Bakrid

BSF, Pak Rangers exchange sweets on Eid al-Adha, first time since 2019

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday exchanged sweets at various points along the border on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, the first time since Pakistani side shunned the…

CM KCR, Guv Tamilisai convey greetings on Bakrid

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan conveyed Eid-al-Adha greetings to the people in the state. “Bakrid is a symbol of sacrifice, one should follow the message of peace…

Bakrid in Hyderabad: Prices of sacrificial animals shoot up

Eid Ul Adha: Sale of sacrificial animals hit hard due to Covid in Kashmir

Srinagar: Sacrificial Animal sellers in Kashmir have witnessed a huge dip in the sale of animals as the business contracted due to COVID-19. This is the second consecutive year the Eid-Ul-Adha or…

Telangana health dept urges Covid-appropriate behavior during Bakrid, Bonalu

Hyderabad: In a bid to prevent the rise in COVID-19 cases and an apparent third wave in the state, the Telangana health department on Saturday urged the public for COVID-appropraite behaviour during…

Ahead of festivities Mahmood Ali holds review with police officials

Hyderabad: Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Friday held a meeting in connection with the forthcoming Bakird and Bonalu festival The Principal Secretary (Home) Ravi Gupta, DGP M Mahender Reddy and…

J-K officials seek ban on illegal killing of cows, camels on Bakrid next week

Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have sought a ban on illegal killing of cows and camels on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha in the Union territory scheduled next week. In a communication…

DGP urges people to celebrate Bakrid and Bonalu peacefully

Hyderabad: The DGP of the state M Mahender Reddy on Monday urged the people of the state to celebrate upcoming Bonalu and Bakrid festivals in a peaceful way. He said that they…

Bakri Eid: Traders in Hyderabad cry foul over low demand for goats

Hyderabad: Two consecutive lockdowns since last year have resulted in prices of sacrificial goats for Bakri Eid coming down this year. Most of the traders from the city said that the demand…

Cow vigilantes harassing cattle traders: Owaisi to Telangana DGP

Hyderabad: Stating that vigilantes are causing trouble as Bakri Eid approaches, AIMIM national president and member of Parliament (MP) Asaduddin Owaisi has written to Telangana director general of police (DGP) Mahender Reddy…

Bakrid: Only five people can offer namaz at mosque in Chilkalguda PS limits

Waqf Board comes out with guidelines for Eid-ul-Adha

Hyderabad: Telangana Waqf Board has announced that the Eid prayer will not be permitted in the Eidgahs of the state because there is a risk of COVID spread in case of large…

Goats arrive at markets for Bakr-Eid, but no takers

Hyderabad: With Bakr-Eid around the corner, this time of year many goats come from outside the city sold in markets. However, with the pandemic keeping people at home and Eid celebrations and…

Maulana Arshad Madani of Jamiat Ulema on Bakrid Qurbani

New Delhi: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani said there’s no substitute for Qurbani (sacrifice of animal) in Islam. It is a religious obligation which is obligatory on every eligible Muslim. Those…

‘Unprecedented times’: Butchers stare at massive loss this Eid

New Delhi: Butcher Nawab Qureshi got more than a hundred bookings last year for animal sacrifice on Bakrid. This year, there is hardly any work for him due to the novel coronavirus…

Commissioner asks people to take precautions during Eid-ul-Adha

Hyderabad: Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar on Tuesday asked the Muslim community to observe a peaceful Eid-ul-Adha and to take all precautions about the Covid-19 pandemic. “Furtively the coronavirus strikes and…

Everyone’s Bakrid must end with kadha, bath, sanitisation of the house advises doctor

Hyderabad: With three days left for the festival of Eid- al-Adhathe doctors have advised the community to stay cautious especially women who usually host the feasts. The festival does not end with just sacrifice…

Beware of fraudsters while outsourcing Qurbani: Cyber Crime Cell

Hyderabad:  Muslims in Hyderabad and other places in Telangana have resorted to outsourcing of Qurbani this Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, due to prevailing COVID situation. They are outsourcing the work to…

Sheep and goats being sold at Purana Pul

Hyderabad: After a gap of five months due to the pandemic, the GHMC ordered the opening of the sheep and goat market in Jiyaguda on Monday. These animals are being sold at Purana Pul.

Religious heads: Sacrifice only one animal from one family; avoid distribution of meat

Hyderabad: A couple of days left for Baqra’eid, the confusion is still prevalent among the Muslims as to what is to be done on that day. The citizens appear to be scared to…

B’luru bans animal sacrifice in public places on Bakrid

Bengaluru:  Animal sacrifice during the upcoming Eid al-Adha or Bakrid has been prohibited at public places in the city, as well as other places identified by the civic body, an official said…

Jamia Nizamia not to accept skin donations this Eid-Al-Adha

Hyderabad: In wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Jamia Nizamia the India’s oldest Islamic institution has decided not to collect skins of sacrificial animals this year. According to the press release, the Jamia Nizamia…

Recitations during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah

Aurangabad: Advocate Faiz Sayed in his YouTube channel ‘IRC TV’ has advised to recite takbeerat in the first ten days of the month of Dhu’l-Hijjah and discussed the recommended takbeerat that are…

‘Next 10 days crucial for controlling COVID-19 in Pak’

Islamabad: A Pakistani Minister has warned the next ten days are very crucial to control the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, adding that any negligence by the people could hamper the positive trend…

Yogi govt issues guidelines for Bakrid

Lucknow: Muslims in UP will have to offer prayers and celebrate the upcoming Bakrid (Eid-ul-Adha) festival at their homes. According to the guidelines issued by the Yogi Adityanath government, Muslim clerics have been…

Seven things Muslims must consider doing in Dhu al-Hijjah’s first 10 days

Hyderabad: Dhu al-Hijjah is the last month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the sacred months as both the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid-ul-Adha take place in this month. First 10…

Deoband seeks lifting of curbs on Bakrid

Deoband: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has sent a letter to the Yogi Adityanath government with five demands for the upcoming Bakrid festival. Namaz in mosques Darul Uloom spokesman Mufti Ashraf Usmani said…

Maha urges for ‘online’ Bakrid; NCP, Cong, SP reject suggestion

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked his people to celebrate Eid ul adha or Bakri Eid in a simple and if possible “symbolic” manner in view of the coronavirus pandemic.…

Don’t offer sacrifice on roads in Bakrid: JIH to Muslims

New Delhi: The Jammat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has urged Muslims to take precautions during Eid ul-Adha (Bakrid), to be celebrated in the last week of July, and has issued guidelines on offering prayers…

Muslim body urges Maha govt to equip abattoirs for Bakri Eid

Mumbai: The All India Jamiatul Quresh has urged the Maharashtra government to make necessary arrangements at government-run abattoirs for the upcoming Bakri Eid festival. Bakri Eid will be celebrated across the country…