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Ajay Bhatt welcomes Uttarakhand HC's move of lifting daily cap Char Dham Y
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Union Minister Ajay Bhatt on Wednesday welcomed the move of the Uttarakhand High Court that removed the daily cap on the number of devotees visiting the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath.
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G Kishan Reddy lays foundation stone for developing Parshuram Kund in Arun
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the developing Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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IRCTC starts special train for Char Dham Yatra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): As the Char Dham Yatra resumed from Saturday, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) started a special train for the popular pilgrimage circuit by 'Dekho Apna Desh' Deluxe AC tourist train.
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Covid negative report must for pilgrims to Chardham Yatra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 18 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Friday, in its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Chardham Yatra, made it mandatory for pilgrims to possess a Covid negative report.
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Nainital HC lifts ban on Chardham Yatra, allows only fully Covid vaccinate
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 16 (ANI): The Nainital High Court on Thursday lifted the ban on Chardham Yatra and allowed only fully Covid vaccinated people with a mandatory COVID-19 negative report for the annual pilgrimage.
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UP declares Mathura-Vrindavan area as pilgrimage site, bans sale of liquor
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday declared 10 sq km areas of Mathura-Vrindavan as a pilgrimage site, and banned the sale of liquor and meat here.
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Indian Railways planning 'Gurudwara Circuit Train' for Sikh pilgrimage sit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): New Delhi (ANI): Indian Railways is planning to run a Gurudwara Circuit Train for Sikh devotees to visit their pilgrimage sites, as per sources from the Indian Railways.
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98 Pakistani nationals return after being stranded in India for over a yea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 5 (ANI): After a long wait, as many as 98 Pakistani Hindus, who came to India on a pilgrimage about one and a half years ago and got stranded due to COVID-19 restrictions, returned via Attari-Wagah in Punjab's Amritsar on Sunday.
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Devasthanam board row: Priests delegation meets Uttarakhand CM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 24 (ANI): A delegation of pilgrimage priests of Kedarnath and Badrinath, led by Devprayag MLA Vinod Kandari and former Kedarnath MLA Shailarani Rawat, met Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his residence here on Tuesday.
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Pakistan allows fully vaccinated pligrims to visit Kartarpur for Guru Nana
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 22 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Sunday announced it will allow pilgrims who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur for the death anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev next month.
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Action taken against 10,475 persons under Uttarakhand Police's 'Mission Ma
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 21 (ANI): Action has been against 10,475 people so far under the Uttarakhand Police's 'Mission Maryada'. A fine of Rs 19,50,480 has been collected so far from violators.
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Pakistan among 9 states barred as Saudi Arabia opens Umrah applications
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Pakistani pilgrims, among those from nine states, have not been allowed entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as it opens Umrah applications, said Federal religious affairs minister Noor ul Haq Qadri.
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