Goods train derailment halts traffic on Jammu-Katra railway track

27 May 2024

Traffic on the Jammu-Katra railway track was halted for hours after a goods train derailed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu region on Sunday. The incident caused a complete stoppage of train movement on the route leading to the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra. The derailment occurred in the Bajalta...

Devotees throng Shri Vaishno Devi temple in Katra on the final day of Navratri

23 Oct 2023

Devotees flocked to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, as the Navratri festival entered its final day today in order to see Goddess Durga. One of the holiest places for Hindu pilgrims is the Shri Vaishno Devi temple, which is dedicated to the goddess Durga...

J&K: Earthquake of magnitude 3 hits Katra

07 Dec 2022

Jammu Kashmir’s Katra has been rocked by an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 earlier in the day. The earthquake happened at 9:15 am and was 74 kilometres east south east of Katra, according to the National Center for Seismology. It tweeted, "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.0, Occurred on 07-12-2022, 09:15:48 IST, Lat: 32.71...

J&K: Earthquake of 3.5 magnitudes jolted Katra

08 Sep 2022

The National Center for Seismology on Thursday said a 3.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra. At 7.52 AM, the earthquake occurred. “An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred 62 km ENE of Katra, Jammu, and Kashmir, at around 7:52 am today. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km...

J&K: Earthquake of 3.4 magnitudes jolted Katra

26 Aug 2022

The National Center for Seismology on Friday said a 3.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra. In the early morning at 3.28 AM, the earthquake occurred. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 26-08-2022, 3:28:33 IST. Lat: 33.17 and Long: 75.57, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 62km ENE of Katra, Jammu, and...

J&K: Two earthquakes of 4.1 and 3.2 magnitudes hit Katra

25 Aug 2022

The National Center for Seismology said within one hour two earthquakes occurred in Katra of magnitude 3.2 and 4.1 on Wednesday night. Informing about the first earthquake NCS tweeted, "An earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred 62 km ENE of Katra, Jammu, and Kashmir, at around 11:04 pm today. The depth of...