Jammu, July 12 -- A fresh batch of more than 9,000 Shri Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on Sunday left here from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security arrangements.
Officials said that 9,153 pilgrims early this morning left the Jammu base camp in a fleet of 359 vehicles comprising Light Motor and Heavy Motor Vehicles.
The batch comprised 3,429 pilgrims for Baltal and 5,724 for Pahalgam left for the pilgrimage under a multi-layered security grid, with coordinated arrangements by the civil administration, police, security forces, and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to ensure the Yatra is conducted safely, securely, and smoothly.
However, around 2.50 lakh ya...