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On 3rdJuly, 2012, it was reported in the Hindustan Times,
Delhi Edition, that two more pilgrims died of cardiac arrest on
Sunday, taking the toll to 22. Both the pilgrims were stated to
be in their mid-thirties. One pilgrim was on her way to the
holy shrine while the other was returning to Pahalgam Base Camp
(Names : Ms. Anita Chourasia and Sadhu Ram). The same daily on
2nd of July, 2012 had reported that there were deaths of five
more devotees as a result of cardiac arrest at the Pahalgam and
Baltal Base Camps. These were the deaths reported to have
occurred between 25thJune, 2012 to 2ndJuly, 2012 on the twin
tracks of Baltal in Ganderbal and Pahalgam in Amarnath. This
daily also reported that nearly 1.20 lakh pilgrims had so far
paid obeisance to the shivalingam at the holy cave. This
newspaper also showed the path and the weather conditions to
which the yatris to the Holy Cave were exposed and the
amenities that were available at the glacier.
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