Kashmir unrest: Amarnath yatra resumes after 2 days

Amarnath yatra resumed on the evening of 11 July amid tight security from Jammu after remaining suspended for two days due to violent protests in he Valley following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani.

"Amarnath yatra has resumed this evening from here. A batch of 3500 pilgrims left from Bagwatinagar base camp for Baltal and Pahalgam," Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Simrandeep Singh said.

The yatra had been suspended on 9 July in the wake of violence in the Valley that left 23 dead and several injured.

Pilgrims on 11 July had urged the state and Central governments to not stop the yatra and arrange "tight security" for them.

"We urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to resume the Amarnath yatra and not get threatened by violent protests of the militant sympathisers," Deepak Kumar, a devotee from Uttar Pradesh, said.

Amid slogans of "bum bum bolay" and "har har mahadev", the pilgrims had said they were ready to leave for the cave to ensure the yatra's continuity.

Till date, 1,27,358 yatris have visited the holy cave.

-With PTI inputs