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The Northern Railway authorities announced that the elite 22439/40 New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat express train would commence its run from January 1, 2021. The train operates on all days of the week except Tuesday, with three stoppages at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi. Further, the railway officials said due to farmers’ agitation and partial blockade on rail tracks at some places in Punjab, one train would remain cancelled, while some others would be short-terminated, short-originated and diverted. The Darbhanga-Amritsar-Darbhanga Festival Speial Express train would remain cancelled from December 31 to January 2, 2021.

There are many religious places in Our country where Lord Shiva is seated in various forms. Today we are going to tell you about one such cave of Lord Shiva which is very ancient and famous. Let us tell you that the cave we are talking about is located in the Shivalik mountain ranges, where nature-built "Shivalinga" and other rare statues are present. These natural caves are said to mean a lot to every Shiva devotee. That cave is Located at a distance from Katra in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, know as Shivkodi cave, which is called Lord Shiva's house, located in Reyasi District. From Katra, you can book a taxi from Katra to Shivkhori. Its just a one day tour from Katra. The most surprising thing related to this cave opens is that its another end open in the Amarnath cav...

Many among us just love to hide beneath quilt or enjoy hot coffee during winters but some daring ones pack their bags and head to the place where they can challenge the freeze and enjoy the flakes of snow. Snowfall is magical. When we talk about winter holidays near Jammu, one destination that strikes our mind is PATNITOP. Rightly said by Andy Goldsworthy "Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood" Let's see some fun activities at Patnitop that can be performed during snowfall which will make your winters more memorable: 1. Get a sled or make a sled out of cardboard and just go for sledding. 2. Build a snowman. Roll some balls, find rocks for eyes, twigs for arms, and wrap him up warm with a hat and scarf. 3. Snowball fights are fun. Parents ca...

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik on Monday inaugurated the Bhavan-Bhairon Yatra rope-way service. This service costing 85 crore rupees will help the pilgrims of the famous Vaishno Devi temple. Governor Malik is also the Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. According to an official spokesperson, Malik inaugurated this state-of-the-art service at a function at Raj Bhavan here. He said that with the introduction of ropeway facility, the travel time between Bhawan and Bhairon temple will be reduced from an hour to just three minutes. According to the spokesperson, the board has decided to keep the ticket price low. Ticket price will be Rs 100 per passenger. The Governor appreciated the efforts of the engineers of the officers who made this mega project into reality. Ref...

Jammu: The snowfall continues in the mountainous areas. White sheets of snow have been spread in all the cities. However, despite the heavy snowfall and the freezing cold, the enthusiasm of the devotees going to see Vaishno Devi has not decreased. Despite the snowfall and winter, about 13 thousand devotees are arriving every day to see Goddess Vaishno Devi. According to officials, the Shrine Board has not yet opened the natural cave route, which is normally opened to pilgrims by mid-January. During this period, the number of devotees who come for darshan daily becomes about 7000. The Chief Executive Officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Simrandeep Singh said that, "Despite the snowfall and the cold winter, 12 to 13 thousand people come to the temple daily". On Monday, t...