pilgrims
- Middle East
Saudi to allow only ‘vaccinated’ pilgrims into two holy mosques
Riyadh: Saudi authorities announced on Monday that they will only allow people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to perform the Umrah and as well as prayers at Grand Mosque in Makkah and…
- Middle East
COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for Hajj service providers in Makkah, Madina
Riyadh: Saudi ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Friday made it mandatory for all people participating in providing services connected to Hajj pilgrimage to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Alternatively, they can also…
- Middle East
Saudi relaxes age restrictions for Umrah pilgrims within Kingdom
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has relaxed the age restriction for those intending to perform Umrah locally, according to the general presidency for the affairs of the Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi…
- News
Haj 2020: No COVID-19 cases so far among pilgrims, says Saudi
The Kingdom has organized an exceptional Haj season this year with a limited number of pilgrims due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Middle East
In a first, women cops to police Hajj pilgrims
Jeddah: For the first time, Saudi women police officers have joined Makkah’s security force during this year’s Hajj season. Saudi government had announced last year that women could join the military service.…
- India
Maharashtra: Stranded pilgrims to return home
Latur: At least 1,341 stranded devotees including 824 women and some kids, will return home from Maharashtra’s Latur to Pune over the next few days following clearance by the state government, officials said…
- Hyderabad
Hajj 2020: Schedule for TS pilgrims released
Hyderabad: Hajj Committee of India has released the schedule for the Haj pilgrims for the season of 2020. According to this schedule, the pilgrims will start leaving from 9th July and their…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra hikes subsidy for Muslim, Christian pilgrims
Amaravati: Continuing the spree of welfare schemes, Andhra Pradesh’s Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Tuesday enhanced the subsidy for Muslim and Christian pilgrims. The government issued orders, hiking the subsidy amount for…
- World
80 counters set up to facilitate Kartarpur pilgrims
Lahore: The Pakistan government has set up 80 counters at the Kartarpur Corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrims arriving from India and all over the world to visit the holy shrine or the…
- Pakistan
India asks Pak to drop fee for pilgrims
New Delhi [India]: India on Thursday urged Pakistan to not levy the proposed USD 20 fee on pilgrims visiting the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in the interest of devotees and hoped that the…
- Middle East
31 dead in stampede at shrine in Karbala
Karbala [Iraq]: At least 31 pilgrims were killed and 100 others sustained injuries in a stampede at a major shrine here on Tuesday, country’s Health Ministry said, as cited by Sputnik. Thousands…
- News
Over 3.20 lakh perform Amarnath yatra in 29 days
Jammu: Over 3.20 lakh pilgrims have performed the annual Amarnath yatra in the last 29 days as another batch of 1,175 yatris left Jammu for the valley on Tuesday. Officials of Shri Amarnathji…
- News
Amarnath Yatra on hold due to bad weather
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir): The batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims which was supposed to embark on pilgrimage from Jammu base camp on Sunday was stopped due to bad weather conditions. Over the…
- Kashmir
Amarnath: Barcodes, RFID technology being used to track pilgrims
Jammu: In order to ensure the safety of Amarnath yatris, security agencies are issuing barcode-enabled authority slips to pilgrims and also pasting RFID tags on vehicles that will transport pilgrims and other…
- Kashmir
Amarnath Yatra resumes after daylong suspension
Jammu:After remaining suspended due to bad weather for a day, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Saturday as around 4,000 pilgrims set out for the holy Himalayan cave, police said. Of the total…
