Auqaf says authorities denied Shab-e-Barat prayer permission at Jama Masjid in KashmirAuthorities have denied permission for Shab-e-Barat prayers at Srinagar's historic Jama Masjid. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's movement has also bee...
03 Feb, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
J&K: Ahead of martyrs' day, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz claims he is under house arrestMirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Hurriyat Conference chairman and Kashmir's chief cleric, alleged he was placed under house arrest, preventing him ...
11 Jul, 2025, 11.56 PM IST
Pro-Palestinian protests in Kashmir and Ladakh on Youm-e-Quds, J&K police registers FIRsThousands of people in Kargil and parts of Kashmir held solidarity marches supporting the Palestinian cause and condemning Israeli actions....
29 Mar, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Authorities shut Jama Masjid on Lailat ul Qadr, Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti asks is this normalcy?Authorities in Kashmir have barred Lailat-ul-Qadr prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, prompting widespread condemnation from p...
28 Mar, 2025, 08.25 AM IST
Hurriyat chief placed under house arrest, barred from congregational Friday prayersMirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir's chief cleric, was placed under house arrest on Friday and barred from leading prayers at Jamia Masjid in Sri...
14 Mar, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
Jama Masjid shut, Mirwaiz not allowed to address Shab-e-Baraat congregation in Kashmir: Anjuman AuqafAuthorities have placed Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest, preventing him from addressing a congregation at the Jama M...
13 Feb, 2025, 08.09 PM IST
Stopping Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to address Friday congregation in Kashmir interference in religious affairs: AuqafAuthorities prevented Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from delivering Friday sermon at Srinagar's Jama Masjid for a third week. Locals criticized the m...
21 Dec, 2024, 07.43 AM IST
Eid prayers disallowed at Srinagar's Jama Masjid 6th time in a rowLocal authorities in Srinagar denied permission for Eid prayers at the Jama Masjid for the sixth consecutive year, closing the gates and pl...
17 Jun, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
Anjuman hopeful of relief for Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from J&K High CourtMirwaiz Umar Farooq faces continued restrictions on addressing Friday congregation at Jama Masjid in Srinagar. Despite a scheduled J&K High...
11 May, 2024, 07.18 AM IST
Mirwaiz stopped again from addressing Friday congregation, hopeful of justice from court: AuqafThe Anjuman Auqaf which runs the affairs of Jama Masjid termed it as an ‘unjustified move’ and ‘a restriction on the fundamental rights’ of...
02 Mar, 2024, 08.39 AM IST
Clerics at Srinagar Jama Masjid allege meddling after prayers disallowedThe authorities had locked the gates of the Jama Masjid and scores of devotees who had come to offer prayers on Shab-e-Barat here were dive...
26 Feb, 2024, 11.45 PM IST
Friday prayers disallowed at Jama MasjidAuthorities in Srinagar have once again disallowed Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid due to fears of pro-Palestinian protests. Mirwaiz Umar...
20 Oct, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
Kashmir: No Friday prayers at Jama Masjid, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq put under house arrestHowever, locals took out protests in favour of Palestine in Budgam in Kashmir and Kargil in Ladakh, demanding stoppage of Israel's operatio...
14 Oct, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
Worshipers at Jama Masjid in Kashmir demand release of Mirwaiz Umer FarooqThe female worshipers held a protest inside the premises of Jama Masjid after Friday prayers holding placards demanding immediate release o...
04 Aug, 2023, 10.20 PM IST
Mirwaiz's continued house arrest in Kashmir contrary to Modi's speech on democracy in US, says HurriyatThe continued house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the religious leader of Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir, has been criticised by the Hurriya...
24 Jun, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
Jama Masjid management in Kashmir alleges harassment of worshippers, demand release of MirwaizSome of the locals who attended the Friday prayers also claimed that the police officials took their mobile phones and identity cards that ...
01 Apr, 2023, 04.50 PM IST
Authorities barred Shab-e-Barat prayers at Jama Masjid Srinagar: Mosque managing bodyThe Auqaf said it strongly protested the highhandedness of the authorities and dubbed the move as blatant interference and violation of rel...
08 Mar, 2023, 12.07 AM IST