गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Home Minister Khand sees off Haj pilgrims Nepal Home Minister Khand sees off Haj pilgrims KathmanduPati June 24, 2022 KATHMANDU – Home Minister Balkrishna Khand has seen off the Haj pilgrims who are leaving for Mecca Medina, Saudi Arabia. Home Minister Khand reached Tribhuvan International Airport this morning and bade farewell to 113 pilgrims leading to Mecca. The government had allocated seats to 555 persons for Haj pilgrimage this year. While seeing of the pilgrims, Minister Khand said government treats and respects all religions equally. The tradition of Haj pilgrimage has made Nepal known to the world, which the Minister believed, would foster fraternity. Also attending the farewell event were Joint General Secretary of Nepali Congress, Mahendra Yadav and Chairperson of Nepal Haj Committee, Shumsher Minya. The pilgrims are visiting Saudi Arabia via the Air Arabia aircraft. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal Army Chief calls for clearer disaster response command structure Nepal stock market slips despite seven-month high turnover Nepal, India agree to boost border surveillance technology Nepal suspends private schools’ association over repeated non-compliance Nepal yet to finalise Prime Minister’s India visit date UN extends Nepal’s LDC Graduation preparation period Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month4 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive? We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey
