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Over 1,300 women going on Hajj without Mehram: Kovind
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that more than 1,300 women are going on Hajj pilgrimage without a Mehram (male guardian) this year after the Centre lifted the restriction.
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Driver who saved Amarnath pilgrims grateful for gallantry honour
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Valsad (Gujarat) [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Sheikh Salim Gafur, the bus driver, who defied terrorists' bullets and saved 52 Amarnath pilgrims, on Wednesday expressed gratitude for being awarded the 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak,' the second highest honour given to civilians for gallantry.
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Heavy snowfall at Vaishno Devi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Jammu[India], Jan 23 (ANI): Heavy snowfall has been reported at the pilgrimage shrine of Vaishno Devi.
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UP: 2 critical after truck carrying 30 pilgrims turns turtle
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): At least two people were critically injured after a truck carrying 30 pilgrims overturned near Badlapur's Jaunpur village on Thursday.
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Palaniswami demands review of Haj subsidy withdrawal
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] January 17 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday said that the Centre should review its decision on the Haj subsidy.
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Haj pilgrims should be given liberty to choose airline: AIMPLB
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) claimed that while scrapping Haj subsidy is not an issue; pilgrims must be given the liberty to choose any airline of their choice.
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Shia Waqf Board hails Centre's decision to scrap Haj subsidy
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi on Tuesday welcomed the Union Government's decision to scrap the Haj subsidy for pilgrims.
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Indian pilgrim killed in Nepal road mishap
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 16 (ANI): A group of 14 Indian pilgrims met with a road accident wherein one died and others suffered injuries, in Nawalparasi district of Nepal on Tuesday afternoon.
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Why Centre is trumpeting Haj subsidy removal: Owaisi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday questioned as to why was the Centre trumpeting the withdrawal of Haj subsidy when it is already giving a hefty amount to other pilgrims.
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Centre withdraws subsidy for Haj pilgrims
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): The Union government on Tuesday scrapped the Haj subsidy for pilgrims as the fund will instead be used for the empowerment of minorities from this year.
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Bangladesh: Muslims join in prayer at Bishwa Ijtema
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Gazipur [Bangladesh], Jan 15 (ANI): The first leg of the annual Islamic pilgrimage, Bishwa Ijtema concluded on Sunday wherein Muslims from across the world joined a holy gathering by the banks of the Turag River in Bangladesh.
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Women to now travel for Haj without 'mehram', confirms Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 8 (ANI): The Muslim women of India have been allowed to travel for Haj without a 'Mehram', or a male guardian, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi tweeted, on Monday.
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