Hajj
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Kashmir: 1st batch of pilgrims leave for Haj to Saudi Arabia
Srinagar: First batch of Hajj pilgrims from Kashmir left for the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday. A total of 630 Haji from different parts of the valley left for Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims were…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 200 city police officers deployed for Haj camp security
Hyderabad: The city police have deployed 200 policemen as a security measure for the Haj camp 2023. The camp will take place from June 6 to June 22. A press statement from…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Haj Camp 2023 to begin on June 5
Hyderabad: The eagerly anticipated Haj Camp 2023 is set to commence on June 5 at Haj House Nampally, with the departure of pilgrims scheduled to begin on June 7. On Monday, a…
- Middle East
Direct flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia likely next month
Tel Aviv: Israel is working with Saudi Arabia to allow direct flights for its Muslim citizens who will undertake the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca next month, the Foreign Ministry in Tel Aviv…
- Telangana
Haj 2023: 1100 pilgrims from Telangana face visa issues
Hyderabad: As preparations for Haj 2023 are underway, approximately 1,100 pilgrims from Telangana have encountered a setback in their journey. These pilgrims have not been granted visas by the Saudi government due…
- Middle East
Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss facilitating Haj pilgrimage
Tehran: Iran’s Finance Minister Ehsan Khandouzi said that his country and Saudi Arabia have discussed ways to facilitate the Haj pilgrimage for Iranians and boost economic cooperation between the two nations. Khandouzi…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fourth training session for Haj pilgrims held at Sahifa Mosque
Hyderabad: The training session aimed to familiarize pilgrims with the rituals of Haj and Umrah as well as the manners in Makkah and Madinah held at Sahifa Mosque, Azampura. Scholars and Mashaikheen,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Passport office set up special counters for Haj applicants
Hyderabad: Regional Passport Office has set up two special counters for issuing passports of Haj 2023 applicants. In Begumpet and Secunderabad, 250 passport applications were disposed of in a day under special…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Special drive to process passport applications for Haj on Mar 4
Hyderabad: As the last date for submitting applications for performing Haj this year is fixed as March 10 and in order to facilitate requests of Haj aspirants, the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)…
- Hyderabad
Passport offices asked to prioritise Haj pilgrims’ applications
Hyderabad: The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, directed passport offices across the country to accord high priority to applications of prospective Haj pilgrims and ensure timely issuance of passports. The…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: KTR assures govt cooperation in Haj 2023 arrangements
Hyderabad: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday released the Telangana State Haj Committee Calendar for the year 2023. In the Assembly, KTR, along with Telangana Haj Committee Chairman Mohammed Saleem,…
- India
India’s Haj quota for 2023 fixed at 1,75,025: Govt
New Delhi: India’s Haj quota for this year has been fixed at 1,75,025 according to the bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia, the government said on Thursday. In a written reply to a question…
- India
Naushad Azmi appeals to MPs to raise non-issuance of Haj form issue
New Delhi: Hafiz Naushad Ahmed Azmi, former member of Haj Committee of India, who fought successfully from the government level to the judicial level, today raised concerns about the issue of Haj…
- India
Clerics in UP welcome Centre’s decision to do away with VIP Haj quota
Lucknow: The Centre’s recent decision to do away with the discretionary Haj quota has had a positive response from the Muslim clerics who said that it will end discrimination among pilgrims. Registration…
- India
Government decides to do away with VIP Haj quota
New Delhi: The government has decided to do away with the discretionary Haj quota that was available with people in top constitutional posts and the minority affairs ministry, Union minister Smriti Irani…
