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Saudi Arabia says will hold ‘limited’ Haj this year
Saudi citizens and pilgrims already in the kingdom will be allowed but arrivals from abroad will be barred due to the coronavirusThe decision is taken to ensure Haj is performed in a safe manner from a public health perspective
1 min read23 Jun 2020News in Numbers: Tamil Nadu CM announces Rs6 crore subsidy for Haj pilgrims
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3 min read4 Jul 2018Modi govt announces reduction in Haj airfare
The reduction will be applicable to passages on Air India, Saudi Airlines and Flynas, an air carrier based in Saudi Arabia, to Jeddah and Medina from 21 airports in India
1 min read27 Feb 2018Government ends Haj subsidy
Minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the government has abolished the Haj subsidy in accordance with a Supreme Court order in 2012
1 min read16 Jan 2018Saudi Arabia nod for India’s plan to ferry Haj pilgrims via sea route: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says Saudi Arabia has given its approval to India's plan to revive the option of ferrying Haj pilgrims via sea route to Jeddah
1 min read9 Jan 2018Government expected to come out with new Haj policy this week
A key feature of the new Haj policy, expected to be implemented from next year, will be to revive the option of sending pilgrims via the sea route to Jeddah
2 min read1 Oct 2017News in numbers | Facebook’s Internet.org platform gets 30 new partners in India
Amitabh Bachchan gives up LPG subsidy; 700 pilgrims die in worst Hajj disaster
3 min read25 Sep 201514 Indians dead in Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia
The incident has claimed 717 lives and left over 800 injured
1 min read25 Sep 2015Air India to operate special flights for Haj pilgrims
A total of 230 direct flights in two phases will fly 38,000 Hajjis directly to Jeddah
2 min read17 Aug 2015Popular Topics
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