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BJP's Lanka Dinakaran slams Andhra govt for using public money for aid to
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lanka Dinakar on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's government for trying to woo minority groups by providing financial assistance to Christians for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and other Biblical places.
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Andhra govt extends financial assistance to Hajj pilgrims
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Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government issued a financial order for extending financial assistance to Hajj pilgrims for expenses other than travel expenditure.
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Andhra Govt enhances financial assistance to Christian pilgrims
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): The government of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday enhanced the financial assistance to Christian pilgrims who plan on visiting Jerusalem and other Biblical places.
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Stray dog tags along with Sabarimala pilgrims, treks 480 km and counting
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Devotion and dedication have no limits whether it is humans or animals. Yes, a stray dog did the impossible and is now the talk of the town when it walked along with a group of 13 Ayyappa devotees, who are on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala Temple
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Nepal hosts Tripitaka chanting ceremony
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rupandehi [Nepal], Nov 18 (ANI): Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha echoed with the verses of Tripitaka, the traditional scriptures for the Buddhists, as about one thousand Buddhist pilgrims from 25 countries including India, Thailand, Myanmar, and Nepal chanted the Tripitaka for three d
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Sabarimala Temple opens for annual pilgrimage season
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): A sea of devotees thronged the Sabarimala temple on Saturday as the shrine opened for the annual Mandala Pooja.
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Indian Railways brings RailWire Wi-Fi at Historic Dera Baba Nanak Station
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): RailTel has provided Railwire Wi-Fi at the historic Dera Baba Nanak railway station in Punjab to enable the pilgrims to use fast Wi-Fi services as an amenity.
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MP Sikhs can now visit Kartarpur Sahib under govt scheme
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday included Gurdwara Durbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan in its ambitious scheme, which sponsors a pilgrimage for the people of the state.
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Punjab: CM asks SGPC to pay USD 20 fee for poor pilgrims who wish to visit
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday asked the 'cash-rich' Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to pay USD 20 per pilgrim fee for travel out of their own coffers, at least to the 'yellow cardholders' who simply could
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Chhattisgarh govt to bear railway travel expenses of Kartarpur Sahib pilgr
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Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh government will bear the railway travel expenses of the pilgrims from the state visiting the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.
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Delhi govt will facilitate elderly pilgrims' free visit to Gurudwara Karta
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that Delhi Government will sponsor senior citizens' pilgrimage to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib at Rakabganj Gurudwara.
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President Kovind addresses annual convocation of Visva-Bharati University
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Shantiniketan (West Bengal) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday addressed the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan in West Bengal and called his visit a pilgrimage as it was here that Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore frequently met each
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