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The annual pilgrimage was stalled in the year 2019 after the government cited threats of militant attacks on the Yatra which has time and again been targeted by militants. The Amarnath Yatra is all set to begin from June 1 and will go on till August 11, with at least a lakh pilgrims from across the country expected to attend the pilgrimage this year, Nitishwar Kumar CEO of the Amarnath Shrine Board has said. The annual pilgrimage was stalled in the year 2019 after the government cited threats of militant attacks on the Yatra which has time and again been targeted by militants. In the year 2000, a total of 25 people were shot dead in a militant attack that took place at the Pahalgam base camp. This included 17 pilgrims too. Again, in July 2017, seven Yatris were shot dead after a bus they were traveling in was fired upon at Anantnag. Many CRPF companies, as per sources, are being rushed to beef up the security ahead of the pilgrimage. Besides additional forces at Kashmir, there are repo...