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Saudi Arabia expects 1mn inbound pilgrims for Hajj; readies additional facilities

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 29 May 2023, 2:00 PM 909

Saudi Arabia is working diligently to ready its facilities for the upcoming Hajj season, expecting to welcome approximately one million pilgrims from all corners of the globe. This marks the first full-capacity Hajj since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, reports Gulf News. General supervisor for one of the companies in Mina, Mustafa […]Continue Reading

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Saudia Group allocates over 1.2lakh seats for Hajj 2023

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 26 May 2023, 3:00 PM 744

For the upcoming Hajj season, Saudi Airlines, flyadeal, and Saudi Private Aviation have allocating over 1 million and 200 thousand seats for pilgrims from all over the world, reports MENAFN. The integrated plan includes optimising the use of Saudia group’s current fleet of 164 aircraft, with the provision of an additional fleet of 12 aircraft. […]Continue Reading

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Saudi Arabia issues Hajj 2023 travel warning for pilgrims entering Kingdom

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 26 May 2023, 12:15 PM 1191

Saudi Arabia has issued fresh guidelines for Hajj pilgrims entering the country. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has issued the rules for Pilgrims coming in to the Kingdom and has shared tips on prohibited items and customs rules. The Ministry said pilgrims carrying more than SR60,000 ($16,000) in cash or jewellery must declare their […]Continue Reading

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Indians no longer require police clearance for Saudi visa

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 18 November 2022, 11:00 AM 378

Indian citizens will no longer require police clearance to get a visa for Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Embassy in New Delhi announced Thursday, reports Divya A for The Indian Express. In a statement, the Embassy said Indian nationals applying for a visa will now be exempt from submitting a Police Clearance Certificate or PCC. The […]Continue Reading

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Over 500 devotees leave Jammu base camp for Buddha Amarnath shrine

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 1 August 2022, 12:45 PM 547

Another batch of more than 500 pilgrims left on July 31st for the revered Buddha Amarnath shrine in Poonch district from a base camp in Jammu amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The Buddha Amarnath Yatra resumed on July 29 after remaining suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The batch of 535 […]Continue Reading

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Registration begins for Amarnath Yatra after two years

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 3:00 PM 1116

After a gap of two-year following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Amarnath Yatra 2022 is all set to resume this year, for which the registration began on Monday, reports ANI Amarnath Yatra will commence on June 30 and conclude on August 11. “The process of ‘Yatri’ registration for Amarnath Yatra began at […]Continue Reading