Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- The annual Amarnath Yatra was Friday suspended till August 3 in the interest of safety of pilgrims as "urgent repair and maintenance works" are being undertaken on the twin routes of the pilgrimage following heavy rains, officials said.On Friday morning, while the pilgrimage remained suspended from the Pahalgam route and no fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to proceed to the cave shrine, the yatra was allowed from the Baltal route, they said.However, owing to heavy rains, the yatra was later suspended from the Baltal route as well, they said.The movement of the pilgrims remained suspended from the Bagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the second consecutive day."Due to the recent heavy rains, repair and maintenance wo...
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