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SC rejects private tour operators' pleas seeking GST exemption for Hajj, U
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a batch of petitions by various private tour operators seeking GST exemption for Hajj and Umrah services offered by them to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.
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Bakra Eid 2022: History and significance behind the 'festival of sacrifice
Updated : 3 years, 8 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, 8 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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Saudi Arabia announces health, security measures for Hajj season
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced comprehensive health and security measures at ritual sites to protect the safety of pilgrims during the Hajj season.
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Thousands of maskless Muslim pilgrims kick start largest Hajj of COVID era
Updated : 3 years, 8 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, 8 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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Adil Rashid misses out on white-ball series against India for Hajj pilgrim
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Rashid will also be missing out on the later stages of Yorkshire's T20 Blast campaign and has been granted leave by the ECB and Yorkshire.
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SAUDIA unveils operational plans for 2022 Hajj season
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], June 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has announced its operational plans to transport pilgrims to the Kingdom for the upcoming Hajj season this year.
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Arrangements for safe journey of Hajj pilgrims in place: Telangana Home Mi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 8 (ANI): Telangana Home Minister Mahmood Ali on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the preparations for a safe journey of Hajj pilgrims and said that all the arrangements are in place.
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First batch of Hajj pilgrims depart from J-K's Srinagar
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 5 (ANI): The first batch consisting of 145 Kashmiri pilgrims left for Madina to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, informed the officials on Sunday.
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Hajj pilgrimage: First flight departs with 377 pilgrims from Kochi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 4 (ANI): The first flight with pilgrims for the Hajj pilgrimage 2022 departed from Kerala's Kochi airport to Medina in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
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J-K: Vaccination for Hajj pilgrims in full swing in the Valley
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 1 (ANI): With the aim of protecting the Hajj pilgrims from various infections and promoting health safety measures, a vaccination programme has been running at full steam for the last couple of days in the Valley, informed the officials on Wednesday
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