SP govt built Haj House, Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan constructed under BJP rule: CM Yogi"Earlier Haj House was made in Ghaziabad. Our government constructed Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan. Earlier the mafia used to harass traders, b...
29 Jan, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Haj 2022 online application process starts; Naqvi announces enhanced facilitiesPeople can also apply through the Haj mobile app, a statement quoting the minister said. Indian Haj pilgrims will promote 'vocal for local'...
01 Nov, 2021, 04.12 PM IST
Selection of Haj pilgrims to be based on Covid-appropriate criteriaNaqvi said the entire Haj 2022 process will be held according to the necessary guidelines to be issued by the governments of India and Saud...
22 Oct, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Haj 2022 process in India to be 100% digital: Union minister NaqviThe Haj 2022 will be announced after consultations with different departments concerned in the upcoming Haj review meeting to be held in Ne...
10 Oct, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh government nominates members to Muslim bodiesThe Yogi Adityanath led government has announced nominations to UP Shia Central Waqf Board and the State Haj Committee, among others.
10 Sep, 2021, 10.25 AM IST
75th year of independence: India@75 celebrations to begin next monthThe idea is to ‘create a vision’ for India@2047. Apart from social and cultural events scientific achievements and technological advancemen...
16 Jan, 2021, 07.38 AM IST
Haj subsidy withdrawal: What about funds given for Hindu pilgrimages? asks OwaisiAIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today claimed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh gave funds for pilgrimages, and wanted to know if that w...
16 Jan, 2018, 10.51 PM IST
No subsidy for Haj, funds to be used for minority empowerment: NaqviNaqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from...
16 Jan, 2018, 09.54 PM IST
New Haj policy panel head suggests removing age bar on women travelling sans MehramThe Centre has for the first time decided to allow women pilgrims over the age of 45 to undertake the pilgrimage in groups of at least four...
07 Jan, 2018, 09.09 PM IST
Delhi High Court seeks Centre's reply on plea to quash Haj policy barring differently-abledA bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Ministry of Soc...
03 Jan, 2018, 02.45 PM IST
Move to allow women to go for Haj sans male companion giving positive results: NaqviMore than 2.63 lakh people have applied for undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage till December 13. Out of this, 1.38 lakh applications hav...
14 Dec, 2017, 04.03 PM IST
NDA govt ensured development of minorities, eradicated disease of appeasement: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi listed several schemes the government has been implementing for the welfare of the communities and talked about the proposed Haj Poli...
30 Oct, 2017, 04.10 PM IST
Review meeting on draft Haj policy on Nov 2Prior to that, the HCI and Haj committees from states and Union Territories (UTs) are scheduled to discuss the draft policy at two separate...
29 Oct, 2017, 12.14 PM IST
Embarkation points for Haj flights to remainAn expert committee had recommended that the number be brought down to nine, to “address the concerns of state governments and pilgrims”.
16 Oct, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
New Haj policy this week, Mumbai-Jeddah sea route to be revivedA key feature of the policy, expected to be implemented from the next year, will be to revive the option of sending pilgrims via the sea ro...
01 Oct, 2017, 12.33 PM IST
New Haj policy: Modi government planning 15 cruise trips for pilgrims between Mumbai and JeddahThe practice of ferrying devotees between Mumbai and Jeddah was stopped in 1995 after MV Akbari, the ship which was used for transporting p...
12 May, 2017, 12.50 AM IST
Over 1.7 lakh from India will perform Haj this yearA five-member committee is looking into whether subsidies have benefits and if pilgrims can travel paying less if there is no subsidy at al...
02 Apr, 2017, 03.39 PM IST