India Updates: Chandrayaan-3 performs final earth orbit move, lunar insertion next: ISRO

IRCTC LIVE Updates

IRCTC website, mobile app down for hours due to ’technical reasons’; restored

Due to “technical reasons,” the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) website and mobile apps were down for many hours on Tuesday.

They stated that the booking issue was later fixed.

To make matters worse for passengers, the unreserved ticketing system (UTS) utilised for purchasing tickets from Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) developed an unknown fault.

Several folks have been having trouble booking tickets since the morning. Some users also reported having problems reserving tickets through the IRCTC’s ticketing partners.

Kedarnath Temple LIVE Updates

Donations at Kedarnath Temple to be counted in new transparent glass room

At Kedarnath Temple, a clear glass chamber has been constructed where priceless offerings and donations offered by pilgrims will be tallied.

It was done to provide complete financial transparency in temple transactions, according to Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) chairman Ajendra Ajay on Tuesday.

According to him, the glass cage known as the “transparent counting room” formally commenced operations on Monday during a pooja attended by BKTC executive officer Ramesh Chandra Tiwari and Kedar Sabha president Rajkumar Tiwari.

CCTV cameras have also been put in the glass chamber to monitor all financial activities, including costly presents and contributions presented by devotees at the shrine, he added.

The glass room has been built by the BKTC with donations made by a devotee, he added.

Congress LIVE Updates

Cong slams PM Modi for taking dig at opposition alliance; says he has started ‘hating India’

The Congress responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements on the opposition alliance on Tuesday, with Rahul Gandhi declaring, “call us whatever you want,” but “we are INDIA” and would recreate the idea of India in Manipur.

While “we are talking about Manipur, which is burning,” Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated in the Rajya Sabha, that the prime minister is “talking about East India (Company) and saying INDIA means East India (Company).”

Later, in a tweet in Hindi, Kharge said, “While we are talking about Manipur, the prime minister, outside the House, is calling ‘INDIA’ as ‘East India Company’. The Congress party has always been with ‘Mother India’ i.e. ‘Bharat Mata’.”

“The slaves of the British were the political ancestors of the BJP. Prime Minister Modi, stop diverting the country’s attention with your rhetoric. Narendra Modiji, speak about Manipur in Parliament, do not belittle the dignity of the prime minister’s post by calling INDIA, that is Bharat, good or bad,” the Congress president said.

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates

Chandrayaan-3 performs final earth orbit move, lunar insertion next: ISRO

On Tuesday, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft performed its fifth and final Earth-bound orbit-raising operation in preparation for lunar insertion.

The next phase is to switch to an Earth-to-Moon trajectory, where the gravity of the Moon will ultimately draw it into lunar orbit.

The ultimate objective is to land softly on the lunar surface.

Hyderabad LIVE Updates

Lightning damages Qutb Shahi mosque minaret at Langer Houz

During Monday evening showers, lightning hit a Qutb Shahi-era mosque in Langer Houz, destroying the minaret and electrical equipment.

According to locals, the event occurred during strong rains and lightning when inhabitants witnessed a thunderbolt on the mosque followed by a cracking sound. The plaster from the minaret collapsed to the ground a few minutes later.

The management committee members who visited the mosque discovered that the electrical appliances, such as amplifiers and cabling, were severely damaged and asked the community for assistance in replacing them.

Allahabad High Court LIVE Updates

India’s youth is spoiling lives in lure of free relationships with opposite sex mimicking western culture, says Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has voiced grave worry over the influence of Western culture on young people, stressing its negative consequences on their life. The court remarked that the growing popularity of free relationships and the adoption of Western lifestyle components were leading to disturbing outcomes, particularly in cases involving suicide abetment.

Following the court’s decision to give bail to a young man accused of the murder of a girl, attention was called to Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with the aiding and abetting of suicide. The court emphasised that encouraging free love without comprehending its nuances and its consequences might result in significant mental discomfort and, in some cases, catastrophic effects.

OTT Health Warning LIVE Updates

Mandatory for OTT platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings on screen: MoS Baghel

According to the Rajya Sabha, the government has made it essential for OTT platforms to broadcast an anti-tobacco health warning as a large static message at the bottom of the screen whenever a tobacco product is featured or utilised in a programme.

On May 31, the government published the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply, and Distribution) Amendment Rules, 2023, according to Minister of State for Health SP Singh Baghel in a written response.

According to the new guidelines, any publisher of online curated content depicting tobacco products or their usage must include anti-tobacco health messages for at least 30 seconds at the start and middle of the programme.

Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates

‘Call us whatever you want’: Rahul Gandhi responds to PM Modi’s scathing attack on Opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked Opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A for disrupting the Parliament’s monsoon session, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said they don’t care about the names they are labelled with, but they will restore peace in Manipur.

“Call us whatever you want, Mr. Modi. We are I.N.D.I.A. We will help heal Manipur and wipe the tears of every woman and child,” Gandhi tweeted.

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Chhattisgarh NEET UG LIVE Updates

Chhattisgarh NEET UG counselling dates 2023 announced

The Raipur-based Directorate of Medical Education has issued the state quota NEET UG counselling schedule 2023 for admission to MBBS and BDS programmes. The registration, choice-filling, and locking process for Chattisgarh MBBS counselling round 1 has also begun today.

Candidates may apply for Chattisgarh NEET counselling online at cgdme.admissions.nic.in and cgdme.in.

The round 1 seat allotment results will be revealed on August 6, 2023, and the admission procedure for MBBS and BDS programmes in Chhattisgarh colleges will take place from August 7 to 17, 2023. For Chhattisgarh MBBS counselling, four rounds will be held: Round 1, Round 2, Mop Up Round, and Stray Vacancy Round.

2024 Lok Sabha Elections LIVE Updates

JD(S) to fight LS elections independently, says Deve Gowda, ruling out electoral tie-up with NDA

The Janata Dal (Secular) will contest the Lok Sabha elections on its own, according to party supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, ruling out any electoral alliance with the NDA.

Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Gowda’s son, indicated last week that his party will cooperate with the BJP against the Congress administration on a variety of topics, fanning speculation that the two parties may join forces for next year’s elections.

Both the JD (S) and the BJP boycotted the Assembly session after ten BJP members were suspended for “indecent and disrespectful behaviour.”

PM Modi LIVE Updates

PM Modi cites East India Company, PFI, Indian Mujahideen to hit back at Opposition alliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the opposition alliance INDIA on Tuesday as the most aimless the nation has ever seen, using hated names such as the East India Company and the Indian Mujahideen to argue that people cannot be fooled just by the use of the country’s name.

According to many individuals present at the BJP parliamentary party conference, Modi was harsh in his condemnation of the opposition despite the ongoing stalemate in Parliament, and he also seemed certain that the governing dispensation will hold power at the Centre for a third term after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

According to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, the opposition has “sunk deep into despair” and is “directionless.”

Monsoon Session LIVE Updates

Speaker Om Birla holds all-party meeting after Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

After the Lower House was postponed for the fourth consecutive day in the present Monsoon Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with all party leaders on Tuesday, amid commotion in the Opposition benches over the Manipur situation.

The conference was called by the Speaker after the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Lower House was adjourned until 2 p.m. as opposition members continued to raise shouts seeking a debate on Manipur and a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

After Question Hour began, members of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha erupted in protest.

Spicejet DGCA LIVE Updates

Aviation regulator DGCA removes SpiceJet from its enhanced surveillance regime

SpiceJet has been removed from the DGCA’s heightened monitoring regime, according to a senior official on Tuesday.

The airline, which has been suffering a number of challenges, has recently been subjected to increased scrutiny.

According to a senior DGCA official, SpiceJet was placed under intensified monitoring because of previous observations of insufficient maintenance and mishaps during the monsoon season last year.

PM Modi LIVE Updates

PM Modi tears into Opposition as Parliament logjam continues

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Opposition over the continued disruptions and ruckus in Parliament over the Manipur issue, claiming that their conduct suggests that they have decided to remain in the Opposition.

Addressing the BJP’s Parliamentary Party meeting earlier on Tuesday, PM Modi said, “From the Opposition’s conduct, it seems that they have decided to remain in the Opposition. We have to work in the interest of the public and move forward.”

Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates

Slogans of ‘Modi sarkar jawaab do’ resonates in Rajya Sabha

On Tuesday, the proceedings in Parliament stalled for the fourth time. The Lok Sabha was postponed until 2 p.m., and the Rajya Sabha till noon, amid opposition outrage.

On Tuesday, when the Upper House met for the second time, cries of ‘Modi sarkaar jawaab do, Pradhaan Mantri jawaab do’ resonated around the chamber.

While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stated that it is prepared for a brief discussion on Manipur and that Union Home Minister Amit Shah would make a remark, the opposition has requested that the Prime Minister make a speech.

ED LIVE Updates

ED conducts searches in Delhi Jal Board linked money laundering investigation

According to official sources, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches in a money laundering case involving suspected anomalies and syphoning of monies from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

The searches were conducted on Monday in the national capital at around ten locations as part of an investigation conducted under the terms of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

According to the sources, the agency has gathered certain papers and records.

