Srinagar, July 3, July 4 -- The annual Amarnath Yatra commenced on Friday from both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes, with thousands of pilgrims beginning their journey to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine amid tight security and elaborate arrangements by the administration. The first batch of nearly 5,000 pilgrims had arrived in Valley on Thursday after being flagged off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha from Jammu.On the Pahalgam axis, Deputy Commissioner (Yatra Officer) Anantnag Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat and Senior Superintendent of Police Amod Nagpure flagged off the pilgrims from the Nunwan Base Camp in the early hours.The pilgrims were later transported to Chandanwari through a special shuttle service arranged by the Motor Vehicles Departm...