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Naqvi discusses Indian Haj pilgrim issue with Saudi envoy
Updated : 8 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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Over 400 Pakistani pilgrims arrives India to visit Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): A group of 402 Pakistani pilgrims reached here on Saturday to offer prayers at Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the shrine of famous Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
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Damascus bombings: Dozens of Iraqi pilgrims killed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 12 (ANI): At least 40 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims were killed and around 120 were injured in the twin blasts that rocked in Damascus, Syria, said Iraq's Foreign Ministry.
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Imphal's Iskcon Temple holds a special place for Lord Krishna's
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Feb.25 (ANI): The chanting of 'Hare Krishna Hare Rama' engulfs Imphal as the famed Iskcon Temple on the banks of the Imphal River attracts pilgrims from across the region and the world.
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Special pilgrims train launched for Northeast region
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb.25 (ANI):In a bid to improve connectivity and to make northeast region a destination paradise, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation (IRTC) and the North East Frontier Railway (NFR) recently launched the "Aastha Circuit Train" a special pilgr
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Over 200 Hindu pilgrims from India arrive in Lahore for Katas Raj Dham cel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb.22 (ANI): Over 200 Hindu pilgrims from India arrived in Lahore on Wednesday through the Wagha Border to participate in the "Shree Katas Raj Dham" celebrations at Katasraj Temples in District Chakwal.
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Pakistan: Five pilgrims dead after boat turns turtle
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Larkana [Pakistan], Feb. 11 (ANI): At least five people have died after a boat carrying 30 pilgrims from Naushero Ferzo to the shrine of Pir Muhban Shah in Larkana district overturned in the Indus river on Friday.
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1.70 lakh pilgrims allocated for Haj 2017, subsidy to be reduced progressi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): As per the Annual Bilateral Agreement signed between India and Saudi Arabia, a quota of 1,70,025 pilgrims has been allocated for Haj 2017 as opposed to the quota of 1,36,020 pilgrims last year.
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Chhattisgarh: 29 pilgrims injured after bus overturns in Kanker
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanker (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): At least twenty nine pilgrims suffered serious injuries after a bus overturned near Telgara village in Kanker district last night.
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'Magh Mela' begins in Allahabad, pilgrims to take holy dip on Pa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 12 (ANI): The month-long Magh Mela festival began in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh today with approximately 50 lakh pilgrims, including scores of kalpwasis, expected to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of Yamuna, Ganga and mythological Saraswati,
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