Haj Pilgrimage

The private tour operators argued that the levy is discriminatory as it exempts certain pilgrims who undertake the journey through the Haj Committee of India

As many as 25,000 medics and more than 4,000 hospital beds will stand by during the Islamic pilgrimage which ends on the evening of July 12

AG submitted that the recommendations had been sent to the Haj Committee to add Chennai airport as one of the destinations for embarkation point for the Haj pilgrims

India sends the second largest number of Haj pilgrims after Indonesia

The selection process for pilgrims for Haj 2022 will be based on several Covid-appropriate criteria, including complete inoculation with all required doses, and in accordance with the guidelines

Arrangements are being made to provide coronavirus vaccine to Indian Haj pilgrims, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday

Haj pilgrims will have to submit Covid-19 negative report 72 hours prior to their journey to Saudi Arabia in 2021, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said

In light of the recent surge in cases, a senior official informed that authorities in Saudi Arabia are considering cancelling the annual Haj pilgrimage season

The committee to review the previous Haj Policy (2013-17) had suggested reducing the boarding points from 21 to nine

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that over 1.735 million pilgrims have arrived from abroad for the ritual

This year sees the return of pilgrims from Shiite Iran

Practice of ferrying devotees between Mumbai and Jeddah by waterways was stopped from 1995

Ostensibly, move is meant to help govt identify genuine applicants

The last date for submitting applications is January 24

General Statistics Authority said that the number of domestic pilgrims reached 537,537