SRINAGAR: The annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra resumed on Saturday after a six-day suspension caused by adverse weather, with a fresh batch of 6,269 pilgrims departing from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Baltal base camp under tight security, officials said. The 18th batch of pilgrims was flagged off at around 2.40 a.m. in a convoy of 223 vehicles. According to officials, the batch included 1,470 women, 25 children and 54 sadhus. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had flagged off the first batch of pilgrims from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas on July 2, a day before the pilgrimage formally commenced on July 3. The 57-day Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra is scheduled to conclude on August 28, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan.