Vaishno Devi ropeway protests turn violent in J&K, cop injured in clash Clashes erupted Monday at Katra base camp in Jammu and Kashmir as shopkeepers and pony owners protested a proposed ropeway ...
Additional forces were deployed to restore order. Despite opposition, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is pushing forward with the Rs 250-crore project, poised as a game changer for pilgrims.
The protest was triggered after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board announced to Rs 250 crore ropeway system connecting Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat along the 12-kilometre pathway. Local ...
Mehbooba stated that the Baridar community, which managed the shrine’s affairs before the establishment of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, has been unhappy with their removal and has ...
The strike, called by shopkeepers and pony and palanquin owners, began on November 22 after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board announced plans to proceed with the Rs 250-crore ropeway project ...
Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, said a committee headed by the divisional commissioner of Jammu had already talked to ...
Mehbooba said the Baridar community, which managed the shrine’s affairs before formation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, were not happy with their ouster and were continuously protesting. ...