India, July 17 -- The Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for Thursday from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps due to continuous heavy rains over the last two days.

The rains have necessitated restoration work on tracks along both routes. Border Roads Organisation has deployed heavy men and machinery to complete the work before Yatra can be released from the two base camps on Friday

This comes a day after a woman pilgrim died and three sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal district.

"Due to the continuous rains over the last couple of days, urgent repair and maintenance works are required to be carried out on the tracks. Therefore, it has been decided that no movement shall be allowed towards...