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Court Orders SpiceJet To Pay Rs 62,000 To Elderly Couple Left Stranded In Delhi After Haj
The incident took place on July 8, 2024, when Ghulam Nabi Fafoo and his wife, Raja Begum, were flying back to Srinagar after completing the Haj pilgrimage.
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From Haj Pilgrims To Waqf Properties: How AI Is Reshaping Minority Welfare
Artificial intelligence is set to become a key pillar of the Minority Affairs Ministry's functioning as the government moves to bring everything from welfare projects and skill development programmes to Haj management and Waqf administration onto dig
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Haj Quota Of India Fixed By Saudi Arabia At 1,75,025 Pilgrims: Government
The Haj quota of India for 2025 is fixed by Saudi Arabia at 1,75,025 pilgrims and has been distributed between the Haj Committee of India (HCoI) and Haj Group Organisers (HGO), the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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In A First, Indian Haj Pilgrims Travel From Jeddah To Mecca By High-Speed Train
In a historic first, Indian Haj pilgrims, who arrived at the Jeddah airport on Sunday, travelled to Mecca by high-speed Haramain Train instead of buses.
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Plane Leaves Yemen Capital For Saudi, First Since 2016
The first commercial flight from Yemen's rebel-held capital to Saudi Arabia since 2016 took off carrying hajj pilgrims on Saturday, in the latest sign of easing tensions after years of war.
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4,314 Indian Women To Perform Hajj Without Male Companions This Year
As many as 4,314 Indian women are set to perform Hajj without 'Mehram (male companion)' this year, the largest since the reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of a male companion with women on the pilgrimage, officials said.
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SpiceJet To Run 37 Flights Between India And Saudi Arabia For Haj Pilgrims
SpiceJet on Thursday said it will operate 37 special flights between India and Saudi Arabia till July 31 for Indian Haj pilgrims who will visit Islamic pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina.
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India First Country To Make Entire Haj 2020 Process Digital: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India has become the first country in the world which has made the entire Haj 2020 process 100 per cent digital, said Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday.
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First Group Of Indian Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Medina
The Haj subsidy provided by the government was removed last year in the light of a Supreme Court order of 2012.
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Health Ministry Left With No Vaccines For Haj Pilgrims: Report
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.
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Haj Pilgrims Are Not Consumers, Cannot Claim Refund, Says Top Consumer Court
Haj pilgrims are not consumers, the top consumer commission has observed while denying relief to a man and his son who claimed refund for being provided lower category services by the Haj Committee of India in 2008 despite paying for a higher category.
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Saudi Arabia Allows India To Ferry Haj Pilgrims By Sea: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Saudi Arabia has given its nod to India's plan to revive the option of ferrying Haj pilgrims via sea route to Jeddah, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in a statement today.
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First Haj Flight Lands In Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti Receives Batch Of Pilgrims
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday received the first batch of Haj pilgrims, returning from Saudi Arabia after performing the pilgrimage, at the Srinagar International Airport.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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10% Of Haj Pilgrimage Applications Online: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Ten per cent of total Haj pilgrims applied online this year and this trend will be encouraged on a large scale for next year's pilgrimage too, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here.
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Court Orders SpiceJet To Pay Rs 62,000 To Elderly Couple Left Stranded In Delhi After Haj
The incident took place on July 8, 2024, when Ghulam Nabi Fafoo and his wife, Raja Begum, were flying back to Srinagar after completing the Haj pilgrimage.
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From Haj Pilgrims To Waqf Properties: How AI Is Reshaping Minority Welfare
Artificial intelligence is set to become a key pillar of the Minority Affairs Ministry's functioning as the government moves to bring everything from welfare projects and skill development programmes to Haj management and Waqf administration onto dig
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Haj Quota Of India Fixed By Saudi Arabia At 1,75,025 Pilgrims: Government
The Haj quota of India for 2025 is fixed by Saudi Arabia at 1,75,025 pilgrims and has been distributed between the Haj Committee of India (HCoI) and Haj Group Organisers (HGO), the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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In A First, Indian Haj Pilgrims Travel From Jeddah To Mecca By High-Speed Train
In a historic first, Indian Haj pilgrims, who arrived at the Jeddah airport on Sunday, travelled to Mecca by high-speed Haramain Train instead of buses.
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Plane Leaves Yemen Capital For Saudi, First Since 2016
The first commercial flight from Yemen's rebel-held capital to Saudi Arabia since 2016 took off carrying hajj pilgrims on Saturday, in the latest sign of easing tensions after years of war.
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4,314 Indian Women To Perform Hajj Without Male Companions This Year
As many as 4,314 Indian women are set to perform Hajj without 'Mehram (male companion)' this year, the largest since the reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of a male companion with women on the pilgrimage, officials said.
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SpiceJet To Run 37 Flights Between India And Saudi Arabia For Haj Pilgrims
SpiceJet on Thursday said it will operate 37 special flights between India and Saudi Arabia till July 31 for Indian Haj pilgrims who will visit Islamic pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina.
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India First Country To Make Entire Haj 2020 Process Digital: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India has become the first country in the world which has made the entire Haj 2020 process 100 per cent digital, said Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday.
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First Group Of Indian Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Medina
The Haj subsidy provided by the government was removed last year in the light of a Supreme Court order of 2012.
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Health Ministry Left With No Vaccines For Haj Pilgrims: Report
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.
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Haj Pilgrims Are Not Consumers, Cannot Claim Refund, Says Top Consumer Court
Haj pilgrims are not consumers, the top consumer commission has observed while denying relief to a man and his son who claimed refund for being provided lower category services by the Haj Committee of India in 2008 despite paying for a higher category.
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Saudi Arabia Allows India To Ferry Haj Pilgrims By Sea: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Saudi Arabia has given its nod to India's plan to revive the option of ferrying Haj pilgrims via sea route to Jeddah, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in a statement today.
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First Haj Flight Lands In Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti Receives Batch Of Pilgrims
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday received the first batch of Haj pilgrims, returning from Saudi Arabia after performing the pilgrimage, at the Srinagar International Airport.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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10% Of Haj Pilgrimage Applications Online: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Ten per cent of total Haj pilgrims applied online this year and this trend will be encouraged on a large scale for next year's pilgrimage too, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here.