The ED investigation is said to be based on a FIR filed by the Delhi government’s anti-corruption department (ACB) in November 2022 for suspected misappropriation of Rs 20 crore from the DJB.

Jammu & Kashmir LIVE Updates

J&K: Two terrorist associates of LeT arrested in Baramulla, had collected arms for targeted killing

Two terrorist associates belonging to the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were apprehended at a bus stop in Kreeri village of the Baramulla district on Tuesday, authorities said in a statement.

Officials identified the two terror facilitators or linkmen as Dayem Majeed Khan and Ubair Tariq.

Dayem Majeed Khan and Ubair Tariq, both natives of the nearby Bandipora area, have been detained.

“During preliminary questioning, the arrested duo revealed that they were working as terrorist associates of proscribed terrorist outfit LeT and had acquired arms and ammunition for target killing in District Baramulla,” the spokesman said.

He said a case under relevant sections of law has been registered at police station Kreeri and further investigation was in progress.

Geetika Sharma Suicide Case LIVE Updates

Former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda acquitted in air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case

On Tuesday, the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi acquitted ex-Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in the death of flight hostess Geetika Sharma. Aruna Chadha, a co-accused in the case, was also acquitted by Special Judge Vikas Dhull, who said the prosecution failed to establish the accusations beyond a reasonable doubt.

The suspects were charged under many provisions, including 306 (suicide attempt), 506 (criminal intimidation), 201 (evidence destruction), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and 466 (forgery). Kanda was additionally charged with rape (376) and unnatural sex (377) by the trial court. The allegations under sections 376 and 377 of the IPC, however, were eventually dismissed by the Delhi High Court.

Maharashtra LIVE Updates

10 persons injured as bus overturns in ghat section in Buldhana

An official reported that at least ten people were hurt when a state transport bus flipped in a ghat portion of Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Tuesday.

The tragedy happened about 9:45 a.m., when the bus carrying 56 passengers was travelling from Malkapur to Buldhana, he added.

According to the official, the bus’s brakes failed while driving up the mountainous Rajur Ghat portion, and the vehicle toppled.

According to him, at least ten people were injured in the event.

Police went to the scene after being informed, and all injured people were brought to a hospital for treatment, he added.

Maharashtra Rains LIVE Updates

Landslide hits Mumbai’s Andheri

A landslide was recorded in Mumbai’s Andheri on Monday (July 24) and Tuesday, the first such incident in the area this year during monsoon season.

There were no casualties in the event, which occurred at the Ram Baug Cooperative Housing Society (CHS) in the Chakala locality of Andheri (East).

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) catastrophe cell, stones began to tumble down from a hillside adjacent to the structure, followed by a mudslide. As a result, local inhabitants began to leave the property.

Mumbai and its suburbs are slated to experience moderate to heavy rainfall today, according to the BMC. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also sounded an orange alert stating the possibility of heavy to very showers in isolated pockets of the city today.

Lok Sabha LIVE Updates

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as opposition continues protest over demands on Manipur violence

The Lok Sabha was postponed till 2 p.m. on Tuesday, shortly after it met for the day, as opposition parties protested the demand for a full debate of the Manipur violence and a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Opposition parties launched their protest shortly after Question Hour began. Speaker Om Birla encouraged opposition members to return to their seats and said they should enable the House to function since Question Hour enhances the government’s accountability.

Assam LIVE Updates

Drugs worth Rs 45 cr seized, three arrested in Assam

Police stated on Tuesday that drugs worth Rs 45 crore were discovered in Assam’s Cachar district, and three members of an inter-state gang were detained, one of them was injured in a police shooting while reportedly attempting to flee from jail. 

Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Deputy Inspector General of Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF), said an operation was begun based on a tip-off regarding the passage of the shipment from Mizoram late on Monday.

“We put up a check-post on a highway near ISBT Silchar. While conducting vehicle-checking, a car was stopped and upon thorough search, 2.5 kg of suspected heroin was seized,” Mahanta told PTI.

According to him, the heroin was hidden beneath the hood, and one lakh Yaba pills were recovered from the car’s boot.

Manipur LIVE Updates

718 Myanmarese entered Manipur illegally last week: Home Dept

According to the Manipur administration, at least 718 Myanmar people, including 301 children, unlawfully entered the northeastern state last week.

According to a statement published by the Home Department, the unlawful inflow was reported by Assam Rifles, the India-Myanmar border guarding force, on July 22 and 23 in Chandel district.

Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi demanded that the Assam Rifles explain how the Myanmarese were permitted to enter India without necessary travel credentials and directed the force to detain them immediately.

