Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu as rain hampers highway restoration

Security personnel stand guard, and commercial vehicles get stranded as the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) gets closed amid the restoration work at a landslide-affected area, in Anantnag on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to leave the Jammu base camp for the Kashmir Valley due to repair work underway on the Ladha-Samroli stretch of the highway in Udhampur district, the official said.Amarnath Yatra was suspended from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp on Saturday (August 1, 2026) as the 250-km strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day due to incessant rain, officials said.No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to leave the Jammu base camp for the Kashmir Valley due to repair work underway on the Ladha-Samro