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Congress demands withdrawal of circular asking Haj pilgrims to pay Rs 10,000 moreThe Congress party has demanded the withdrawal of a Rs 10,000 airfare increase for Haj pilgrims. The party alleges the Modi government has ...- Haj forms to be made available for free; 25 embarkation points this year: Minority Affairs MinistryHaj package costs have been reduced by approximately Rs 50,000 as the money that was deposited with the Haj Committee for foreign exchange ...
- 2,000 additional seats allotted to J-K for Haj 2018 as 'special quota': Mukhtar Abbas NaqviA total of 10,062 seats have been allocated to Jammu and Kashmir for Haj 2018 up from 7,960 seats allotted to the state for Haj 2017.
- Supreme Court asks Centre to give details of 5th time applicants for HajA bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud sought the Centre's response by February 19.
- Saudi Arabia increases India's Haj quota by 5,000: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviUnion minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claimed that the increase over the past two years - of nearly 40,000 - is a "record expansion" since Ind...
- Saudi Arabia okays India's plan to ferry Haj pilgrims via sea route: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi said that sending pilgrims through ships would help cut down travel expenses significantly and added that it would be a "revolutionar...
- 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...
- 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...
- Congress let Haj ban stay even when Saudi ended it: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviCongress on Tuesday accused Narendra Modi of lying that the government has removed the restriction and will now allow Muslim women to trave...
- 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...
- Centre announces multiple embarkation points for Haj pilgrims"There are 21 major embarkation points in the country, but Haj travellers have been using other cities as well to fly to Saudi Arabia."
- 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...
- 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”.
- Haj move shows government’s intent to empower women: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviClerics have opposed the government’s move by stating that the reform violates the rules of Sharia and that it is a form of “unwarrantable ...
- Haj subsidy to be abolished gradually: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThe minority affairs minister said the committee also suggested that the money spent on the Haj subsidy be used for the educational empower...
- 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...
- 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...
- Scrap Haj subsidy; use it for Muslims' education: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has directed the Centre to reduce, and abolish within 10 years, the huge subsidy provided for Haj pilgrims.
- Supreme Court disapproves Haj subsidy, to be eliminated within 10 yearsThe Supreme Court Tuesday came out against the government policy of providing subsidy to the pilgrims going for Haj to the holy city of Mec...
- No High court relief for haj private tour operatorsHC has upheld the legality of government’s new Haj policy requiring all private tour operators to have 250 square feet office space
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