Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has granted 2.664 million visas for pilgrims to perform Umrah this year, a 2.79 per cent up over the corresponding period last year, according to official statistics released on Friday. Up till now, 2.250 million pilgrims have entered the kingdom to perform Umrah, a growth of 3.47[Read More…]
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Supreme Court asks to phase out mule rides for Vaishno Devi pilgrims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from the Katra base camp to the Vaishno Devi shrine and to rehabilitate mule owners. A bench of Justice Madan B.[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…]
Bihar: Two pilgrims killed in stampede on the banks of Ganga
Two pilgrims died and over a dozen others were injured on Saturday in a stampede on the banks of the Ganga river in Bihar’s Begusarai district, an official said. The incident took place at a major bathing spot at Simaria ghat on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, when thousands of[Read More…]
Amarnath accident: 17 Amarnath pilgrims killed; death toll may rise
At least 17 Amarnath pilgrims, including 14 men and two women, killed when a bus falls into a gorge in J&K’s Ramban district. The bus carried 46 persons, including the driver. Most of the passengers were from Rajasthan, Bihar, Haryana, and MP. The toll may rise as several of the[Read More…]
Faith makes a person brave: SRK on pilgrims resuming Amarnath yatra
Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, who condemned the Amarnath terror attack earlier, strongly feels that faith makes a person brave. The 51-year-old star took to Twitter and applauded the courage of the pilgrims, who are continuing the Amarnath Yatra despite the terrorist attack that happened on Monday. Saw Pilgrims determined[Read More…]
China denies permission to Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims to cross Nathu La pass
The annual Kailash Mansarovar yatra was disrupted after China denied permission to pilgrims to cross the Nathu La pass. Reportedly, China declined permission to around 50 pilgrims to proceed to the Mount Kailash through the Nathu La pass. The country cited damage to roads owing to rains and landslides in[Read More…]
21 pilgrims from Indore killed in bus accident in Uttarakhand
At least 23 pilgrims from Indore district of Madhya Pradesh died after a bus carrying them fell into the Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on Tuesday evening. The pilgrims had gone to Dehradun by train but took the bus on their way to Kedarnath. The accident happened around 7[Read More…]
Massive landslide on Badrinath highway leaves 15,000 pilgrims stranded
In a tragic incident, nearly 15,000 tourists were stranded after a massive landslide was reported in Uttarakhand’s Vishnuprayag region that lies on the Badrinath route. The landslide was caused due to the incessant rainfall in Chamoli district over the past few days. Reportedly, the landslide that began in the afternoon[Read More…]
Alcohol test to be mandatory for pilgrims visiting Chardham
The Uttarakhand tourism department has planned few mandatory alcohol tests for people going on Chardham Yatra. The pilgrims visiting Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines for pilgrimage season 2017 will have to go through multiple alcohol tests. The Yatra will begin with the opening of Gangotri Temple portals on April[Read More…]