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Saudi Arabia restricts domestic pilgrims from Umrah over coronavirus fears
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Mar 5 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Wednesday imposed a temporary travel ban on its own citizens from performing Umrah over fears of the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 3200 people globally.
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Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah pilgrimage amid coronavirus concerns
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Mar 4 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended Umrah pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for Saudi citizens as part of the measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, an official source in the Saudi Interior Ministry told stat
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Coronavirus outbreak: 120 Umrah pilgrims turned back from RGI Airport in H
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): As many as 120 Umrah pilgrims who were scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia on February 27, were forced to turn back from the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport as Saudi authorities have temporarily halted the entry of pilgrims to the country
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SGPC flags off free bus service from Golden Temple, Amritsar to Dera Baba
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Gobind Singh Longowal on Tuesday flagged off a free bus service from Amritsar to ferry devotees, who will be visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan, between Golden Temple and Dera Baba
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10,000 Hajj pilgrims from Kerala await Saudi Arabia to lift travel restric
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): With Saudi Arabia indefinitely suspending visas for visit to Islam's holiest site for the Umrah pilgrimage in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, more than 10,000 people in the state who are awaiting their turn this year for the annual Hajj pi
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Over 10,000 from Kerala cleared for Hajj
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Even as Saudi Arabia has indefinitely suspended visas for the Umrah pilgrimage in the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak in several parts of the world, more than 10,000 people in Kerala have been cleared by the State Hajj Committee for the ann
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TN: Residents demand restoration of Rameswaram Agni Theertham road
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Residents of Rameswaram on Thursday demanded the restoration of traditional Agni Theertham road and additional facilities as pilgrims continue to face difficulties on their way to temple due to illegal encroachments in the area.
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Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry for Umrah amid coronavirus fears
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Feb 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Thursday temporarily suspended the entry of pilgrims who visit the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet's Mosque, in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic that has so f
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Security heightened for Pakistani pilgrims visiting Ajmer Urs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Additional security will be deployed for Pakistani devotees visiting Ajmer for the 808th Urs of Khwaja Garib Nawaz Moinuddin Chishti. About 260 Pakistani worshippers are scheduled to visit the city on the annual pilgrimage after a gap of two years.
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All-party delegation from Punjab to meet PM for simplification of process
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will lead an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a waiver of passport and simplification of the process for visiting Kartarpur Sahib and to urge him to pressurise Pakistan to sl
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Badrinath shrine to open on April 30
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The portals of Badrinath Temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, will be opened for pilgrims on April 30. The shrine, located in Uttarakhand, was closed for the devotees in November last year due to onset of winters.
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People continue to flock to Prayagraj to watch Siberian birds
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Migratory Siberian birds who fly thousands of kilometres to Prayagraj - site of holy pilgrimage for Hindus - due to the confluence of the three rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, are now slowly heading back to their home country.
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