Tag: Haj

Bhubaneswar: As many as 731 pilgrims including 298 women from the state will go for Haj this year. According to sources, the State Haj Committee selected 731 persons for the 45-day pilgrimage to Mecca beginning mid-July. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today felicitated the selected Haj pilgrims at Jayadev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. Speaking on the occasion, […]

Srinagar: The first flight carrying a batch of 310 pilgrims, returning from Saudi Arabia, after performing the Haj landed here on Tuesday. The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, Basheer Khan, and Inspector General of Police S.P. Pani along with other officials received the pilgrims. Another flight carrying 650 pilgrims is scheduled to land here later on […]

Mumbai: In a major development, the Haj Committee of India (HCI) has said that no Indian Muslims shall be allowed to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage unless they have…