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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel speaks to Uttarakhand CM to provide necessary a
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 19 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had a telephonic conversation with his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami to provide necessary assistance to the pilgrims from the state, who are stranded there due to natural calamity and rains,
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Ajay Bhatt welcomes Uttarakhand HC's move of lifting daily cap Char Dham Y
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Union Minister Ajay Bhatt on Wednesday welcomed the move of the Uttarakhand High Court that removed the daily cap on the number of devotees visiting the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath.
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Covid negative report must for pilgrims to Chardham Yatra
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 18 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Friday, in its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Chardham Yatra, made it mandatory for pilgrims to possess a Covid negative report.
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Pakistan allows fully vaccinated pligrims to visit Kartarpur for Guru Nana
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 22 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Sunday announced it will allow pilgrims who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur for the death anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev next month.
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Pakistan among 9 states barred as Saudi Arabia opens Umrah applications
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Pakistani pilgrims, among those from nine states, have not been allowed entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as it opens Umrah applications, said Federal religious affairs minister Noor ul Haq Qadri.
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In a first, Saudi female officers allowed to guard Islam's holiest sites
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 22 (ANI): In a significant stride towards women empowerment, dozens of female soldiers have become a part of the security services that monitor pilgrims in Mecca and Medina, the birthplaces of Islam.
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Thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims gather at Mecca to perform Hajj wi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 19 (ANI): Thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims gathered at Islam's holiest site of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj by following COVID-19 protocols.
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SC disapproves of UP's 'symbolic Kanwar Yatra', asks it to reconsider deci
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted one last opportunity to the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision of holding "symbolic Kanwar Yatra" amid the COVID-19 pandemic while stressing that the health of the citizens of India and the right to lif
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Uttarakhand: Haridwar police warns of action against those trying to enter
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Two days after the Uttarakhand government's decision to cancel the Kanwar Yatra, the Haridwar Police on Wednesday asked people not to arrive in the district for the yatra, warning that those who try to enter the district, their vehicles will
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HC stays Uttrakhand government's decision permitting Char Dham Yatra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday stayed the state Cabinet's decision permitting Char Dham Yatra with limited number of pilgrims and also ordered live streaming of Char Dham shrines.
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U'khand to issue Chardham Yatra guidelines for pilgrims from 3 districts
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): As Uttarakhand has allowed state residents to undertake the Char Dham Yatra from July 1 amid COVID-19, the state government will be issuing guidelines for the pilgrimage for people from three districts.
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Citing pandemic, Pak denies permission to Indian Sikhs to visit Lahore on
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 17 (ANI): The 'jatha' (batch) of Sikh pilgrims which visits Gurdwara Sri Dehra Sahib in Lahore every year to observe the death anniversary of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh, will not be able to visit Pakistan this year, said Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
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