pilgrims
- Andhra Pradesh
8 pilgrims killed as car collides with lorry near Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool
Hyderabad: Eight people were killed and 12 others injured in a major road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in the early hours of Thursday, April 16. The accident occurred near Chilakaladona village…
- Photos
Photos: Vaccination camp for Haj 2026 pilgrims in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Haj Committee has started a vaccination camp for pilgrims preparing for Haj 2026 from Telangana state. The vaccination drive is being conducted at two government hospitals in Hyderabad. The…
- World
India brings back 880 nationals from Iran via Armenia, Azerbaijan
New Delhi: Nearly 880 Indian nationals, including students who had been stranded in Iran due to the conflict in West Asia, have started to return to India through Armenia and Azerbaijan, the…
- India
Four pilgrims killed as car rams into truck on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
Jaipur: Four pilgrims were killed after a speeding car rammed into a truck from behind on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district early on Tuesday, January 27, police said. The accident…
- Kashmir
Bring our children back: Parents of Kashmiri students in Iran appeal to Centre
Srinagar: The parents of Kashmiri students currently studying in Iran have appealed to the Centre to bring their children back amid ongoing tensions in the country. Scores of concerned parents gathered at…
- Photos
Elaborate arrangements in Sabarimala ahead of Makaravilakku
Pathanamthitta: Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place at the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala here ahead of the annual Makaravilakku festival, which falls on Wednesday this year. Travancore Devaswom Board…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia receives 11.7M Umrah pilgrims in one month: Haj ministry
Saudi Arabia received 11.7 million pilgrims for Umrah during the Islamic month of Rabi al-Thani in September 2025. According to a report by the Saudi Press Agency, the statistical data was released by…
- India
UP: 8 dead, 43 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims
Bulandshahr: Eight people were killed and 43 others injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said. The…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia launches chef contest to serve pilgrims of Two Holy Mosques
Makkah: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced the launch of the I‘ashat Thon Challenge, an initiative aimed at selecting talented chefs who will create distinctive dishes…
- India
UP: Two held for serving orange juice ‘mixed with urine’ to Kanwar pilgrims
Police have arrested two Muslims working in a juice shop in the Nandgram area of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh over allegations that they mixed urine in orange juice while serving Kanwar…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sees 101 pc rise in foreign pilgrim arrivals in 2024
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recorded a 101 percent increase in pilgrim arrivals in 2024 compared to 2022, according to the Pilgrim Experience Programme’s annual report. The sharp rise is…
- India
Kanwar Yatra pilgrims vandalise Muzaffarnagar eatery over onion in food
Devotees taking the annual Kanwar Yatra vandalised an eatery in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, after onion was served in their food. The incident occurred at the Shri Siddh Balaknath Hotel when some Kanwar…
- India
36 Amarnath pilgrims injured after 5 buses collide in J&K
Ramban/Jammu: At least 36 Amarnath pilgrims, hailing from different states, suffered minor injuries when five buses slammed into each other in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The buses…
- India
On spot registration begins for Amarnath yatra
Jammu: Hundreds of pilgrims from all over the country flocked Jammu on Tuesday as the administration started on-the-spot registration of devotees for the Amarnath yatra. The yatra to the 3,880-metre shrine in…
- India
Uttarakhand landslide traps 2 pilgrims; 1 rescued, injured
Uttarkashi: Two pilgrims are feared trapped in the debris of a landslide that occurred on Monday near 9 Kainchi Bhairav Mandir on the trek route to the Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand. One…
