-
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has urged the Centre to withdraw the additional Rs 10,000 charge imposed on Haj 2026 pilgrims, calling it exploitative and demanding a refund, citing the financial burden on pilgrims amid rising airfare costs.
-
The Haj Committee of India has asked Haj 2026 pilgrims to deposit an additional ₹10,000 due to increased airfares driven by rising fuel costs and the Middle East crisis. The payment must be completed by May 15, 2026.
-
The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Telangana will depart for Saudi Arabia on May 4, 2026, from RGI Airport, Shamshabad. Nearly 9,607 pilgrims will travel in batches over 20 days, with additional pilgrims expected after quota adjustments. T
-
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reforms have opened new avenues for women in diplomacy, and India has responded by appointing women diplomats to key roles in the Gulf. Sadaf Chaudhary, a 2021 batch IFS officer, now heads the Haj section in Jeddah, managing arrangements for 1.75 lakh Indian pilgrims annually.
-
Landing-gear smoke at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport prompts rapid ARFF response, all passengers safe and empty aircraft set to depart later
-
These pilgrims arrived in Madinah on May 9 and after spending eight days in Madinah and spending time in praying at the Prophet's Mosque, have started to move to Makkah.
-
Three chartered flights were scheduled on Monday from Hyderabad to Madinah and pilgrims from different parts of the State were set to travel.
-
Two more Telangana Haj pilgrims Ahmed Bin Abdullah and Syed Abdul Quddus, who were in Saudi Arabia to perform Haj, died separately.
-
This special flight, carrying 145 women pilgrims, was entirely managed by an all-women crew in all critical flight operations roles, supporting the Haj Committee of India's groundbreaking initiative to have only women passengers on board.
-
A total of 150 pilgrims left for Jeddah by a special flight of Vistara Airlines at 10.15 a.m.
-
Commencing on June 7 and extending until June 22, the anticipated departure of Haj pilgrims from Hyderabad is set to witness an approximate count of 5,200 individuals embarking on their spiritual journey.
-
Jeddah: The Telangana Haj pilgrims have started returning home after successfully performing the pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. The first flight carrying 377 Telangana pilgrims is set to depart from Madinah on Wednesday, and the flight is scheduled to reach Hyderabad on Thursday. The luggage has been packed and collected […]
-
Jeddah: Indian Haj pilgrims are facing difficulty in preparing food in their accommodation for the last two days in the holy city Makkah. Saudi authorities started removing cooking gas cylinders from pilgrim’s accommodation in Aziziah area of holy city as a preventive measure. It is noteworthy to mention that most of fire mishaps originating in […]
-
Hyderabad: First batch of Haj pilgrims from Telangana left for the pilgrimage from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Monday. A total of 373 pilgrims left for Jeddah by a special flight of Saudi Airlines at 5.55 a.m., an official of Telangana State Haj Committee said. Earlier, around midnight the buses carrying the pilgrims were flagged […]
-
Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar advised the public to be cautious towards a section of the people who were trying to create conflict between Hindus and Muslims. He also advised the people to maintain restraint towards the political leaders those trying to make politics in the name of religion. Minister made […]
-
Jeddah: The first chartered flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines carrying Indian pilgrims for the upcoming Haj landed at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah Saturday morning. A total of 377 pilgrims including 196 women from Kochi in Kerala arrived at the holy city where they will spend 14 days prior to moving to […]
-
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Haj Committee has informed that the draw of lots (Qurrah) of Haj 2022 was held at Haj Committee of India, (HCI) Mumbai on Saturday. Haj pilgrims from the State who got selected provisionally and those wait-listed will get an SMS from HCI. The selected Haj pilgrims have to remit the first […]
-
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Haj Committee asked those working in Union/State government departments, union Territories Administrations, PSU’s, and autonomous bodies and are desirous to render assistance to haj pilgrims as coordinators (medical) to apply on “www.haj.nic/deputation”. In a press release executive officer, TSHC, B Shafiullah, stated that the period of deputation will be approximately 2 […]
