Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his best wishes to devotees undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra, calling the pilgrimage a "great privilege" and an eternal part of India's spiritual heritage.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday flagged off the first batch of over 5,000 pilgrims for the 2026 Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu under a multi-layered security cover.