<br/>A fresh batch of 3,135 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims today left Jammu for their onward journey to the 3,888-metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. The batch left from the base camp of Bagwati Nagar in a fleet of 109 vehicles amid tight security of CRPF and police at 0400 hours. Police Control Room officials said the batch, had already crossed Batote and were expected to reach its respective destinations to Pahalgam and Baltal camp by the evening. <br/><br/>With today's batch, as many as 34,939 pilgrims have left for Amarnath from the Jammu base camp.The security enroute Amarnath from Jammu has been beefed up in view of the intelligence input that Amarnath Yatra can be targeted by the militants.
News On AIR | July 12, 2010 11:49 AM
A fresh batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left Jammu today