Devotees have started returning to the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in large numbers. Following a brief decline in footfall due to last week's hostilities between India and Pakistan, pilgrim visits ...

more than 3.5 lakh people have registered themselves online for this year’s pilgrimage. The SMVDSB officials said that about 90 lakh pilgrims visited the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine tucked away in ...

In a positive development for the local economy and pilgrimage infrastructure, thousands of palanquin (palki) owners, pony ...

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday reconstituted the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB). The L-G nominated nine ...

Srinagar: J&K Lt Governor (L-G), Manoj Sinha, on Monday reconstituted the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine board by nominating nine new members. The L-G is the ex officio chairman of the board ...

It may be eight years since her passing, but musical soirees in memory of thumri queen Girija Devi continue to be held. It shows the lasting impact of her music and persona. The recent one was ...

Religious pilgrimages are arguably enjoying a level of popularity today that hasn’t been seen since medieval times when peasants and noblemen alike set out for shrines and holy places ...

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage last year spawned an idea for Sister Mary Fatima Pham: Why not do the same thing in New Hampshire? Her religious superior agreed. The bishop approved it.

U.S. stocks have mounted a strong comeback, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average wiping out their 2025 losses last week. But lurking behind that optimism is one of the market’s ...

The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicked off Sunday, May 18, with an opening Mass in downtown Indianapolis where an estimated 1,000 people, including many young families, joined Archbishop ...