Amaranth Yatra Suspended in Wake of Communal Clashes
Jammu, August 11, 2013: In the wake of communal clashes, which killed two persons and injured 20 in Kishtwar district, pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas was on Saturday suspended from Jammu as a precautionary measure. The Buddha Amarnath yatra, however, will continue with a batch of 554 pilgrims leaving for the shrine of Lord Shiva in Mandi hills in Poonch district from here.
Source: The Hindu, DT. August 11, 2013.