{"id":48629,"date":"2025-08-29T18:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=48629"},"modified":"2025-08-29T18:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:35:26","slug":"heavy-rains-in-katra-lead-to-fourth-day-suspension-of-vaishno-devi-yatra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/national\/heavy-rains-in-katra-lead-to-fourth-day-suspension-of-vaishno-devi-yatra\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rains in Katra lead to fourth-day suspension of Vaishno Devi yatra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KATRA: Heavy rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Katra region on Friday, forcing the suspension of the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage for the fourth consecutive day. A recent landslide in the area had killed 34 people and injured 20.<\/p>\n<p>The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), which manages the yatra, had on Tuesday suspended the pilgrimage until further orders. \u201cAs the weather conditions are still bad, it has been decided to suspend the yatra keeping in mind the safety of the pilgrims,\u201d an official said.<\/p>\n<p>Katra and Trikuta hills have been receiving heavy rainfall since Friday morning, caused by a cloudburst.<\/p>\n<p>The shrine board denied allegations of ignoring weather advisories and continuing the yatra at the risk of pilgrims\u2019 safety. It said the yatra was suspended on the track on the afternoon of August 26, before the landslide occurred. \u201cThe yatra on this track was suspended till 12 noon on August 26 due to the issuance of specific weather advisories,\u201d the board said in a statement on Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATRA: Heavy rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Katra region on Friday, forcing the suspension of the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage for the fourth consecutive day. A recent landslide in the area had killed 34 people and injured 20. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), which manages the yatra, had on Tuesday suspended the pilgrimage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":48630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,37],"tags":[8426],"class_list":["post-48629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-national","tag-katra-heavy-rains-lashed-jammu-and-kashmirs-katra-region-on-friday"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Heavy rains in Katra lead to fourth-day suspension of Vaishno Devi yatra - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/national\/heavy-rains-in-katra-lead-to-fourth-day-suspension-of-vaishno-devi-yatra\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Heavy rains in Katra lead to fourth-day suspension of Vaishno Devi yatra - PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KATRA: Heavy rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Katra region on Friday, forcing the suspension of the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage for the fourth consecutive day. 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