Jammu, Sept. 16 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Shiv Sena (UBT) today demanded the immediate resumption of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra and the issuance of a white paper on the damage caused by natural disasters, landslides, and the safety of the Yatra route.

"Only a few days are left for the start of Navratri, the biggest religious festival of Hindus, yet there is confusion about the resumption of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra," J&K Shiv Sena (UBT) president Manish Sahni told reporters at a press conference.

He noted that during this period devotees from across the country and abroad visit the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine with their wishes. "Except during the Covid-19 pandemic, perhaps never in history has the Yatra been postponed for s...