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Pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine rises after normalcy in Jammu region

One killed during protests in Indian Kashmir Katra (Jammu and Kashmir), Sept 10 : Officials in Jammu have said that the number of pilgrims arriving for the Vaishno Devi cave shrine is increasing after normalcy was restored in region following an agreement between the State Government and the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti.

After a sharp dip in the number of pilgrims in the last two months owing to the frequent shutdowns and curfew due to unrest over the shrine forestland row, the region is bouncing back to normalcy.