July 8, 2018 9:46 PM

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Amarnath Yatra proceeds smoothly in J&K

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In Jammu & Kashmir, the Amarnath Yatra is proceeding smoothly as yatris were allowed to move from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes following improvement in weather conditions. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Officials said, over 7000 yatris were allowed today to move towards holy cave on both the routes.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">However, no fresh batch of Yatris was allowed from Jammu base camp to proceed towards Pahalgam Base Camp in south Kashmir's Anantnag district in view of separatists' shutdown call. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">AIR Srinagar correspondent reports that the shutdown passed off by and large peacefully without any report of violence from any part of the valley.  </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Tourists were seen visiting Nishat, Shalimar, Harwan and other gardens in the outskirts of Srinagar city. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Over 11,000 Yatris paid obeisance at Holy Cave on the 11th day of ongoing Amarnath Yatra. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">SASB officials informed that till date over 94,000 Yatris had the darshan of the Shivling at the Holy Cave.</div>''<div><br />''</div>

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