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Amarnath Shivling melts

The Gulf Indians — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:48:55 +0000

History records that the first pilgrimage to the cave-shrine was undertaken in 1000 BC, though little else is known of the antiquity of Amarnath.

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Amarnath Yatra cancelled

The Gulf Indians — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:14:55 +0000

Amarnath Yatra, the annual Hindu pilgrimage to a Jammu and Kashmir shrine, will not take place this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the board that manages the place of worship said on July 21. This is the second year in a row that the pilgrimage would not be carried out. In 2019 the pilgrimage was cancelled mid-way.
The Centre then announced its twin decisions to scrap Article-370 and bifurcate the state into two Union Territories.
“Based upon the circumstances, the Board decided with heavy heart that it is not advisable to hold and conduct this year’s Shri Amarnathji Yatra and expressed its regret to announce the cancellation of Yatra 2020,” the Amarnath Shrine Board said in a statement.
“The Board is aware of and respects the sentiments of millions of devotees and to keep the religious sentiments alive, the Board shall continue the Live Telecast/ Virtual Darshan of the morning and evening Aarti. Further, the traditional rituals shall be carried out as per past practice,” it said.
The Supreme Court, in an order this month, had asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to take a decision on organising the pilgrimage, taking in account the ground realities.
Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu presided over a meeting of the Board, which was attended by senior Union Territory and the Board officials.

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Pakistan to reopen Kartarpur Corridor

The Gulf Indians — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:41:14 +0000

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Pakistan on Saturday expressed their readiness to India to open the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims on June 29, the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made this announcement on Twitter.

As places of worship open up across the world, Pakistan prepares to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for all Sikh pilgrims, conveying to the Indian side our readiness to reopen the corridor on 29 June 2020, the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh.

— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) June 27, 2020

India temporarily closed the pilgrimage on March 16 in view of the coronavirus Pandemic.

India and Pakistan in October 2019 signed an agreement that guarantees Indian pilgrims visa-free access to the corridor to travel to the holy site in Pakistan.The 4.2 km corridor connects the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Punjab with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab.

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