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Envoy visits Mecca, inspects arrangements set up for Indian Hajj pilgrims
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
India in Saudi Arabia tweeted, "Ambassador Dr Suhel Khan visited Makkah and met with Indian Haj Pilgrims coming from various states. Ambassador also reviewed the bus transport arrangements for the Indian Hajj Pilgrims."
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Jammu and Kashmir: Pilgrims receive special vaccination before leaving for
Updated : 3 years ago IST
With an aim to make the Hajj pilgrimage hassle-free and COVID-free, a special vaccination was held in Srinagar on Saturday for pilgrims before departing to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Direct flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia likely next month
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Israel has issued a formal request for the flights and is awaiting the Saudi response, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said earlier this month.
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Hajj: Congress leader K Sudharkaran urges Centre to waive submission of pa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress' Kerala president K Sudhakaran on Monday asked Union Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani to waive off submission of passports for NRIs selected for this year's Hajj pilgrimage through the government quota.
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Hajj to cost lesser this year: Sources
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Hajj pilgrims from India will have to pay less as compared to the previous year as the central government is considering to reduce the cost of the pilgrimage by Rs 50,000 per person, sources in the Ministry of Minority Affairs said on Monday.
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CPI MP writes to PM Modi; seeks intervention for speedy development of Kar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the PM's invention for the speedy development work of Karipur Airport in Kozhikode, Kerala as Kozhikode has been approved as one of the departure points for Haj
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Uttar Pradesh to send over 30,000 pilgrims for Hajj this year
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A record number of over 30,000 Muslims from Uttar Pradesh will undertake Hajj pilgrimage this year.
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Saudi Arabia removes restrictions on Hajj pilgrim numbers, age limit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking at the Hajj Expo 2023, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah stated that the number of people participating in this year's Hajj will return to pre-pandemic levels.
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Bakra Eid 2022: History and significance behind the 'festival of sacrifice
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Eid al-Adha or Bakra Eid, which will be observed on July 10 this year, is a holy occasion also called the 'festival of sacrifice' and is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar calendar. It marks the end of the annu
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Saudi running health services at full capacity for Hajj pilgrims
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Friday its health services were running at full capacity to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during the ongoing Hajj season.
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Thousands of maskless Muslim pilgrims kick start largest Hajj of COVID era
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 6 (ANI): Thousand of maskless worshippers gathered to circle Islam's holiest site in Saudi Arabia's Mecca on Wednesday, kick-starting the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hajj pilgrims face financial issues as Pakistan fails to disburse promised
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): The dire state of Pakistan's economy and the incompetency of the country's government is now reflecting in the hefty Hajj packages where the country's coalition government has failed to provide subsidies to the pilgrims, media reported.
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