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Onlookers and police personnel were seen running away from the spot as dust from the debris gushed through the narrow lane where the religious structure stood
Stock market holiday today, June 17, 2024: Both the BSE, and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain shut on account of Bakri Eid, affecting all trading segments, including equity derivatives
Eid-ul-Adha is an auspicious festival celebrated by Muslims every year across the world on the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah. Here's when the festival will be celebrated in different countries
Despite the occasion of Bakra Eid being marked on calendars, High Courts often receive pleas regarding animal sacrifices a day before the festival
Muslim communities celebrate Eid ul Adha all over the world today. PM Modi also sent a letter of greeting to Muslim country leaders
Stock market holiday was changed from June 28 to June 29 after the Maharashtra government issued an order, postponing the data of the Bakri Eid holiday in the state
The Islamic community all over the world celebrates the festival of Eid-al-Adha, also known as Eid-ul-Zuha. The celebration marks Prophet Ibrahim's commitment to Allah with his status forfeiting his c
This comes after the Maharashtra government postponed the Bakri Id holiday in the state to June 29 from June 28
Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Monday urged Muslims to strictly follow government guidelines while offering sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha and not to share pictures of slaughtered animals on social media. Eid ul-Azha, also called the festival of sacrifice, will be celebrated on Thursday. Muslims across the globe offer sacrifice of animals as permitted by law in their respective countries as a symbol of the willingness and obedience to God that Prophet Ibraham showed in offering his son Ismael as sacrifice. In a statement, Jamiat Uleme-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani said that in view of the current situation, it is important that Muslims take precautionary measures while offering the sacrifice of animals. He urged them not to share pictures of slaughtered animals on social media. Madani also urged Muslims to strictly follow the government guidelines while performing 'qurbani (sacrifice) and not to sacrifice prohibited animals. He urged them to take the ...
Police pickets have also been put up at places considered communal hotspots and UP-112 vehicles have been directed to be deployed in sensitive areas and routes.
Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday with limited number of people offering prayers at mosques amid gathering curbs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The fear of resurgence of the COVID pandemic after a drop in cases this month has forced the government to take stringent measures, casting a shadow over Bakrid celebrations in Kerala on Wednesday.
Eid will be a working day for the CBSE officials on Wednesday as the board has to meet the deadline for preparation of class 12 results, examination controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed wholly uncalled for the Kerala government's relaxations for Bakrid in areas with high COVID-19 positivity rate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed wholly uncalled for the Kerala government's relaxations for Bakrid in areas with a high Covid positivity rate
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have sought a ban on illegal killing of cows and camels on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha in the Union territory scheduled next week. In a communication addressed to the divisional commissioners and IGPs of Jammu as well as Kashmir, the J-K Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries department has called for banning slaughter of cows, calves, and camels on the occasion of the Muslim festival during which sacrificing sheep, cows, calves and camels is an important ritual. Director Planning, J-K Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department, while citing an official letter dated June 25 from the Animal Welfare Board of India, Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, said a large numbers of sacrificial animals are likely to be slaughtered in the UT during Bakrid festival scheduled from July 21-23. The Animal Welfare Board of India, in view of animal welfare has requested for implementation of all precautionary measures to strictly implement ..
Bakrid (Eid-al-Adha) celebrated amid the coronavirus pandemic, confining the festivities to homes
Celebrations of Eid al-Adha were subdued in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday following the imposition of weekend lockdown in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
Millions of households in north Englan, face stricter lockdown rules than the rest of the UK from Friday amidst a feared spike and second wave of Covid-19 cases
The occasion of Eid al-Adha in and around the capital offered a glimpse of what they are grappling with and how the unfolding crisis lays bare complex relations between Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits