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Hello Jammu News at 4:00:00 PM 0

Jammu, Aug 8: As many as 2.74 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir himalayas till date, as a small batch of 237 pilgrims left Jammu today for the pilgrimage, an official said.

"On the 41st day of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, 348 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave. Till last evening, 2,74,466 pilgrims had paid their obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high holy cave, where the natural ice-shivalingam is formed," the official said.

Amid tight security, a small batch of 237 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in an escorted convoy of 14 vehicles today, according to officials.

The 60-day annual yatra commenced from the twin routes of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district on June 28. It is scheduled to conclude on August 26, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan. (PTI)

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Hello Jammu News at 6:31:00 PM 0



JAMMU, APRIL 26: Governor N. N. Vohra, Chairman of the Shri Amaranathji Shrine Board, visited Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar and chaired a meeting with Divisional Commissioner Jammu Division, Inspector General of Police Jammu Region, and officers of all concerned departments and agencies to review the arrangements being made for this year’s Shri Amarnathji Yatra. As earlier notified, the Yatra to the Cave Shrine is scheduled to commence on 28th June 2018, simultaneously along both the Baltal and Chandanwari routes.
Governor reviewed the arrangements under way for the Yatra from Lakhanpur Check Post to Jammu and there after upto Banihal Pass. Among these are arrangements for the reception of Yatris at Jammu Railway Station and the Bus Stand; arrangements for On–spot Registration of the pilgrims who arrive without securing Advance Registration; requirements of accommodation, catering, hygiene, sanitation, etc. He directed the District and Divisional authorities to ensure satisfactory arrangements in regard to water, power supply, garbage disposal, medicare, transport, and all other requirements for the pilgrims. He also directed the representative of the State Road Transport Corporation to ensure that only buses which are certified “mechanically fit” and qualified drivers are tasked for ferrying pilgrims. He advised the Director Tourism Jammu to encourage and facilitate Yatris to be able to visit tourist destinations in and around Jammu.
Governor directed that: an adequate number of On–spot Registration Counters should be timely set up at Saraswati  Dham and Jammu Haat; a strict check is exercised on the fares charged from the Yatris using public transport from the transit camps to the On-Spot Registration counters; pamphlets containing Do’s and Don’ts and relevant information about available facilities, routes, distances, fares, etc printed in Hindi and English, should be distributed to all the pilgrims. He also directed that signages should be displayed at prominent locations for guiding Yatris.
Governor asked Sh. Hemant Kumar, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, to ensure that adequate arrangements are made for the Yatris at all the en-route transit camps, particularly to take care of any emergency situations.
Governor directed Dr. S.D. Singh, Inspector General Police Jammu Range to ensure that all necessary security related arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Yatra are made well in time.
The meeting among others was attended by Sh. Umang Narula, Principal Secretary to the Governor and the Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board; Sh. Hemant Kumar Sharma, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu; Dr. S.D. Singh, Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone; Sh. Bhupinder Singh, Additional CEO SASB; Ms. Smita Sethi, Director Tourism, Jammu and Nitu Bhattacharya, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), CRPF.

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Hello Jammu News at 7:49:00 PM 0

5 quintal organic manure produced from food waste at Yatri Niwas
JAMMU, OCTOBER 04: In a unique initiative towards better waste management the Directorate of Tourism Jammu in collaboration with Jammu Municipal Corporation and technical guidance of State Pollution Control Board worked on a pilot project of composting of degradable food waste during Amarnath Yatra at Yatri Niwas.
In its initial foray in line with Swachhta Abhiyan, the Directorate started this small project of composting of degradable food waste which not just helped in waste management, at source but generated approximately 5 quintals of high quality organic manure.
This organic manure was distributed to the farmers at Yatri Niwas in a function held to mark the SWACHHTA Hi Sewa campaign.
 Director Tourism Smita Sethi, Dy. Director Tourism Subah Mehta, Anuradha of State Pollution Control Board & Sh. H.L. Khajuria (Sanitary Inspector) of JMC alongwith other officers and officials were present on the occasion.

Apart from this, all sub-offices of Tourism department celebrated Swachhta Hi Sewa by conducting cleanliness drive in their offices and tourist destinations and by plantation of saplings.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:30:00 PM 0

JAMMU, JUNE 16 - Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary visited Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas to take stock of the arrangements being made for the convenience of the pilgrims coming to the state for annual Shri Amarnath ji yatra.
Chief Engineer PHE Susheel Aima, Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control Rajeev Gandotra, Chief Engineer, RTIC Mahesh Das, Director, Tourism Smita Sethi, SE Hydraulic Jammu, Executive Engineers and other senior officers of department were present on the occasion.
The Yatra Officer briefed the Minister about the facilities being provided to the yatris during their stay at Yatri Niwas, which act as Jammu base camp for the annual pilgrimage.
The Minister was informed that cultural programmes would be organized on daily basis to highlight the rich cultural heritage of the state and pilgrims will be informed about the various prominent tourism destinations of the state.
The Minister directed the concerned officers to put adequate arrangements in place to ensure comfort of the pilgrims. He asked PDD and PHE to ensure uninterrupted water and power supply. Other concerned departments were directed to ensure requisite logistic facilities for the pilgrims.
Yesterday, the Minister visited annual Mela at Mazar of Baba Har Pir at Sai and prayed for peace and prosperity in the state particularly in the border areas.
The Mela was followed by a Dangal in which 40 wrestlers from across the State and Punjab participated. Wrestler Kaka Ram of Bega Bura defeated the wrestler from Punjab and won Rs. 12,000 as cash prize.

The Minister distributed the prizes among the winning wrestlers and said that these types of events should be organized regularly for generating awareness regarding the sport.
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