatra, thousands of devotees thronged Pracheen Cave of Lord Shiva at Thajiwara Bijbehara to celebrate the festival with traditional gaiety.On the occasion,...

With the last batch of pilgrims of Baba Budha Amarnath ji Yatra 2018, the Chhari Mubarak reached the holy shrine here today evening.Member Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Legislators Ravinder Raina, Pardeep Sharma and Vibodh Gupta alongwith Deputy Commissioner...

Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety across Jammu today. People in large numbers, clad in colourful dresses  were seen attending congregational prayers at Eidgahs, mosques and other places.The main congregation in Jammu was held at Eidgah,...

Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety across the district Ramban today. All the Mosques were decorated suiting to the occasion and markets witnessed hustle and bustle of people.The main congregations took place at Jamia Masjid Sharif Ramban,...

Mata Chandi’s Chhari Mubarak today left from Kishtwar to onward journey towards Chandi dham, Machail Paddar.Thousands of devotees including women and children accompanied the Chhari Mubarak amid chanting of religious slogans and singing of Bhajans filling...

The Machail Chaddi Yatra today commenced from its base camp Temple of Mata Chandi at Chinote Bhadarwah. The Chhadi Yatra started today morning which will be culminated on August 25.Near about 12000 pilgrims are undertaking the Chhadi yatra. Devotees from...

The annual Ashtadash Bhuja Mata Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra began with great religious fervour and gaiety here this morning.A hawan at Gori Shankar Mandir, Sarkoot marked the start of the yatra with a large number of devotees taking part in the rituals.Later,...

The State Haj Committee (SHC) today issued flight schedule for 21th to 24th July, 2018, for the information of public in general and intending Haj Pilgrims in particular.According to Executive Officer, State Haj Committee, S.Qamar Sajad, the intending Haj...

The first batch of 820 pilgrims from Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.The special buses arranged by the authorities from the Srinagar Hajj House in Bemina area took the pilgrims to the Srinagar International...

The first batch of 820 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir will be leaving for Saudi Arabia on Saturday to perform this year's Haj pilgrimage.Special buses from the Srinagar Haj House in Bemina area took the pilgrims to the Srinagar International airport early...

On the 11th day, the Yatra proceeded smoothly on both the Pahalgam as well as the Baltal routes. The Helicopter service also operated from both the routes. However, Yatra from Jammu remained suspended.A 45- year old seriously ill Yatri namely Shri Gauri...

The Amarnath Yatra remains effectively suspended on Wednesday, with both the routes to the mountain shrine shut a day after a landslide that killed five and injured seven. Security personnel are helping the pilgrims get to safe locations along the Baltal...

The second day of Aghar Jitto Mela witnessed heavy rush of the tourists and devotees from various parts of the State and country here today.As per the tradition, a Shobha Yatra was taken out and the chains and other antique objects of farmer saint Baba Jitto...

Despite rains, thousands of devotees thronged Sudh Mahadev temple on Thursday to seek the blessing of Lord Shiva amidst festivities around the Mela site.During the second day of three-day fair, the devotees took bath in the Beeni sangam also called Budhisudhi...

The three-day historic Agar Jitto Mela started here today attracting a huge number of local devotees and pilgrims.The festival was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Prasanna Ramaswamy G in the presence of senior police and civil officers, members of local...

The first batch of 2995 pilgrims for annual Shri Amarnathji Yatra was flagged off by Advisors to the Governor B.B Vyas and K Vijay Kumar in presence of Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, here this morning from Yatra base camp Bhagwati Nagar. Speaking on...

Thousands of devotees Wednesday thronged the famous temple of Ragnya Devi in Tulmul Ganderbal on the occasion of annual Kheer Bhawani mela.Situated amidst Chinar trees in Ganderbal district, the revered temple is thronged by devotees, mostly Kashmiri Pandits,...

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious fervour in district Ramban today.The biggest congregation took place at Jamia Masjid, Sharif Ramban where hundreds of devotees performed Nimaz-e-Eid and prayed for peace, development and prosperity of the state as well as...

Eid-ul -Fitr was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Jammu region today.Thousands of Muslims thronged the various Eidgahs and mosques this morning to offer Eid Namaz which was followed by exchanging the Eid greetings and pleasantries.In Jammu,...

On the eve of Shab-e-Qadr (Night of Power) devotees remained engaged in nightlong prayers till Tuesday morning across the shrines and mosques of the Kashmir Valley.As per the practice, the largest gatherings were held at the Jamia Masjid in the old city...

In less than a month, more than one lakh on-foot pilgrims have used the scenic Tarakote Marg for their journey to the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata  Vaishno Deviji and on their return journey to Katra.It is pertinent to recall that this 7 km long picturesque...

On the occasion of Juma tul vida the largest congregation was held at historic Jama Masjid Srinagar where thousands of people thronged the mosque. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq delivered a special sermon on the occasion.Post the Majlis Waz oTableeg, Mirwaiz talked...

Anjuman Shari Shian observed Youm-i-Qudas and Youm-i-Kashmir to express solidarity with the people of Palestine and Kashmir..President J&K Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian and senior separatist leader Aga Syed Hassan Almosavi Alsafvi addressed a massive gathering...

The last Friday of the month of holy Ramadhan (Juma-tul-Vida,) was observed as the “Youm-ul-Quds and Kashmir” to impress upon the international community to come forward in a big way to help the people of Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir secure their “inalienable”...

Thousands of devotees thronged the one day historic Baba Yugdhar mela here at village Satyalta- Chenani, which began this morning with the ritual bathing of the Devta and followed by NavgrahaPoojan and the Aarti of Baba Yug Dev.District Development Commissioner...

The birth anniversary of Hazrat Imam Hassan (AS), grandson of last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUP) and son of Hazrat Ali (AS) was observed across Kashmir with religious zeal and fervour.In this regard a special conference was organized by Anjuman Shari Shian...

Thousands of people joined the special night-long prayers on the occasion of Shab-i-Meraj across the Kashmir valley and Ladakh region.Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid and GoC 15 Corps...

The management of Khankah-e-Maulla shrine installed the much awaited finished version of restored and reconstructed crown today morning.VC Waqf Board Nizam-ud-din Bhat, officials from administration and JKPCC, entire shrine management and devotees were present...

With the holding of 20th Kesari Vishal Dangal at Ransoo, base camp of holy shrine, the annual three-day Shiv Khori Mela concluded here today.During the festival, lakhs of tourists from various parts of the state and outside witnessed the event and performed...

The 15th annual  Maha Shivratri-cum-Rural awareness Mela was organized today at Khoon village of  Majalta  with huge congregation assembling in the spiritual ambience of Khooneshwar Aap Sambu Temple.The Mela was organized by Destitute and...

Prabhat Pheries Reception Committee Katra today took out its first  Prabhat Pherry, which is part of Navratra Festival being organized at Katra.The Prabhat Pherry was flagged off by Shiv Kumar Sharma Joint Secretary J&K State Sport Council in presence...

As part of Navratra Festival 2017, all India Devotional Song Competition began at Yog Ashram Complex last evening with lighting of traditional lamp by Yog Acharya Swami Yoga Nand Ji Maharaja in presence of celebrity singers Nidhi Kohli, Peji Shah Koti (Brother...