Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday unveiled the Panchang Calendar–2026 and the official diary of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) at Lok Bhavan. The 2026 Panchang, ...

Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 1 (ANI): Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) decided to suspend registrations on Wednesday evening as thousands of devotees arrived in Katra to seek ...

Temple visits for New Year 2026 are witnessing a record rush in India with hundreds and thousands of devotees thronging the shrines to offer prayers and get the celebrations started. Holy places ...

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board announced that registration for the Vaishno Devi yatra has been temporarily suspended due to an heavy rush of devotees on the occasion of the new year. The ...

The pilgrim arrivals at the shrine touched 31.15 lakh in 1991 and reached 74.17 lakh in 2007. The pilgrim footfall at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and ...

A group led by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti staged a protest outside Lok Bhavan in Jammu on Saturday, demanding that the MBBS admission list of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of ...

Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha faced one of the biggest protests yet in the BJP stronghold of Jammu against the admission of Muslim students in Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College, with "LG Go Back" ...

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has issued new rules for pilgrims visiting the holy shrine, effective immediately. Under the new regulations, every pilgrim must obtain an RFID travel card ...

Katra: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has made some changes to the rules regarding the pilgrimage to Maa Vaishno Devi. Obtaining an RFID travel card along with registration is now mandatory ...

A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra on Saturday dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against officials of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board over the death of 35 pilgrims in a ...

As the Kashmir Valley looks forward to a resurgence in winter tourism in the weeks ahead, authorities at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board are grappling with a sharp drop in pilgrim numbers ...

Northern Railway announces special New Delhi-Vaishno Devi Katra train - Check route, timings. (Image: AI-Generated) Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced on Thursday that a special train service ...