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Mercury Rising: Centre Asks Govt Hospitals to Prioritise Heat Stroke Cases, Delhi to Move its Homeless to Shelters
6 months ago

Mercury Rising: Centre Asks Govt Hospitals to Prioritise Heat Stroke Cases, Delhi to Move its Homeless to Shelters

News 18  

The Delhi government on Wednesday held an emergency meeting with the heads of all major hospitals amid rising cases of heatstroke due to the scalding temperatures. The ministry of health and family welfare issued a health advisory as an intense heatwave swept northern parts of India with maximum temperatures touching more than 45 degrees Celsius in many areas. Later, on …

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Fill Remaining Vacancies Of Central Haj Committee Expeditiously : Supreme Court To Centre
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fill Remaining Vacancies Of Central Haj Committee Expeditiously : Supreme Court To Centre

Live Law  

The Union Government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday of the updated status report on steps taken to complete the composition of the Central Haj Committee.The counsel for the petitioner, Senior Advocate Mr.Sanjay Hegde and Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, brought attention to vacancies in the Central Haj Committee, and the Additional Solicitor General Mr. K M Nataraj, appearing. The Union …

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Centre to issue forex cards for 1.4 lakh Hajj pilgrims
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre to issue forex cards for 1.4 lakh Hajj pilgrims

Hindustan Times  

Emphasising on a "cashless Hajj", the government has made special arrangements to meet the foreign exchange requirements of those going on the annual pilgrimage, including the issuance of a forex card through the State Bank of India. Unlike previous years, when each pilgrim was given 2,100 Saudi riyals by the Haj Committee of India in lieu of Indian currency, irrespective …

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Centre asks states to depute Muslim doctors on Haj pilgrimage duty
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre asks states to depute Muslim doctors on Haj pilgrimage duty

Live Mint  

The Union government has directed states/UTs and medical colleges to depute male and female Muslim doctors, dentists and paramedics working in government hospitals for monitoring the health of Haj Pilgrims. Apart from prior medical screening of the pilgrims before they embark on the journey, pilgrims will also be provided healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in health facilities along …

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Haj Houses to be used as temporary Covid-19 care centres: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
3 years, 7 months ago

Haj Houses to be used as temporary Covid-19 care centres: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India Today  

Amid the raging Covid-19 second wave, the Ministry of Minority Affairs on Monday announced that Haj Houses across states will be given for utilisation as temporary Covid Care Centres. "It has been decided to give Haj Houses in different states of the country to the State Governments to utilize them as temporary Corona Care Centre," Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas …

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Haj tax return row: Haj Committee tacitly tells Hajjis to disregard the law
3 years, 11 months ago

Haj tax return row: Haj Committee tacitly tells Hajjis to disregard the law

Op India  

Since November, Muslim clerics have been demanding that the 5% GST levied on Haj pilgrimage and the mandatory filing of Income Tax return be exempt. Earlier in 2020, the Haj Committee of India had petitioned Central Government’s Ministry of Finance to exempt the Haj Pilgrims from the mandatory filing of the income tax return, however, the issue seems to be …

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Preparations for Haj 2021 to Start Soon, Will Depend on Global Covid-10 Protocols, Says Centre
4 years, 2 months ago

Preparations for Haj 2021 to Start Soon, Will Depend on Global Covid-10 Protocols, Says Centre

News 18  

The Centre on Monday said that Haj 2021 will depend on the national and international protocol guidelines in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said this after chairing a virtual meeting attended by Haj Committee of India CEO Maqsood Ahmad, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs; PK Das, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of …

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