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MP: 11 killed as tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims overturns in Neemuch
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh)[India], May 25 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed while 12 others sustained serious injury after a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims overturned in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh.
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Uttarakhand landslide: Death toll rises, over dozen Char Dham pilgrims kil
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 21 (ANI): The death toll of 'Char Dham' pilgrims killed in the massive landslide in Uttarakhand has increased to 13.
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MP: Six killed as bus carrying pilgrims turns turtle
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 21 (ANI): In a tragic incident, at least six pilgrims were killed and 28 others injured when a bus carrying them turned turtle in Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
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Char Dham pilgrims rescued in landslide hit Uttarakhand
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] May 20 (ANI): Hundreds of Char Dham pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand have been rescued said Maharashtra's Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation, Chandrakant Patil.
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15,000 pilgrims stranded at Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Vishnuprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], May 19 (ANI): At as many 15,000 people were left stranded after a landslide occurred near Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway.
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Char Dham yatra: Health Minister Nadda assures complete medical assistance
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and assured all kind of medical assistance, including a team of doctors for Char Dham yatra pilgrims.
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PM Modi announces direct flight between Colombo and Varanasi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May12 (ANI) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced direct flight between Colombo and Varanasi, saying it will enable Buddhists and Hindus from both sides to visit important pilgrim sites in both the countries.
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Kedarnath Yatra: Govt. temporarily suspends trekking
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] May 8 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Government has temporarily suspended trekking for pilgrims to Kedarnath Temple in view of their safety.
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Naqvi discusses Indian Haj pilgrim issue with Saudi envoy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi met Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to India Dr. Saud Mohammed Alsati on Monday and discussed various issues related to about 170000 pilgrims from India going for Haj 2017.
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British woman allegedly stabbed to death by Palestinian in Jerusalem
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Apr. 14 (ANI): A British woman in her twenties has been stabbed to death in Jerusalem according to police, as thousands of Jewish and Christian pilgrims thronged the city's holy sites for Good Friday and the continuing Passover holiday.
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Himachal: Two killed, 40 injured as bus carrying pilgrims overturns
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and 40 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh overturned near Ranital in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh today.
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Travel to Mecca for Haj is life time dream for our Muslim brethren: Presid
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Lauding the Jharkhand Government for coming up with the project of establishing a "Haj House" to facilitate Haj pilgrimage, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said a travel to Mecca for Haj is a life time dream for the Muslim brethren.
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