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Haj 2023: Saudi announces start of issuing permits for domestic pilgrims

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced the start of issuing Haj permits to domestic pilgrims, starting today, Friday, 15th of Shawwal.
In a statement, the ministry confirmed that completing the necessary immunizations is a prerequisite for issuing permits.
It indicated that the immunizations required to be taken are: the COVID-19 vaccine, the meningitis vaccine, and the seasonal influenza vaccine.

The Ministry of Haj indicated that the last time to complete the immunizations is ten days before the start of the Haj season.
It is noteworthy that the Pilgrims Housing Committee had announced the start of receiving applications for permits for buildings designed to accommodate pilgrims since September 2022, and it is still continuing until now.
On January 5, Kingdom announced the start of the registration period for the Haj pilgrimage 2023 for citizens and residents in the Kingdom.
On January 10, Kingdom announced that it will no longer impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Haj after three years of restrictions to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Kingdom expects to receive two million pilgrims during this season.

The number of pilgrims during the 2022 season reached 899,353, including 779,919 from outside the Kingdom, while the 2021 season was limited to 60,000, compared to only 10,000 in 2020.
Saudi Arabia had received 2.5 million pilgrims in 2019, in the last season before the pandemic.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 5, 2023
Saudi Arabia begins issuing Umrah permits for Ramzan; Here’s how to apply

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has started issuing Umrah permits for the holy month of Ramzan 1444/2023 via an electronic platform aimed to facilitate services for rituals.
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah stated that those who want to perform Umrah in the month of Ramzan can get permission through the Nusuk platform.
The Eatmarna app previously used for Umrah bookings has been cancelled.
“Issuing of permits for Ramzan Umrah is open now. For easy and smooth Umrah, make your reservation via the Nusuk app,” the ministry tweeted on Wednesday.
Those who wish to perform Umrah during Ramzan this year should start booking their places as soon as possible. Time slots are limited so it is essential to remember that they may be taken quickly.
The time map showed that there is severe crowding during the first three Thursdays of Ramzan, which corresponds to the second, ninth and sixteenth day of the month.
While the remaining 20 days of Ramzan showed slight crowding. It is to be noted that the last ten days of Ramzan are still not available for booking in Nusuk.
Ramzan is usually the peak of the Umrah season.

Umrah is a pilgrimage to Islam’s two holiest sites in the cities of Makkah and Madinah and can be performed at any time of the year. It is distinct from the Haj, which takes place once annually.
Ramzan is expected to start this year on March 23, although the exact date is likely to be announced on the night of March 22 by the country’s moon-sighting committee.
About Nusuk platform
Nusuk is a platform that aims to simplify the process of planning the pilgrimage to Makkah, Madinah and other holy sites in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
People can complete many activities related to Haj, from applying for an e-Visa to booking flights and hotels. In the future, Nusuk plans to include scheduling visits to holy sites, making custom plans, etc.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 9, 2023
Decide In Three Months On Issuing Mehbooba Mufti’s Passport: Delhi HC

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SRINAGAR: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Passport Authority in Srinagar to take a fresh decision on the request for the issuance of a passport to former JK chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti within three months.
The submission was made before a single-judge bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh, wherein the Central government’s standing counsel, Kirtiman Singh, told the court that a decision was taken yesterday on Mufti’s appeal and the matter has been remanded to the passport office in Srinagar.
Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that the issue has been pending for two years following an appeal against the rejection; it has now been remanded to the passport officer concerned for reconsideration.
“Considering that the matter has been remanded to the passport officer and the initial rejection was almost two years ago, let the concerned passport officer take a decision expeditiously within three months. The petition is disposed of,” the court ordered.
Notably, the court order came on a petition by Mufti seeking a direction to the authorities to take an early decision on her appeal regarding the issuance of travel documents.
In her plea, the former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister stated that there was considerable delay in issuing a new passport to her despite reminders.
It is pertinent to mention that former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s passport expired on May 31, 2019, after which she applied for a fresh/ renewal of her passport on December 11, 2020. However, she was denied the renewal after which she approached the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
In 2021, a single bench of the HC dismissed her petition, and in April same year she moved and appealed before the division bench of the high court which granted her the liberty to approach the appropriate authority to avail the proper remedy available to her.

