Haj

Madhya Pradesh Budget Announces Cow Welfare Fund, Hikes Haj Panel Grant

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 10, 2019

The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday presented its maiden budget aiming to please various sections of society wherein it has proposed to allocate Rs 132 crore for the welfare of bovines and hiked grant to the state Waqf Board and Haj committee.

Air India Allows Haj Pilgrims To Carry Holy Zamzam Water On Flight

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 9, 2019

The well of Zamzam is located in Mecca in Saudi Arabia and many Haj pilgrims bring the holy water from the well for family and friends.

First Group Of Indian Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Medina

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 5, 2019

The Haj subsidy provided by the government was removed last year in the light of a Supreme Court order of 2012.

Lynching Incidents Should Not Be Politicised: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 29, 2019

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said incidents of lynching should not be given a communal colour or politicised. He was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a renovated hall of the Haj House in Mumbai.

Saudi Arabia Raises India's Haj Quota By 30,000

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 28, 2019

In a significant step, Saudi Arabia has increased India's Haj quota from 1,70,000 to 2,00,000, paving the way for 30,000 more Indians to go for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in the kingdom.

2 Lakh Pilgrims To Perform Haj This Year, 48% Of Them Are Women: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2019

A record 2 lakh Indian pilgrims will perform Haj this year with more than 48 per cent of them being women, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.

Record 2 Lakh Haj Pilgrims From India In 2019: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said a record number of two lakh Indian Muslims will go to Haj this year, that too without any subsidy, on more than 500 flights from 21 embarkation points across the country.

Health Ministry Left With No Vaccines For Haj Pilgrims: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 21, 2019

The Health Ministry is grappling with paucity of meningitis vaccines for Haj pilgrims as the only firm manufacturing them was asked to stop production last year after contamination was detected in their oral polio vaccines.

After India Quota Hike, All Haj Applicants Cleared For Pilgrimage: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

Hajj Quota, Haj 2019: With Saudi Arabia increasing India's Haj quota to two lakh, all applicants from big states such as Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar have been cleared for going on the pilgrimage, sources in the Minority Affairs Ministry said.

Saudi Arabia Hikes India's Haj Quota, 2 Lakh Can Now Perform Pilgrimage

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday increased India's Haj quota by about 25,000, the third hike in three years, taking the number of pilgrims from the country who can perform the pilgrimage to 2 lakh.

"Reform, Transform, Perform": Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi On Mantra Last Year

India News | Wednesday January 2, 2019

The Minority Affairs Ministry successfully implemented the government's mantra of "development without discrimination and empowerment without appeasement" in 2018, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said, asserting that a sense of confidence has been created among minorities.

India, Saudi Arabia Sign Bilateral Annual Haj Agreement For 2019

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 13, 2018

India and Saudi Arabia signed the 2019 Bilateral Annual Haj Agreement on Thursday. Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Saudi Arabia's Haj and Umrah Minister Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten were at the event

No Financial Burden On Pilgrims Despite Ending Haj Subsidy, Says Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 18, 2018

Despite the removal of the Haj subsidy from the 2018 pilgrimage season, there was no financial burden on the pilgrims as middlemen were eliminated and a transparent, fully online system was put in place, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Mumbai Haj House Gets "India's Highest Tricolour"

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 18, 2018

A big Indian tricolour measuring 20x30 feet and 350 feet above the ground was hoisted the majestic Haj House in Mumbai by Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday, an official said.

Haj 2019 Application Process To Start From Thursday

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 18, 2018

The applications for the next year's Haj pilgrimage will be accepted online from Thursday and the process will be fully digital, the Haj Committee of India announced Wednesday.