Base camp

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Pilgrims will have to wait for 17 long years for one of the most sought after and expensive offerings at Sabarimala, the ‘Padi Pooja’-- bookings are over till 2036. The booking amount is Rs 75,000 and pilgrims will have to shell out another Rs 75,000... read more

Police personnel sought proof of age as some elderly women began the trek amid a heavy rush of devotees in the base camp of Pambha, which is 5km away from the temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa. read more

As many as 700 police personnel were deployed along the trek for security, rescue and traffic management read more

Chief executive officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Simrandeep Singh, said normally 20,000 pilgrims visit the base camp of Katra, a town where devotees start their pilgrimage, every day in July and August. read more

Rains lashed Madhya Pradesh where a 10-year-old boy was swept away in a swollen nullah in Sehore district on Sunday, officials said. read more

Francesco Cassardo, a 30-year-old doctor from the northern Piedmont region, on Saturday gave up on reaching the 6,955-metre summit of Gasherbrum VII and was returning to base camp when he fell, Italian media reported. read more

July 13 is observed as Martyrs Day in Jammu and Kashmir to remember those killed in the firing outside the Srinagar Central Jail by forces of the Dogra Maharaja in 1931. read more

The four British, two American and one Australian and an Indian mountaineers were reported missing on May 31 after they failed to return to Nanda Devi’s base camp – Munsiyari. read more

Governor Satya Pal Malik participated in the ‘Pratham Pooja’ (first prayer) inside the 3880-metre high cave shrine and prayed for peace in the state, they said. read more

Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a militant attack along the main route to Pahalgam on June 12. read more

Three years ago, Joisher said, he had reached the summit from the Nepalese (south) side. “But I was wearing animal leather and I decided I would do this again as a complete vegan — which includes all clothing and gear.” read more

Italian Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo confirmed the incident happened in the northern district of Ghizar in Pakistan, but gave no further details. read more

Besides tags and personal trackers, nearly 320 companies of the paramilitary force — each company comprising about 100 policemen — are being deployed to secure the Yatra. read more

Twelve mountaineers who had gone for an expedition to climb eastern peak of Nanda Devi, India’s second highest mountain have not returned to the base camp on the scheduled date of May 25. read more