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First Group Of Indian Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Medina
The Haj subsidy provided by the government was removed last year in the light of a Supreme Court order of 2012.
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Record 2 Lakh Haj Pilgrims From India In 2019: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said a record number of two lakh Indian Muslims will go to Haj this year, that too without any subsidy, on more than 500 flights from 21 embarkation points across the country.
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No Financial Burden On Pilgrims Despite Ending Haj Subsidy, Says Minister
Despite the removal of the Haj subsidy from the 2018 pilgrimage season, there was no financial burden on the pilgrims as middlemen were eliminated and a transparent, fully online system was put in place, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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Opinion: Second Major Case Of Team Modi Misusing Supreme Court Order
In a secular country such as India, should public money be used to fund individuals to join religious yatras of their choice?
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States To Discuss Steps To Empower Minorities Today: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Minority affairs ministers and ministers of social justice from several states will discuss measures to empower minorities "without appeasement" at a meet in Lucknow today, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday.
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Haj Subsidy Scrapped, Twitter Says, "Wonderful News"
In a big move by the government, Haj subsidy for thousands of Muslims who go on Haj pilgrimage each year was today scrapped. This means that the Haj pilgrims will no longer get benefits like discounts on Air India flight tickets.
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What Is Haj Subsidy? Why Is It Scrapped? All You Need To Know
In a big move by the government, Haj subsidy for thousands of Muslims who go on Haj pilgrimage each year has been scrapped.
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Haj Subsidy Withdrawn, Government Says Muslims Didn't Benefit From It
Thousands of Muslims who go on Haj pilgrimage each year will no longer get subsidised or cheaper air tickets, the government said today. The big move would help empower Muslims with dignity, said union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, adding, "We believe in empowerment without appeasement."
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18-Year-Old Jailed In UP For 42 Days, Beaten In Cell Over Facebook Posts
He made light of the Ganga being declared a "living entity", debated BJP's promise of building a Ram Mandir and wondered why the Centre was not withdrawing the Haj subsidy given to Air India.
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Draft Haj Policy Proposes Abolishing Haj Subsidy
Abolishing subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women above 45 to travel in a group of at least four without a male member are some of the key highlights of a proposed Haj policy drafted by a committee appointed by the Centre, sources said.
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Kerala says no to scrapping of Haj subsidy at one go
A meeting of Muslim religious organisations on Thursday opined that they were not opposed to doing away with the Haj subsidy in a phased manner.
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Kerala to formulate stand on Haj subsidy
The Kerala Government would convene a meeting of Muslim religious organisations in the state to elicit their views on the recent Supreme Court direction to the Centre to phase out Haj subsidy, according to Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty.
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Phase out Haj subsidy in ten years, Supreme Court tells Govt: 10 big facts
Directing the government to progressively "eliminate" this policy within a period of 10 years, a bench of justices Altamas Kabir and Ranjana Prakash Desai said today, "We hold that this (subsidy) policy is best done away with." This interim order is also applicable to the Haj pilgrimage of 2012.
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Supreme Court strikes down Centre's policy of subsidies to Haj pilgrims
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre to eliminate Haj subsidy after 10 years. The court also directed the Centre to reduce the number of its representatives to be sent along with Haj delegations.
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Haj to be once in a lifetime affair: Centre tells Supreme Court
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to restrict Haj pilgrimage at government subsidy to Muslims only as a "once in a lifetime" affair as against the existing policy of "once in five years".
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First Group Of Indian Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Medina
The Haj subsidy provided by the government was removed last year in the light of a Supreme Court order of 2012.
-
Record 2 Lakh Haj Pilgrims From India In 2019: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said a record number of two lakh Indian Muslims will go to Haj this year, that too without any subsidy, on more than 500 flights from 21 embarkation points across the country.
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No Financial Burden On Pilgrims Despite Ending Haj Subsidy, Says Minister
Despite the removal of the Haj subsidy from the 2018 pilgrimage season, there was no financial burden on the pilgrims as middlemen were eliminated and a transparent, fully online system was put in place, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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Opinion: Second Major Case Of Team Modi Misusing Supreme Court Order
In a secular country such as India, should public money be used to fund individuals to join religious yatras of their choice?
-
States To Discuss Steps To Empower Minorities Today: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Minority affairs ministers and ministers of social justice from several states will discuss measures to empower minorities "without appeasement" at a meet in Lucknow today, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday.
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Haj Subsidy Scrapped, Twitter Says, "Wonderful News"
In a big move by the government, Haj subsidy for thousands of Muslims who go on Haj pilgrimage each year was today scrapped. This means that the Haj pilgrims will no longer get benefits like discounts on Air India flight tickets.
-
What Is Haj Subsidy? Why Is It Scrapped? All You Need To Know
In a big move by the government, Haj subsidy for thousands of Muslims who go on Haj pilgrimage each year has been scrapped.
-
Haj Subsidy Withdrawn, Government Says Muslims Didn't Benefit From It
Thousands of Muslims who go on Haj pilgrimage each year will no longer get subsidised or cheaper air tickets, the government said today. The big move would help empower Muslims with dignity, said union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, adding, "We believe in empowerment without appeasement."
-
18-Year-Old Jailed In UP For 42 Days, Beaten In Cell Over Facebook Posts
He made light of the Ganga being declared a "living entity", debated BJP's promise of building a Ram Mandir and wondered why the Centre was not withdrawing the Haj subsidy given to Air India.
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Draft Haj Policy Proposes Abolishing Haj Subsidy
Abolishing subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women above 45 to travel in a group of at least four without a male member are some of the key highlights of a proposed Haj policy drafted by a committee appointed by the Centre, sources said.
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Kerala says no to scrapping of Haj subsidy at one go
A meeting of Muslim religious organisations on Thursday opined that they were not opposed to doing away with the Haj subsidy in a phased manner.
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Kerala to formulate stand on Haj subsidy
The Kerala Government would convene a meeting of Muslim religious organisations in the state to elicit their views on the recent Supreme Court direction to the Centre to phase out Haj subsidy, according to Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty.
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Phase out Haj subsidy in ten years, Supreme Court tells Govt: 10 big facts
Directing the government to progressively "eliminate" this policy within a period of 10 years, a bench of justices Altamas Kabir and Ranjana Prakash Desai said today, "We hold that this (subsidy) policy is best done away with." This interim order is also applicable to the Haj pilgrimage of 2012.
-
Supreme Court strikes down Centre's policy of subsidies to Haj pilgrims
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre to eliminate Haj subsidy after 10 years. The court also directed the Centre to reduce the number of its representatives to be sent along with Haj delegations.
-
Haj to be once in a lifetime affair: Centre tells Supreme Court
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to restrict Haj pilgrimage at government subsidy to Muslims only as a "once in a lifetime" affair as against the existing policy of "once in five years".
