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Amarnath Yatra Suspended from Jammu on Article 370 Anniversary
['Press Trust Of India']
NEWS – Kashmir Observer
KO file photoJammu- The annual Amarnath Yatra was suspended from the base camp here on Wednesday as authorities heightened security across Jammu and Kashmir on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.
Although the administration gave no specific reason for suspending the Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the day, official sources said the step was taken as a precautionary measure due to the prevailing situation.
ADVERTISEMENTNo fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to leave the Jammu base camp for the twin base camps of Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal districts this morning, they said.
The three parties had announced separate protest programmes in Jammu and elsewhere, demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status and full statehood.
The Amarnath Yatra, one of the country’s largest annual pilgrimages, is conducted under elaborate multi-layered security arrangements, with authorities frequently reviewing movement plans based on security assessments and intelligence inputs.