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Luxury Haj packages gain popularity among wealthy pilgrimsWealthy Haj pilgrims are increasingly opting for luxury Haj packages that offer five-star hotels near Haram Sharif, premium transport, upgr...
India signs bilateral Haj agreement 2024 with Saudi Arabia, easing journey for over 1.5 lakh pilgrimsUnion Minister Smriti Irani, along with Minister of State V Muraleedharan, signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Saudi Arabia's Mini...
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...
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...
Haj pilgrims should pray for peace and prosperity: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi flagged off the first batch of Haj 2022 pilgrims of Maharashtra from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here. As m...
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'...
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...
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...
Arrangements being made to vaccinate Haj pilgrims: NaqviNaqvi said around 50 per cent of the total applicants so far are women and over 700 women have so far applied under the without 'mehram' (m...
Last date for submitting Haj applications extended to January 10Naqvi also said that the Haj is scheduled for June- July 2021, and the entire process is being followed as per the guidelines issued by the...
Minority Affairs Ministry was hopeful of Haj till the endOn Monday night, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi received a phone call from Haj and Umrah Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad ...
Record 2 lakh Haj pilgrims from India this year: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi1.40 lakh pilgrims will go through the Haj Committee of India,.
Saudi Arabia increases India's Haj quota to 2 lakh after Modi-Salman talksThe decision was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting Saudi Crown Prin...
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...
Rs 57 cr less to be paid to airlines this year as air fare for Haj pilgrims: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi"Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year even after ending the Haj subsidy," a statement from his office quoted the minister as...
Global tender floated for shipping firms to revive sea route for Haj: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviSaudi Arabia had earlier given its nod to India's plan to revive the option of sea travel to Jeddah, over two decades after the practice wa...
1,308 women to perform Haj without male guardians, informs Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThis is first time that women will be performing rituals without a 'mahram'. The Centre plans to deployed Haj assistants to help the women ...
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...
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."