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First batch of Hajj pilgrims leave for Saudi Arabia from Srinagar

Srinagar: The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform this year’s...

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First batch of Hajj pilgrims to leave for Saudi Arabia on July 4

Div Com reviews arrangements Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan on Tuesday directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Kashmir Division and...

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Hajj 2019 application process to start from Thursday

Srinagar: The applications for the next year’s Hajj pilgrimage will be accepted online from Thursday and the process will be fully digital,...

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Saudi Arabia warns possibility of floods in Makkah

The Saudi Meterology Department announced on Sunday the possibility of floods in Mecca because of medium to heavy thundery rain, the Al Akhbariya...

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First batch of Hajj pilgrims to arrive on August 28, Div Com reviews arrangements

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today convened a meeting to review the arrangements being made for pilgrims of the state...

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Modernising Hajj: Saudi Arabia introduces free nap pods for pilgrims

Saudi Arabia has planned to introduce Japan-inspired ‘capsule pods’ in the Holy city of Makkah in the coming days as Hajj, the...

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‘Parking woes’ at Hajj House after ‘positive initiative’ brought in by Traffic Police

As the Hajj pilgrims are leaving for their holy annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, those accompanying them to the Baitul Hujaj (Hajj...

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Mehbooba thanks Modi for reducing Hajj airfare

Srinagar: Mehbooba Mufti, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, thanked Narendra Modi for reducing the airfare to Hajj pilgrimage from this year....

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