The Directorate of Public Health (DPH) has announced that arrangements have been made for the vaccination of persons undertaking the Haj in the coming days. As many as 5,675 of the 1,75,025 people are travelling from Tamil Nadu, according to the Director of Public Health T.S. Selvavinayagam. The Union government had provided 8,025 doses … Read more
Telangana State Haj Committee chairman Mohammed Saleem was slapped with a fine for allegedly installing a large cut-out on the road. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s Directorate of Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management fined Mr Saleem, who also served as a Member of the Legislative Council, ₹5,000 for the offence. E-Challan generated for the post … Read more
A general view shows tents housing Muslims pilgrims in Mina, near Islam’s holy city of Mecca, on June 26, 2023 during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. | Photo Credit: AFP Palestinian pilgrim Abu Anas Abu Rahal was hoping to find cheaper lodgings for a week-long stay in Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, as the minimum … Read more
Naqvi said there has been no Haj pilgrimage for last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government is waiting for Saudi Arabia’s decision on hosting the annual Haj pilgrimage, but has started preparations to send pilgrims from 10 embarking points, Union Minorities Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in Lok Sabha on Thursday. … Read more