Turkish court ruling paves way to turn museum back into mosque
AMN / ANKARA Following a top Turkish court ruling on Friday that the 1934 conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a museum to be unlawful, , Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip…
All arrangements put in place for Amarnath Yatra
AMN The Deputy Commissioner of Anantnag of Jammu and Kashmir has directed the concerned officers to ensure all the arrangements are put in place by today to ensure smooth conduct…
Annual Amarnath Yatra to held in restricted manner this year
AMN Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma along with IGP Jammu and DDC Kathua today visited Lakhanpur to oversee the arrangements for the Annual Amarnathji Yatra pilgrims. That this year the…
Buddha’s teaching is woven around love, compassion, non-violence: Prez Kovind
Staff Reporter / NEW DELHI President Ram Nath Kovind has said that India is proud of being the land of the origin of the Dhamma. He said that people in…
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj
WEB DESK / AMN / RIYADH Following Corona Crisis Saudi Arabia has decided to bar international visitors from Hajj the Islamic pilgrimage, this year. Hajj will go ahead next month…
SC allows Rath Yatra to be conducted in Puri
WEB DESKSupreme Court has allowed Rath Yatra to be conducted in Puri, Odisha with certain restrictions. The apex court said Puri rath yatra will be held with coordination of Temple…
Mosques in Makkah ready to welcome worshipers
MAKKAH (Saudi Arabia) Doors and windows will remain open during prayers Prayer spaces have been marked to ensure that worshippers maintain a distance of 2 meters from each other More…
Govt issues guideline for opening religious places
SUDHIR KUMAR / NEW DELHI Ahead of religious places being opened for the public from June 8 under Unlock 1, the Union Government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)…
Amarnath Yatra Will Be Held Only for 15 Days due to Covid-19 Pandemic
AMN / WEB DESK The annual Amarnath Yatra will be held for only 15 days this year, News18 reported quoting sources. It said that the pilgrimage will be allowed via…
Mosques to open for Friday prayers in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH Mosques in Saudi Arabia are to reopen for Friday prayers this week as the Kingdom relaxes measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs said…