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India to launch RuPay card in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday announced that India will launch RuPay card in Saudi Arabia during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country to help the Indian pilgrims visiting Mecca Madina.
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Kartarpur Corridor: First group of pilgrims from India expected to come on
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 24 (ANI): Hours after India and Pakistan signed the Kartarpur agreement, Pakistan Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Mohammed Faisal on Thursday said that the first group of pilgrims from India is expected to arrive on November 9.
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India launched online portal to facilitate pilgrims visit to Kartarpur Cor
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Attari (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): India on Thursday launched an online portal for the registration of pilgrims visiting the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Punjab Province of Pakistan.
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Expressing disappointment, India urges Pak to reconsider $20 service charg
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Attari (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed disappointment after Pakistan refused to waive USD 20 service charge on Indians visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara and urged Islamabad to reconsider its decision given the "religious and spiritual sentiments" of the pilgrims,
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India, Pakistan sign agreement for visit of pilgrims through Kartarpur cor
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Attari (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): India on Thursday signed an agreement with Pakistan on the modalities for operationalising Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, paving the way for its inauguration next month ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
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Issues of entry fee, consular access to pilgrims may have delayed Kartarpu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Amidst uncertainty over the signing of agreement on Kartarpur Sahib corridor, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee President Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that issues of entry fee to Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara and consular access to pilgrims may have delayed
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Kartarpur Sahib is just commercial venture for Pakistan : Harsimrat Kaur B
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 21 (ANI): Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday alleged that Kartarpur Corridor was merely a commercial venture for Pakistan and urged the neighbouring country to revisit the USD 20 service fee it will levy on pilgrims visiting the historic Kartarpur Sahib G
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Ready to sign agreement on Kartarpur Corridor, says India; asks Pak to rec
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): India on Monday said it is ready to sign the agreement with Pakistan on Kartarpur Corridor on October 23 but said it is a "matter of disappointment" that the neighbouring country continues to insist on levying a service fee of USD 20 per pilgrim per visit
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'Shameful', Harsimrat Kaur Badal criticises Pak over charging $20 'service
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Sunday criticised Imran Khan's government for charging a service fee of USD 20 from pilgrims who will be visiting the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara through the Kartarpur corridor which will be opened for pilgrims i
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Don't charge jazia tax, if you need money, Sikhs will send to Pakistan gov
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), October 19 (ANI) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday urged Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to take back proposed service charge of USD 20 for each visiting pilgrim to Kartarpur Sahib and said if the neighbouring country, which is facing financial crisis, needs
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PM targets Congress for letting Kartarpur Sahib stay in Pakistan during pa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Sirsa (Haryana) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Congress over India not having a corridor connecting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan for seven decades and also over the key pilgrimage centre linked to Guru Nanak Dev being allowed to be in
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Punjab CM urges Pakistan PM to withdraw the USD 20 fee imposed on pilgrims
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to withdraw the USD 20 fee proposed to be levied by the neighbouring country on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara.
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