Small batch of devotees leave for Amarnath

JAMMU :� A small batch of 114 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here.A convoy of three vehicles carrying the 41st batch of pilgrims, including 50 men and 25 women left from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at 4:20 AM, police said.The convoy has already crossed Patnitop on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and would reach their destinations at Baltal and Pahalgam base camps by this evening, they said.With today's batch, a total of 54,146 pilgrims have left Jammu base camp for Amarnath so far.Meanwhile, another batch of 691 pilgrims left for Budha Amarnath shrine in Poonch district in a cavalcade of 15 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu city. (AGENCIES)