More than 15,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir this morning. Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board said the yatra is going on smoothly from both Pahalgam and Baltal routes. The 40-day yatra will conclude on August 7, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the death toll in this year's yatra has risen to three. Police said a pilgrim from West Bengal died today due to cardiac arrest en route the cave shrine. Earlier, a pilgrim from Jammu was killed by a shooting stone at Brarimarg on Thursday, while an assistant sub-inspector of the ITBP suffered cardiac arrest at the same place a day before.
News On AIR | July 1, 2017 12:21 PM
Over 15,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath this morning