pilgrims
- India
Amarnath yatra: 4,000 pilgrims of 7000 forced to return midway
Jammu: A fresh batch of 7,053 Amarnath pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday for the twin base camps in Ganderbal district but over half of them were forced to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Nearly 1 million Muslims complete Haj in 2022
Makkah: Nearly 1 million pilgrims successfully completed Haj on July 9 as they prayed on the plains of Arafa and moved to Muzdalifa. The pilgrims also stoned the symbolic devil in Jamrat…
- India
Amarnath Yatra resumes today, pilgrims hopeful of ‘darshan’
Jammu: Amarnath Yatra, which was partially suspended after a cloudburst incident near the holy cave, resumed on Monday morning.A fresh batch of Amarnath pilgrims has started to move from the Jammu base…
- India
Five pilgrims from AP reported missing in Amarnath tragedy
Amaravati: At least five pilgrims, including two women, from Andhra Pradesh were reported missing in the cloudburst and flash flood near the holy Amaranth cave in Kashmir, the state government said here…
- Telangana
Amarnath cloud burst: Telangana sets up helpline in Delhi
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana on Saturday set up a helpline number in Delhi’s Telangana Bhavan to help people in distress following the cloud burst in Amarnath. Devotees stuck at the Amarnath…
- India
Over 6,000 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath base camps
Jammu: The 11th batch of over 6,000 Amarnath pilgrims left the Jammu city on Saturday for the twin base camps in Kashmir even as the annual pilgrimage to the cave shine in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia at full capacity to ensure pilgrims’ health during Hajj: Minister
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced that its health services were running at full capacity to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during the ongoing Hajj season. Health Minister Fahad bin Abdulrahman…
- Photos
In pics: Thousands of pilgrims visit Amarnath Cave Temple
Srinagar: Amid tight security cover, pilgrims from different parts of the country visited Amarnath Cave Temples from Mahagunas Pass in Pahalgam as well as Baltal, Sonmarg. The 43-day Yatra this year will…
- Kashmir
J-K: Langar committees gearing up to facilitate Amarnath Yatra pilgrims
Ramban [Jammu and Kashmir]: With two days left for the Amarnath Yatra, the langar committees are gearing up to facilitate Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Udhampur and Baltal. In Jammu and Kashmir, all…
- Telangana
Haj 2022: Fourth batch of Telangana pilgrims depart from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As the Haj season nears, the fourth batch of 377 pilgrims, from Telangana on Saturday took the flight to Saudi Arabia and were flagged off by the state finance minister T…
- Telangana
Two batches of Telangana pilgrims reach Makkah
Hyderabad. The Chairman of the Telangana Haj Committee Mohammed Saleem said on Tuesday that two batches of Telangana pilgrims reached Makkah safely and performed Umrah and now they devoting most of their…
- World
SL Muslims permitted to fly for Haj; must transfer USD 1,500 from overseas
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to permit its Muslim citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia to peform Haj on condition that they pay USD 1,500 in foreign currency from abroad without…
- India
First Haj 2022 flight with 145 pilgrims takes off from Srinagar
Srinagar: The first Hajj 2022 flight carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia left the Srinagar International Airport on Sunday. The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia re-starts this year after remaining suspended for two…
- Telangana
Telangana: Meningitis vaccination drive for Haj pilgrims
Hyderabad: The Telangana Haj committee chairman on Friday surveyed the travel arrangements for pilgrims ahead of their departure for the annual Islamic pilgrimage. They also announced a vaccination camp for the pilgrims…
- Telangana
Telangana: 1800 Hajis to travel to Mecca as Haj resumes
Hyderabad: Hajis from Andhra Pradesh, will be travelling from Telangana, along with a few Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Hajis. “We, along with the government of Telangana have visited the airport twice to…
