Vaishno Devi News
Mata Vaishno Devi: Devotees queue up in Katra for 'darshan' on first day of Navratri
7000 people are being allowed to visit the shrine in a day. Their temperature is being checked and all necessary SOPs, in the wake of the pandemic, are being followed.
1 min read17 Oct 2020Vaishno Devi temple: Helicopter services to Covid tests, all details explained
The per-day pilgrims limit has been increased from five thousand to seven thousand Rapid Antigen Testing is being conducted for pilgrims, and masks are also mandatory as per the COVID-19 protocols
1 min read16 Oct 2020Vaishno Devi devotees to have live 'darshan' through mobile app
The app, set to be launched on October 17, the first day of Navratri, would also have a feature to conduct live 'hawan' The new app for live 'darshan' and 'hawan' will work on both 'Android' and 'iOS' operating systems
1 min read23 Sep 2020Vaishno Devi Yatra: Online registration, helicopter booking from tomorrow
Pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Temple resumed on August 16, nearly 5 months after it was suspended due to Covid-19 Registration of pilgrims should be made only through online mode
1 min read25 Aug 2020Devotees coming to Vaishno Devi Shrine will require covid-19 negative test report
The Vaishno Devi Shrine along with other religious places across the Union Territory reopened for devotees on 16 August after remaining closed for almost five months due to the covid-19 outbreak
1 min read24 Aug 2020Devotees start thronging Vaishno Devi Shrine as religious places re-open in J&K
Khushvinder Singh is part of a 12-member group from Jammu who reached Katra before dawn to pay obeisance at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir
2 min read16 Aug 2020Vaishno Devi Yatra to resume from today; only 2,000 pilgrims allowed per day
Jammu and Kashmir administration has set guidelines for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine A devotee said, 'I'm happy that people can visit the temple once again'
1 min read16 Aug 2020Covid-19: Vaishno Devi Shrine Board begins drills to put in place SoPs for devotees
The pilgrimage to the shrine in Reasi district was stopped on March 18 in view of the spread of coronavirus The board is also putting in place door-mounted thermal scanners at multiple places
1 min read3 Jun 2020New Vande Bharat Express train to Vaishno Devi may soon start operations
The Vande Bharat Express train on the Delhi-Katra route will have three stops: Ambala, Ludhiana and Jammu Currently, a superfast train takes about 12 hours to reach Katra from Delhi
1 min read23 Jul 2019Second Vande Bharat Express likely from August, Delhi to Katra in only 8 hours
The Delhi-Katra route was chosen by the Railway Board in a bid to capitalise on the high traffic volume owing to the Vaishno Devi temple pilgrimage The first Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 was launched on the Delhi-Varanasi route
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