Fresh batch of 1,149 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath | | | Early Times Report
jAMMU, July 23: A fresh batch of 1,149 pilgrims today left for the Holy Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine from Bhagwati Nagar's Yatri Niwas base camp here. "A batch of 1,149 pilgrims comprising 784 males, 267 females, eight children, 75 sadhus and 15 sadhvis left for the cave shrine in a fleet of 32 vehicles," a police spokesperson here said. He said the vehicles included 27 State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) buses and five Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs). The first bus left at 0420 hrs while the last bus left at 0530 hrs amid tight security arrangements. |
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