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US-based advocacy group urges Imran Khan to reopen Khokhrapar border cross
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 27 (ANI): A US-based advocacy group has urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to reopen the Khokhrapar-Munabao border with India so as to facilitate the travel of, both, the Muslim pilgrims from Pakistan to Dargah Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan, and Hindu devotees from
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Andhra govt extends financial assistance to Hajj pilgrims
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government issued a financial order for extending financial assistance to Hajj pilgrims for expenses other than travel expenditure.
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Andhra Govt enhances financial assistance to Christian pilgrims
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): The government of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday enhanced the financial assistance to Christian pilgrims who plan on visiting Jerusalem and other Biblical places.
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Stray dog tags along with Sabarimala pilgrims, treks 480 km and counting
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Devotion and dedication have no limits whether it is humans or animals. Yes, a stray dog did the impossible and is now the talk of the town when it walked along with a group of 13 Ayyappa devotees, who are on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala Temple
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Nepal hosts Tripitaka chanting ceremony
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Rupandehi [Nepal], Nov 18 (ANI): Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha echoed with the verses of Tripitaka, the traditional scriptures for the Buddhists, as about one thousand Buddhist pilgrims from 25 countries including India, Thailand, Myanmar, and Nepal chanted the Tripitaka for three d
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Indian Railways brings RailWire Wi-Fi at Historic Dera Baba Nanak Station
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): RailTel has provided Railwire Wi-Fi at the historic Dera Baba Nanak railway station in Punjab to enable the pilgrims to use fast Wi-Fi services as an amenity.
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Punjab: CM asks SGPC to pay USD 20 fee for poor pilgrims who wish to visit
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday asked the 'cash-rich' Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to pay USD 20 per pilgrim fee for travel out of their own coffers, at least to the 'yellow cardholders' who simply could
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Chhattisgarh govt to bear railway travel expenses of Kartarpur Sahib pilgr
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh government will bear the railway travel expenses of the pilgrims from the state visiting the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.
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Delhi govt will facilitate elderly pilgrims' free visit to Gurudwara Karta
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that Delhi Government will sponsor senior citizens' pilgrimage to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib at Rakabganj Gurudwara.
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Imran Khan formally inaugurates Kartarpur corridor
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kartarpur [Pakistan], Nov 9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday formally inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor, facilitating the entry of Sikh pilgrims from India into Gurdwara Darbar Sahib here.
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First 'jatha' of Sikh pilgrims from India arrive in Pakistan through Karta
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kartarpur [Pakistan], Nov 9 (ANI): The first 'jatha' of Sikh pilgrims from India arrived in Pakistan through the Kartarpur Corridor on Saturday.
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Kartarpur Corridor to open for pilgrims today
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 09 (ANI): The much-awaited Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, a 4.7 kilometre long passage that connects Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India's Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur will be formally thrown open for pilgrims on Saturday three days ahead of 550th
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