More than 50 per cent of them are women artisans, he said while addressing a press conference at the 35th ”Hunar Haat” organised here at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium.
Tag: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Those giving communal colour to population control efforts in UP ‘enemies’ of country: Naqvi
While addressing the newly-elected representatives of panchayats on his two-day visit to Rampur, the BJP leader said population control is the need of the hour and it is heartening that the campaign for population control is being started from Uttar Pradesh, which is India’s most populous state.
Government to provide 5 crore scholarships over 5 years to empower minorities
Naqvi made the remarks while chairing the governing body and general body meetings of Maulana Azad Education Foundation here.
EC warns Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi over ‘Modiji ki Sena’ remark
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday warned Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi against “using references to the defence forces for political propaganda” in future after his “Modiji ki sena” (Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Army) comment was found violative of the model code of conduct (MCC). Naqvi was earlier issued[Read More…]
Union Minister Naqvi booked for calling Azam Khan ‘Mogambo’
Lucknow: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has been booked for calling Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan ‘Mogambo, a popular villain character from Bollywood. The Union Minister of Minority Affairs referred to Azam Khan as Mogambo during a rally in Rampur on Monday, after Khan in a Sunday event made slanderous[Read More…]
School drop-out down to half among Muslim girls: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Mumbai: The drop-out among Muslim girls, which was as high as 70 per cent, has been reduced to 35-40 per cent due to awareness and educational empowerment programmes of the government, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here on Saturday. The government is working on a mission[Read More…]
Haj 2019: Here is how you can register online
The online application process for Haj 2019 will start from Thursday, October 17, 2018, while the offline process will begin from October 22, 2018, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced on Wednesday. “Haj 2019 announced today, 2 months before schedule compared to last year’s Haj. It is for the first[Read More…]
Despite ending Haj subsidy, no financial burden on pilgrims: Naqvi
Mumbai: 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 here on Wednesday. Terming the Haj-2018[Read More…]
Union Minister unveils 568kg ladoo cut on PM Modi’s 68th Birthday
Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday unveiled a huge ladoo weighing 568 kg at an event organised in New delhi to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s 68th birthday. The ladoo was cut by Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International social service organization, which has been[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia ups India’s Haj quota by 5,000: Government
More pilgrims can now proceed for Haj this year as Indias quota of pilgrims has been hiked by 5,000 by Saudi Arabia, the government announced on Tuesday. The decision by Riyadh came days after Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi signed a bilateral annual agreement for Haj 2018 with[Read More…]
Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Piyush Goyal promoted to union cabinet
Four ministers were promoted to the cabinet rank and nine new ministers took oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday morning following the cabinet reshuffling. The focus is now on who PM Modi will pick to be the new defence and railways ministers. Ministers from the Janata Dal United, will[Read More…]
Not singing Vande Mataram doesn’t make anyone anti-national: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that singing ‘Vande Mataram’ is a “matter of choice” and those refusing to sing it could not be called anti- nationals. “Singing Vande Mataram is absolutely an individual’s choice. Those who want to sing can sing it, those who don’t, may not. Not[Read More…]
Govt to build toilets in 1 lakh madrassas
Government forms a panel to look into scrapping huge Haj subsidy
Ministry of minority affairs formed a team to scrutinize if the Haj subsidy should continue on Thursday. Headed by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the ministry is yet to declare the members of the committee. Notably, the board has not been specified a time period to submit its report, said sources in[Read More…]