and plastic bags in 10 temple towns and pilgrimage centres with immediate...
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Andhra Pradesh government iscommitted to the welfare of minorities and it has introducedseveral schemes for their welfare, Chief Minister K Rosaiahsaid here today.The state government has increased the budget forminority welfare from Rs 175 crore in 2008-09 to Rs 222 crorein 2009-10, he said at a function where he flagged off thebuses carrying third batch of Haj pilgrims to the airport.The number of...
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RIYADH: The Saudi health minister saysthe kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu fromperforming the hajj pilgrimage this year.Health Minister Abdullahal-Rabeeah says it is the responsibility of individual countries to enforcerecommendations that children, the elderly and pregnant women skip thepilgrimage, which starts Nov. 25.Al-Rabeeah says only two cases ofswine flu have been...
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account of Sabarimala pilgrimage, the KSRTC will begin special services to Pampa from the Thiruvananthapuram Central depot from November 14.For the convenience of Ayyappa devotees, facilities have been made at the reservation counter at the depot for booking seats 10 days in advance.Services to Pampa will be available from the Ganapathy temple point on all days at 8 p.m.The KSRTC has also made arrangements...
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Bangalore: Minister for Minorities Welfare, Wakf and Haj Mumtaz Ali Khan has suggested that the VIP quota in Haj pilgrimage be done away with as it was being misused.Speaking at the inaugural of the Haj flight, 2009, here on Friday, he also said that concessions given to private operators of Haj pilgrimage be removed. Dr. Khan said that the Government had already sanctioned Rs. 5 crore to set up a...
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Pilgrimage to the Gurdwaras of Pakistan on the occasion of birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev has been cancelled this year due to security reasons. Stating this today, a spokesman of the state Home Department said in wake of recent and frequent terror attacks in Pakistan's Punjab province, the pilgrimage which was to start from October 28 to November 6 from Sirsa to Pakistan has been cancelled for...
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government Tuesday cancelled the pilgrimage to Sikh shrines in Pakistan following a travel advisory issued by the union home ministry.The home ministry asked Indians to avoid travelling to Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation in that country.The pilgrimage to Pakistan by Sikhs, Oct 28 to Nov 6 from Sirsa, has been cancelled, keeping in mind the security of the pilgrims in the wake...
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government Tuesday advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation there. The Haryana government has cancelled a pilgrimage for a Sikh festival next week but the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) said it was awaiting clearance for a large group of devotees.The home ministry said in a statement that it was "not advisable for Indian pilgrims...
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Pilgrims offering prayers at the tomb of St. Gregorios at the St. Paul’s and St. Peter’s Church in Parumala as part of the annual pilgrimage on Friday.PATHANAMTHITTA: Hundreds of believers thronged the St. Paul’s and St. Peter’s Church on the banks of the Pampa at Parumala as part of their annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Gregorios there on Friday.The faithful offered prayers and lit candles...
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