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Nagar Kirtan: 1,100 Indian Sikhs arrive at Punja Sahib in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 4 (ANI): 1,100 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived in Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal on Sunday midnight as part of the Nagar Kirtan, a religious procession held to mark the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Baba Guru Nanak Dev.
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Akal Takht Jathedar thanks Pakistan for ending need for passport to visit
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Akal Takht Jathedar Harpreet Singh on Friday thanked Pakistan for waiving off two key requirements for Sikh pilgrims travelling for pilgrimage to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from India- ending the need for a passport and waiving entry fee to the
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Pilgrims appreciate waiving off requirement for passport by Pakistan for v
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Sikh devotees have appreciated Pakistan's decision to allow Indian pilgrims to travel to Kartarpur Gurdwara without a passport. All that they need now is a valid ID for the visit.
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Pak waives entry fee for two days on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gur
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 01 (ANI): Pakistan has waived entry fee for only two days, for Indian pilgrims travelling to Kartarpur Gurdwara to commemorate 550 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
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Request Pak PM not to make it a source of income: Sukhbir Badal on chargin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): As Pakistan has levied USD 20 service fee on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal has requested the neighbouring country's Prime Minister Imran Khan not to make it a source of income.
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Sikh pilgrims depart for Nankana Sahib
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Attari (Punjab) [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Sikh pilgrims on Thursday departed for Nankana Sahib Gurdwara from the Attari border to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
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Manmohan Singh, Capt Amarinder in list of first jatha through Kartarpur co
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): India on Tuesday shared a list of 575 pilgrims scheduled to attend the inaugural 'jatha' to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib through Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan, according to government sources.
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Pakistan will eventually waive off $20 fee on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday expressed the hope that Pakistan will eventually waive off the twenty-dollar fee imposed on the pilgrims from India visiting Sri Kartarpur Sahib.
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India to launch RuPay card in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday announced that India will launch RuPay card in Saudi Arabia during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country to help the Indian pilgrims visiting Mecca Madina.
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Kartarpur Corridor: First group of pilgrims from India expected to come on
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 24 (ANI): Hours after India and Pakistan signed the Kartarpur agreement, Pakistan Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Mohammed Faisal on Thursday said that the first group of pilgrims from India is expected to arrive on November 9.
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India launched online portal to facilitate pilgrims visit to Kartarpur Cor
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Attari (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): India on Thursday launched an online portal for the registration of pilgrims visiting the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Punjab Province of Pakistan.
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Expressing disappointment, India urges Pak to reconsider $20 service charg
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Attari (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed disappointment after Pakistan refused to waive USD 20 service charge on Indians visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara and urged Islamabad to reconsider its decision given the "religious and spiritual sentiments" of the pilgrims,
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