India Economy LIVE Updates

India to be world’s largest economy by 2060, says UK MP Karan Bilimoria

Lord Karan Bilimoria, a British Parliamentarian, predicts that India would overtake the United States as the world’s greatest economy by 2060.

India has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest economy, he declared recently at the Investiture Ceremony of his alma mater, Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Begumpet.

“The whole world is looking up to India. India is now, without doubt, going to be one of the three superpowers in the world very shortly. Within 25 years, my prediction is India will have a GDP of 32 trillion dollars and would be the second largest economy in the world. I go one step further, I believe by 2060 India would be the largest economy in the world,” Bilimoria, Member of the Britain’s House of Lords, told PTI.

He expressed hope that the India-UK free trade agreement being discussed is “imminent”.

2024 General Election LIVE Updates

Kamal Haasan likely to contest from Coimbatore in DMK alliance

Kamal Haasan, the Tamil Superstar and founder president of MNM, is expected to run for the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 general election.

According to MNM sources, the DMK is interested in awarding the Coimbatore seat to Kamal Haasan because he fared very well in the 2021 Assembly elections, losing to BJP’s Vanathi Sreenivasan by a slim margin of 1,728 votes.

IRCTC LIVE Updates

‘Technical reasons’, says IRCTC as ticketing services unavailable on site & app

Ticketing services on the IRCTC website and app are down on Tuesday morning, with ’technical difficulties’ given as the cause.

Due to technical reasons, the ticketing service is not available on IRCTC site and App. Technical team of CRIS is resolving the issue.

Alternatively tickets can be booked through other B2C players like Amazon, Makemytrip etc.

— IRCTC (@IRCTCofficial) July 25, 2023

Parliament Session LIVE Updates

Opposition leaders hold meeting to decide strategy as Parliament impasse continues

In the midst of Parliament’s gridlock over their demands over the Manipur violence, floor leaders of opposition parties met on Tuesday morning to discuss their approach.

The meeting took place in the Rajya Sabha chamber of the Leader of the Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge.

The Congress and other opposition parties have demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi provide a comment on the situation in Manipur. They have used demonstrations and sloganeering in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, forcing the two Houses to adjourn since the start of the monsoon session of Parliament on July 20.

The opposition parties have also petitioned the Rajya Sabha Chairman to lift Sanjay Singh’s suspension from the Aam Aadmi Party. The AAP member was suspended on Monday for “repeatedly violating” the Chair’s instructions.

Prior to the meeting, Kharge stated that opposition parties would make a decision on their approach as a group.

Indian Monsoons LIVE Updates

Cloudburst damages houses, washes away bridges in Himachal’s Kullu

A cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district’s Gadsa valley on Tuesday destroyed some residences and agricultural land in the area, authorities said.

Two bridges are said to have been swept away, as well as several animals, and the Bhuntar-Gadsa road has been damaged at numerous spots. Revenue authorities have arrived to evaluate the situation, according to reports.

The area’s power supply has been affected, and several connecting routes are closed.

Following a water overflow caused by a fault in a Malana Dam gate, the Kullu district government warned residents living along the Parvati River to remain watchful on Monday.

Indian Monsoons LIVE Updates

IMD issues orange alert in coastal, Malnad region in Karnataka

The Indian Meteorological Department issued an orange signal for all coastal districts and the Malnad area of Karnataka on Tuesday, anticipating heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours.

It is expected to rain moderately to heavily in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, and Shivamogga districts, with gusty gusts.

According to authorities, there will be brief power outages in certain places, as well as probable damage to roads, vulnerable structures, and tree uprooting.

So far, four individuals have perished in rain-related events in the state, according to reports.

Mizoram LIVE Updates

Mizoram: Civil society orgs to bring out rallies over Manipur violence

On Tuesday, civil society organisations are planning demonstrations across Mizoram to show sympathy with the Zo people of ethnically divided Manipur.

Mizos in Mizoram are ethnically related to Kukis in Manipur, Kuki-Chins in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts, and Chins in Myanmar. They are known as the Zo people.

The protest marches will be organised by the NGO Co-ordination Committee, which is made up of five main civil society organisations, including the Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA) and Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP).

To show support for the scheme, Chief Minister Zoramthanga has stated that the MNF party office would be closed on Tuesday. He encouraged party members to attend the rallies.

Indian Monsoons LIVE Updates

IMD issues ‘orange’ alert for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad

According to a civic official, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Mumbai office has issued an ‘orange’ advisory for the Maharashtra capital and adjacent Thane and Raigad districts, anticipating severe to very heavy rainfall at isolated locations on Tuesday.

