There are temples where a goddess is worshipped in one form. Then there is Mata Vaishno Devi, where devotees believe they ...

SRINAGAR: KATRA town, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi, observed a shutdown on Wednesday against the ropeway project to the shrine, while Lt Governor Manoj Sinha laid the ...

SRINAGAR: The controversy surrounding Vaishno Devi ropeway project has triggered fresh protests with Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti (VDSS) threatening to launch agitation if the project was not ...

Jammu: A landmark cultural and spiritual initiative is set to take shape at Natali in Katra, the basecamp of the revered Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. The Shri Mata ...

The National Medical Commission on Tuesday withdrew approval for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district to run its MBBS course for the ...

As the Kashmir Valley looks forward to a resurgence in winter tourism in the weeks ahead, authorities at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board are grappling with a sharp drop in pilgrim numbers ...

KATRA, Dec 13: In a significant initiative aimed at further enriching the spiritual ambience and facilitating deeper devotional engagement among devotees, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board ...

Protests have been witnessed across the Jammu region against the admission of Muslim students to the medical college run by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. In October, 42 of 50 seats at Shri ...

The ruling National Conference (NC) party on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) hardened its position on the controversy surrounding the admissions to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra. It said ...

The Vishva Hindu Parishad has raised questions on the admission process adopted at the Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, claiming a majority of those enrolled in the first batch are ...