Additional fee collected due to increase of Saudi Riyal rate: Indian Haj Committee
Haj Pilgrimage- 2018
Bengaluru, July 05: The Haj Committee of India asked the Haj pilgrims to pay additional amount along with the fee paid already as Saudi Arabia increased rates for various services and facilities.
Haj Committee of India chief executive officer Dr Maqsood Ahmed Khan clarified in his circular issued on June 26 about the factors caused additional fee for Haj pilgrimage. The bus fare for taking the pilgrims from Airport to the place of their accommodation was increased from 347.50 Saudi Riyals to 391.18 Riyals, Metro rail fare was increased from 250 Riyal to 400 Riyal, bed fee was fixed at 147 and Adahi coupons amount was increased from 450 Riyal to 475 Riyal. Moreover, the Air India has increased the airport taxes. As a result, the pilgrims who leave from Chennai airport have to pay Rs 200, from Goa, Varanasi and Kolkata airports Rs 850, from Mumbai airport Rs 250, Nagpura Rs 200 and those who leave from Srinagar should pay Rs 900 more, he said.
Apart from this, the rate of optional services like (Adahi (Qurbani), Johfa Meeqat and revision) was also hiked. For Qurbani coupons, one has to pay Rs 8508. Those who have already paid Rs 8000, have to pay additional Rs 508. For Johfa Meeqat of Shia Muslims, additional Rs 31,000 should be given, repeated pilgrims have to pay Rs 35,821 and those who have already paid the amount, should pay Rs 619 more, he said.
The additional amount could be made cash payment or credit the amount to the Haj Committee of India State Bank of India account (3217500010 ‘Fee Type 25’) or Union Bank of India (A/c: 318702010406009) through Green Pay In Slip or through online from the website: www.hajcommittee.gov.in, he said.
In Madina, the accommodation fee is slashed from 950 Riyal to 900 Riyals.
- Dr Maqsood Ahmed Khan, CEO, HCOI
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Bengaluru woman critically injured after fall from hotel balcony during police visit
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after she fell from a hotel balcony in Bengaluru early Sunday morning while police were responding to a complaint about loud noise, India Today reported.
The incident took place at a hotel in AECS Layout, within the limits of the HAL police station. Police reportedly said a group of four men and four women had booked rooms at the hotel and were allegedly playing loud music and dancing, prompting nearby residents to alert the police by calling the 112-emergency helpline around 5 am.
During this time, one of the women, a resident of Kundalahalli, allegedly attempted to move out through the balcony using a pipe, lost her balance, and fell onto the hotel’s compound iron grills.
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According to the report, she suffered severe injuries to her head, hands and other parts of the body. Her friends took her to a private hospital in Kundalahalli, where she was admitted to the intensive care unit. Doctors said her condition remains critical.
Police have registered a complaint at the HAL police station and are investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.
Responding to allegations that police personnel demanded money, police reportedly said, we are not aware of such allegations and are not sure about their aftermath. They added, the police personnel were wearing body cameras, and there is nothing in the footage to support these claims. There is no basis for the allegations.
