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Record 2 Lakh Haj Pilgrims From India In 2019: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
- Sunday June 9, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
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
- Thursday October 18, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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Rs 57 Crore Less To Be Paid To Airlines For Haj, Says Minorities Minister
- Saturday June 30, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Muslim Bodies Demand Competitive Bidding Among Airlines For Haj Pilgrims
- Thursday January 18, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A day after the Narendra Modi government announced withdrawal of the Haj subsidy, prominent Muslim organisations, including Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, on Wednesday reiterated their demand for competitive bidding among airlines to ferry Haj pilgrims between Delhi and Jeddah.
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Haj Subsidy Scrapped, Twitter Says, "Wonderful News"
- Tuesday January 16, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
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
- Wednesday January 17, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
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
- Tuesday January 16, 2018
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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
- Wednesday October 11, 2017
- Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India
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
- Sunday October 8, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
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 regrets Centre rejecting plea for higher Haj quota
- Thursday May 10, 2012
- South | Press Trust of India
Kerala has expressed disappointment over the Centre rejecting its request for raising the state's Haj quota by determining the number of pilgrims to be flown to Mecca on the basis of total number of applicants from each state.
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Haj to be once in a lifetime affair: Centre tells Supreme Court
- Sunday April 15, 2012
- India News | Press Trust of India
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".
- www.ndtv.com
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Record 2 Lakh Haj Pilgrims From India In 2019: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
- Sunday June 9, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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No Financial Burden On Pilgrims Despite Ending Haj Subsidy, Says Minister
- Thursday October 18, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rs 57 Crore Less To Be Paid To Airlines For Haj, Says Minorities Minister
- Saturday June 30, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Muslim Bodies Demand Competitive Bidding Among Airlines For Haj Pilgrims
- Thursday January 18, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A day after the Narendra Modi government announced withdrawal of the Haj subsidy, prominent Muslim organisations, including Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, on Wednesday reiterated their demand for competitive bidding among airlines to ferry Haj pilgrims between Delhi and Jeddah.
- www.ndtv.com
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Haj Subsidy Scrapped, Twitter Says, "Wonderful News"
- Tuesday January 16, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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What Is Haj Subsidy? Why Is It Scrapped? All You Need To Know
- Wednesday January 17, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
In a big move by the government, Haj subsidy for thousands of Muslims who go on Haj pilgrimage each year has been scrapped.
- www.ndtv.com
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Haj Subsidy Withdrawn, Government Says Muslims Didn't Benefit From It
- Tuesday January 16, 2018
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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."
- www.ndtv.com
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18-Year-Old Jailed In UP For 42 Days, Beaten In Cell Over Facebook Posts
- Wednesday October 11, 2017
- Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Draft Haj Policy Proposes Abolishing Haj Subsidy
- Sunday October 8, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kerala regrets Centre rejecting plea for higher Haj quota
- Thursday May 10, 2012
- South | Press Trust of India
Kerala has expressed disappointment over the Centre rejecting its request for raising the state's Haj quota by determining the number of pilgrims to be flown to Mecca on the basis of total number of applicants from each state.
- www.ndtv.com
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Haj to be once in a lifetime affair: Centre tells Supreme Court
- Sunday April 15, 2012
- India News | Press Trust of India
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".
- www.ndtv.com