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China reopens Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with new restrictions to discourage Indian pilgrims: Report
China brought new regulations and increased cost of visa for pilgrims, workers and tour operators to Kailash Mansarovar.
12 January 2006 Hajj Stampede in Mecca: When 363 pilgrims died while ‘stoning the Devil’
A small hospital, located near the site of the accident, by the name of Mina General Hospital was overwhelmed with patients.
Uttarakhand: Landslide scare in Joshimath as 561 houses develop cracks, CM Dhami to hold a high-level meeting on Friday
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Cracks have reportedly developed in as many as 561 houses in Joshimath as a result of continued land subsidence in the town, stated the District Disaster Management Department.
Jains protest over Shri Sammed Shikharji: The history of the issue and the implications of turning a religious site into a tourist spot
Jains have been protesting against the Jharkhand govt's decision to turn Shri Sammed Shikharji into a tourist spot.
Jains observe a one-day bandh to protest against the Jharkhand govt’s decision to turn Shri Sammed Shikharji Tirth into a tourist spot
Jains consider Shri Sammed Shikharji as one of their holiest sites, the place where 20 Tirthankaras attained salvation.
Pakistan: Politician attacks Hindu family on its way to pilgrimage over petty squabble
Pakistani Hindu resident Ajay Kumar was on a pilgrimage with his family when his overtaking a local politician's car triggered him so much that he traced Kumar's family and got his goons to attack him.
From throwing meat to spitting and insults: The attacks on Kanwar Yatra in 2022
While lakhs of Kanwariyas have reached Haridwar to get water from Ganga, there have been multiple attacks on Kanwar Yatra this year.
Islamists of Raza Academy triggered by Saudi Arabia’s decision to open cinema halls in Madina city, call for protests
Mumbai's Raza Academy, infamous for the 2011 Azad Maidan riots, has denounced the decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to start cinema halls in Madina city.
Annual Hajj pilgrimage likely to be cancelled as Saudi Arabia is hit by second wave of coronavirus pandemic
As Saudi Arabia is hit with 2nd wave of Coronavirus pandemic after social norms were violated during Ramazan, Hajj may be cancelled this year
Defence Minister inaugurates strategic road connecting Indo-China border at Lipulekh pass, travel to Kailash Mansarovar shortened
The road originates at Ghatiabagarh and ends at Lipulekh pass, the gateway to Kailash-Mansarovar which is just 90 km away
