The Telangana government issued an order on Saturday renaming the Andhra Pradesh State Haj Committee to Telangana State Haj Committee.The GO No 1, signed by Ahmad Nadeem, secretary, minority welfare department was issued exercising the powers conferred under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Act 6 of 2014) and the provisions U/s 17 (1) of the Haj Committee Act-2002 (Central Act No.35 of 2002), and in the name of governor of Telangana. It renamed the ‘Andhra Pradesh State Haj Committee’ to ‘Telangana State Haj Committee’.This year, the haj is scheduled for October 4. From AP & Telangana, 3904 pilgrims were selected through draw of lots, while 1,476 pilgrims came through reservations. All these pilgrims have paid money and submitted all required documents to the ...

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