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298 Hajj Pilgrims Return To Lucknow In Flight From Saudi Arabia
The first flight from Saudi Arabia carrying 298 Hajj pilgrims returned to Lucknow today at 4:36 pm. Haj pilgrims were welcomed by the Uttar Pradesh Hajj committee's chairman Mohsin Raza at Lucknow airport.
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Congress, BJP Helped Kausar Jahan Win Delhi Haj Committee Poll: AAP
The AAP today alleged that it was because of the "complicity" of the Congress and the BJP that Kausar Jahan from the saffron party was elected to the Delhi State Haj Committee chairperson's post.
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BJP's Kausar Jahan Is Delhi's New Haj Committee Chief, Wrests Post From AAP
In a setback to the AAP, BJP leader Kausar Jahan was elected as the Delhi Haj Committee chairperson today.
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States To Inform Supreme Court In 2 Weeks About Setting Up Haj Committees
The Supreme Court today directed States to inform it about the status of constitution of Haj committees within two weeks.
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"Little Chance Of Haj 2020": Pilgrimage Body Offers 100% Refund
Pilgrims who desire to cancel their Haj journey for 2020 amid the outbreak of coronavirus worldwide, will be given 100 per cent refund, Haj Committee of India Chief Executive Officer Masood Ahmed Khan said on Saturday.
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Madhya Pradesh Budget Announces Cow Welfare Fund, Hikes Haj Panel Grant
The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday presented its maiden budget aiming to please various sections of society wherein it has proposed to allocate Rs 132 crore for the welfare of bovines and hiked grant to the state Waqf Board and Haj committee.
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Haj 2019 Application Process To Start From Thursday
The applications for the next year's Haj pilgrimage will be accepted online from Thursday and the process will be fully digital, the Haj Committee of India announced Wednesday.
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Rs 57 Crore Less To Be Paid To Airlines For Haj, Says Minorities Minister
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year for Haj pilgrims travelling through the Haj Committee of India even after the ending of subsidy for the pilgrimage.
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Haj Pilgrims Are Not Consumers, Cannot Claim Refund, Says Top Consumer Court
Haj pilgrims are not consumers, the top consumer commission has observed while denying relief to a man and his son who claimed refund for being provided lower category services by the Haj Committee of India in 2008 despite paying for a higher category.
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Court Asks Centre For View On Independent Body For Haj Pilgrims
The Delhi High Court today asked the centre to examine grievances raised in a PIL seeking an independent Muslim body to look into arrangements for Haj pilgrims, holding that it was an important issue which needed its "considerable view".
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Plea In High Court To Set Up Independent Body For Haj Pilgrims
A Public Interest Litigation or PIL seeking an independent Muslim body to look into the arrangements for Haj pilgrims and quashing of the government controlled Haj Committee has been filed in the Delhi High Court.
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Official Removed After Repainting Saffron Wall Of Haj Complex in Uttar Pradesh
A top Haj Committee official in Uttar Pradesh who replaced the saffron colour of the complex's boundary walls this month, has been replaced, the Yogi Adityanath government announced on Tuesday.
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In Uttar Pradesh, Haj Office Boundary Wall Goes Saffron, Clerics See Red
The wooden gate of the Haj committee office in Lucknow is still green. But the boundary wall of the complex in the heart of the city has overnight got a fresh coat of paint in a different colour: saffron.
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Criticism Of Haj Policy On Travel Rules For Women Invalid: Panel Member
A member of the Haj policy committee has defended a suggestion to allow women to go on pilgrimage alone without a mehram or someone to escort her, after some people criticised the new draft policy
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Privatisation Of Air India Will Impact Haj Operations: Government Panel
A Centre-appointed committee has said privatisation of Air India will have serious consequences on Haj operations and suggested the minority affairs and civil aviation ministries prepare their response in case the proposed disinvestment goes through.
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298 Hajj Pilgrims Return To Lucknow In Flight From Saudi Arabia
The first flight from Saudi Arabia carrying 298 Hajj pilgrims returned to Lucknow today at 4:36 pm. Haj pilgrims were welcomed by the Uttar Pradesh Hajj committee's chairman Mohsin Raza at Lucknow airport.
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Congress, BJP Helped Kausar Jahan Win Delhi Haj Committee Poll: AAP
The AAP today alleged that it was because of the "complicity" of the Congress and the BJP that Kausar Jahan from the saffron party was elected to the Delhi State Haj Committee chairperson's post.
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BJP's Kausar Jahan Is Delhi's New Haj Committee Chief, Wrests Post From AAP
In a setback to the AAP, BJP leader Kausar Jahan was elected as the Delhi Haj Committee chairperson today.
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States To Inform Supreme Court In 2 Weeks About Setting Up Haj Committees
The Supreme Court today directed States to inform it about the status of constitution of Haj committees within two weeks.
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"Little Chance Of Haj 2020": Pilgrimage Body Offers 100% Refund
Pilgrims who desire to cancel their Haj journey for 2020 amid the outbreak of coronavirus worldwide, will be given 100 per cent refund, Haj Committee of India Chief Executive Officer Masood Ahmed Khan said on Saturday.
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Madhya Pradesh Budget Announces Cow Welfare Fund, Hikes Haj Panel Grant
The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday presented its maiden budget aiming to please various sections of society wherein it has proposed to allocate Rs 132 crore for the welfare of bovines and hiked grant to the state Waqf Board and Haj committee.
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Haj 2019 Application Process To Start From Thursday
The applications for the next year's Haj pilgrimage will be accepted online from Thursday and the process will be fully digital, the Haj Committee of India announced Wednesday.
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Rs 57 Crore Less To Be Paid To Airlines For Haj, Says Minorities Minister
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year for Haj pilgrims travelling through the Haj Committee of India even after the ending of subsidy for the pilgrimage.
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Haj Pilgrims Are Not Consumers, Cannot Claim Refund, Says Top Consumer Court
Haj pilgrims are not consumers, the top consumer commission has observed while denying relief to a man and his son who claimed refund for being provided lower category services by the Haj Committee of India in 2008 despite paying for a higher category.
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Court Asks Centre For View On Independent Body For Haj Pilgrims
The Delhi High Court today asked the centre to examine grievances raised in a PIL seeking an independent Muslim body to look into arrangements for Haj pilgrims, holding that it was an important issue which needed its "considerable view".
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Plea In High Court To Set Up Independent Body For Haj Pilgrims
A Public Interest Litigation or PIL seeking an independent Muslim body to look into the arrangements for Haj pilgrims and quashing of the government controlled Haj Committee has been filed in the Delhi High Court.
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Official Removed After Repainting Saffron Wall Of Haj Complex in Uttar Pradesh
A top Haj Committee official in Uttar Pradesh who replaced the saffron colour of the complex's boundary walls this month, has been replaced, the Yogi Adityanath government announced on Tuesday.
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In Uttar Pradesh, Haj Office Boundary Wall Goes Saffron, Clerics See Red
The wooden gate of the Haj committee office in Lucknow is still green. But the boundary wall of the complex in the heart of the city has overnight got a fresh coat of paint in a different colour: saffron.
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Criticism Of Haj Policy On Travel Rules For Women Invalid: Panel Member
A member of the Haj policy committee has defended a suggestion to allow women to go on pilgrimage alone without a mehram or someone to escort her, after some people criticised the new draft policy
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Privatisation Of Air India Will Impact Haj Operations: Government Panel
A Centre-appointed committee has said privatisation of Air India will have serious consequences on Haj operations and suggested the minority affairs and civil aviation ministries prepare their response in case the proposed disinvestment goes through.
