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Fitness camp, smooth flight access ...Delhi Haj Committee takes several steps for ease of Haj pilgrimsThe camp has been planned in view of the need for stamina and fitness during the pilgrimage."A special camp with a focus on physical fitnes...23 May, 2023, 09.43 PM IST- Haj 2023: First batch of 381 Hajis from India leaves for Saudi ArabiaUnion Minister Meenakashi Lekhi and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena flagged off the first batch of Hajis from Indira Gandhi Internation...22 May, 2023, 07.08 AM IST
- Government to re-allocate Go First's Haj flights to IndiGo, two Saudi carriersThe decision comes against the backdrop of the uncertainty over cash-starved Go First, which has cancelled all flights since May 3. The bud...11 May, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
- Govt waiting for Saudi Arabia to take call on Haj, says Union Minorities Affairs Minister NaqviNaqvi said there has been no Haj pilgrimage for last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We want Haj to happen this year. But it depen...24 Mar, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
- Number of Haj pilgrims from Bengal to be halved in 2021: Haj Committee MemberThe state Haj committee has received 1,100 applications since November 10 from people living in different districts of the state expressing...18 Nov, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
- Saudi Arabia to lift nationwide curfew, resume economic activities from SundayThe curfew will be lifted as of 6 AM local time on Sunday. Restrictions will remain, however, for religious pilgrimages, international trav...20 Jun, 2020, 08.04 PM IST
- Muslims from India undertaking Haj this year seems unlikely: SourcesA circular issued by the Haj Committee of India on Friday said only a few weeks are left for the preparatory work in India for Haj 2020, ye...06 Jun, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
- Over 2,300 women to go on Haj this year without 'Mehram': Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThe Modi government had last year allowed women going to Haj without Mehram, which had resulted in about 1,300 Muslim women going for the p...16 Jan, 2019, 02.07 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu announces Haj subsidy, months after Centre scrapped grantTN will from this year provide Rs 6 crore subsidy every year for followers of Islam to undertake the sacred Haj yatra, the CM said03 Jul, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
- Muslims were cheated in name of Haj subsidy: AIMPLB"The subsidy was not given to those going on Haj but it was for Air India that is running in losses. It was an eyewash. Muslims were cheate...16 Jan, 2018, 08.53 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
- UP minister Mohsin Raza wants rich Muslims to give up Haj SubsidyRaza lost his cool at the haj office on Thursday when he spotted Azam Khan’s pictures still on the walls and asked officials to realise a n...25 Mar, 2017, 12.25 AM IST
- Quota for babus, politicians in Haj list irks SCThe Supreme Court has frowned upon the government policy of providing VIP quota in the annual Haj pilgrimage.17 Apr, 2012, 02.55 AM IST
- Centre ropes in Saudi airlines to fly Haj pilgrimsTender route saves Rs 175 cr for govt on Haj subsidy.21 Oct, 2010, 03.45 AM IST
- India seeks enhancement in Haj quotaIndia has approached the Saudi Arabian government for increasing quota for its Haj pilgrims.07 Sep, 2008, 07.43 PM IST
- Govt increases Huj subsidy to Rs 1.1 lakhIn a move that is certain to invite criticism from the Sangh Parivar, the Manmohan Singh government on Thursday decided to increase the sub...17 Nov, 2006, 01.58 AM IST
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