“On receipt of the appeal, the authority concerned shall consider and decide the same on its merits, strictly under rules, regulations, and the provisions of the Act, that too un-influenced by the observations made in the judgment impugned dated 29th of March, 2021,” the court said—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 3, 2023
Telangana HC to hear PIL against issuing pattas to encroachers

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Hyderabad: Forum for Good Governance (FGG), a non-profit organisation has moved the Telangana High Court against the decision of the Tribal Welfare Department to issue pattas to encroachers.
The principal secretary of the Tribal Welfare Department issued an impugned memo dated November 5, 2021, to undertake a special drive to give pattas to illegal, ineligible, and non-existing encroachers of Reserve Forests to the extent of 11.5 lakh acres.
Following the issuance of the memo, FGG Secretary M Padmanabha Reddy filed a PIL urging the court to order the defendants not to distribute patta certificates while the PIL was pending and to stay the contested memo issued on November 5, 2021.
The FGG named the state government represented by its chief secretary (GAD), the Union of India, the secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the special chief secretary, Environment, Forest, Science and Technology department, the principal secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, the commissioner of Tribal Welfare, the principal chief conservator of Forests, and the secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
The PIL will likely be listed before the CJ bench in a day or two.
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March 1, 2023
Pakistan considers issuing energy bonds for tech up-gradation in industry: official

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Islamabad: The Pakistani government is contemplating releasing energy-saving certificates and energy conservation bonds to encourage technological up-gradation in industry, a Pakistani official said.
Sardar Mohazzam, managing director of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority of Pakistan, made the remarks during a seminar on decarbonizing the cement sector organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, an Islamabad-based think tank, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Mohazzam said that the cement sector holds immense potential for de-carbonization and energy efficiency, and “we must analyze and take inspiration from policy initiatives being implemented in China” in this regard.
He reiterated that energy security is a top priority for the government, but pricing remains a pertinent challenge in the uptake of renewables and de-carbonization of hard-to-abate sectors.
Mohazzam added that a designated consumer regime equipped with benchmarks and energy audits to catalyze the uptake of renewables and emission reduction from the industrial sector is in the pipeline and would soon set the right regulatory direction for the sector.
Syed Fawad Hussain Shah, senior assistant manager at the Center for Industrial and Building Energy Audits, a state-funded energy auditing company, stressed the need for improving public awareness regarding green cement and updating the building code of Pakistan to influence the sector to shift from grey to green cement, which is eco-friendly.
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February 4, 2023
Budget 2023: Rs 1002 crores allocated for issuing e-passports

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Jeddah: With a significant budgetary allocation for the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP-V2.0) , the Ministry of External Affairs is preparing to roll-out digital passports.
Rs. 1,002.78 crore was made in 2023-24 for enhancing Passport services specifically issuing e-passports and e-Migrate for technological upscaling of services to an increasing number of workers going out of the country, issuing online Emigration Clearance (EC), and fostering end-to-end links between workers, foreign employers and clearance systems to improve working environment for Indian workers in abroad in general and gulf countries in particular.
The new feature under the PSP-V2.0 will be the replacement of traditional passport with digital one to make it more secure and ensure smooth passage through immigration posts globally.
The e-Passport will be embedded with a chip that contains personal details of the holder including biographical information.
Government is determined to open a Seva Kendra in every Lok Sabha constituency — where there is no Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK).
There are 93 PSKs, 429 POPSKs and 36 Passport Offices are operational in addition to more than 176 Indian missions abroad. These all were connected through Global Passport Seva Prgamme (GPS) to provide seamless delivery of passport services to India Diaspora.
The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services firm, has won the PSP project that valued about Rs. 8000 crores according to some news reports.
India is top amongst nations whose citizens are living abroad with 32 million Non-Resident Indians. Hyderabad Regional passport office stands third in India for its services.

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February 2, 2023
Case Filed Against LeT, TRF Handlers For Issuing Threats To Journalists In Kashmir: Police

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The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday said that it registered a case against Lashkar-e-Toiba handlers and its offshoot TRF for issuing threats to journalist and reporters based in Kashmir.
Srinagar police informed in a Tweet that a case has been registered under UAPA and IPC at Shergari police station.
Case registered against handlers, active terrorists & OGWs of terror outfit LeT & its offshoot TRF for online publication & dissemination of a direct threat letter to Journalists & reporters based in Kashmir. FIR No. 82/2022 U/S 13 UAPA, 505, 153B, 124A & 506 IPC in shergari PS.
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) November 12, 2022
“Case registered against handlers, active terrorists & OGWs of terror outfit LeT & its offshoot TRF for online publication & dissemination of a direct threat letter to Journalists & reporters based in Kashmir. FIR No. 82/2022 U/S 13 UAPA, 505, 153B, 124A & 506 IPC in shergari PS,” police tweeted.

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November 12, 2022