Most of the city has had a gloomy sky, but no rain has fallen since early Tuesday morning.

Since Sunday, the rain intensity in Mumbai has decreased following a significant storm last week.

On Monday, the sun temporarily emerged from behind the clouds in certain sections of Mumbai.

Rupee LIVE Updates

Rupee rises 14 paise to 81.67 against US dollar in early trade

In early trade on Tuesday, the rupee rose 14 paise to 81.67 versus the US dollar, reflecting the American currency’s weakening in the international market.

However, a jump in crude oil prices curbed the local currency’s rapid advances, according to FX dealers.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit started at 81.74 and reached a high of 81.67 versus the US dollar, representing a 14-paise increase over its previous level.

The rupee had finished at 81.81 versus the dollar on Monday.

“The flows have been strong enough and despite buying by RBI at various levels has kept the rupee on the stronger side despite a rise in dollar index to 101.30,” said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.09 per cent to 101.25.

Sensex LIVE Updates

Market benchmarks open on flat note; Sensex at 66,400

The Sensex and Nifty began flat in early trade on Tuesday, as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision and a busy week of corporate earnings.

Foreign money outflows and rising crude oil prices knocked on morale as well.

The BSE Sensex rose 13.76 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 66,398.54. In early trade, the wider NSE Nifty rose 4.40 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 19,676.75.

“Globally markets will be keenly watching the Fed commentary since a 25 bp hike in rate is already known and discounted by the market,” said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, in his market outlook.

On the domestic front, he said, the expected announcement of quarterly results by some bluechip firms will impact investor sentiment.

India China LIVE Updates

NSA Doval meets Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, discusses bilateral relations

Ajit Doval, the National Security Advisor (NSA), met with top Chinese official Wang Yi to discuss bilateral ties between India and China.

On Monday, the meeting was held on the margins of the Friends of BRICS gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The meeting came just days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Wang, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, where they discussed outstanding issues relating to border peace and tranquillity.

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Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates

Rajya Sabha MPs submit business notice to discuss Manipur violence in Parliament

Rajya Sabha members have submitted a business notice to examine the violence in Manipur in Parliament.

Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, K Keshava Rao, KR Suresh Reddy, Joginipalli Santosh Kumar, Badugula Lingaiah Yadav, Ranjeet Ranjan, Manoj Jha, Syed Naseer Hussain, Tiruchi Siva, Imran Pratapgadhi and Rajiv Shukla give suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and demand discussion on ongoing violence in Manipur.

Gaurav Gogoi, a Congress MP, requests an adjournment of the Lok Sabha to review the Manipur crisis.

Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates

Alert sounded as Malana Dam gate malfunctions in Kullu

An official reported that water from the 86-megawatt Malana Hydro Power Project dam in the Kullu district began overflowing on Tuesday, causing panic in the village of Malana.

According to Deputy Commissioner Kullu Ashutosh Garg, an alert was issued as soon as the administration received information about the flooding of the water level in River Parvati due to the gate blockage of the Malana Hydro Power Stage-two dam due to the accumulation of water and silt in the Malana dam.

Parliament Session LIVE Updates

Monsoon Session: Logjam likely to persist over Manipur, suspension of AAP’s Sanjay Singh

Following the adjournment of both Houses on Monday amid a continuous outcry by Opposition members demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi give a comprehensive speech on the Manipur situation, similar events are expected when Parliament reconvenes on Tuesday, the fourth day of the current Monsoon Session.

Members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) will meet in the office of Congress national president and Rajya Sabha Leader Mallikarjun Kharge to plan a floor management strategy before the Upper House convenes.

Amarnath Yatra LIVE Updates

Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath yatra

On Tuesday, a new group of over 3,000 pilgrims headed for the Amarnath cave sanctuary in the south Kashmir Himalayas, according to authorities.

While a convoy of 38 cars carried 1,160 pilgrims to the Baltal base camp, another convoy of 81 vehicles carried 1,865 pilgrims to Pahalgam.

Since the journey began on July 1 from the twin routes of Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal districts, over 3.30 lakh people have paid their respects to the shrine.

Manipur LIVE Updates

One more arrested in Manipur viral video case

According to authorities, one additional individual has been detained in connection with the stripping and parading of two women in Manipur, a video of which has sparked widespread criticism.

The new arrest from Thoubal area on Monday evening brought the overall number of arrests in the investigation to seven, they added.

Police had already identified 14 persons from the video as participants in the disrobing of the two indigenous women on May 4.

The two ladies are accused of sexual assault before being let free by a crowd. On July 19, a 26-second video of the event surfaced.