Over 9,100 pilgrims leave Jammu
Banihal, July 11, July 12 -- The 10th batch of pilgrims undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu during the early hours of Saturday amid elaborate security arrangements. A total of 9,182 pilgrims departed for the twin base camps of Baltal and Pahalgam in a convoy of 333 vehicles, officials said.According to the Joint Police Control Room at Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp, the Baltal-bound convoy, carrying 3,305 pilgrims, left Jammu at 2:43 a.m., while the Pahalgam-bound convoy, comprising 5,877 pilgrims, departed at 3:31 a.m.The batch includes 6,455 male pilgrims, 2,389 female pilgrims, 31 children, 256 sadhus, 46 sadhvis, and five transgender pilgrims.No foreign pilgrims were part of the 10th batch, the...
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