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
Centre notifies rules on portal, database, audit of Waqf propertiesThe Centre has notified the Unified Waqf Management Rules, 2025, effective from April 8, 2025, to streamline Waqf property management. Thes...
05 Jul, 2025, 07.07 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
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest, claims outfitA religious organisation headed by Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday claimed he has been placed under house arre...
28 Mar, 2024, 01.45 PM 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
J&K: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq released from house arrest after 4 yrs, to take part in Friday prayers at Srinagar's Jamia MasjidMirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chairman of the Hurriyat Conference, has been released from house arrest after four years. He will be allowed to p...
22 Sep, 2023, 10.57 AM 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
Jamia Masjid committee regrets conditions in holding Eid prayersIn a statement, Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said that police and civil authorities called them on Saturday to convey that Eid prayers will n...
01 May, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Historical 'Guru Nanak palace' demolished in PakistanThe walls of the four-storey building had pictures of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak as well as of various Hindu rulers and princes, Dawn news ...
27 May, 2019, 07.26 PM IST
Pakistan cracks down on seminaries, health facilities run by Hafiz Saeed: ReportThe action came after a high-level UN sanctions team visited last month to review progress against groups and individuals banned by the wor...
14 Feb, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
First batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir leave for Saudi ArabiaMufti Mohammad Sayeed gave a warm send off to the first batch of Haj pilgrims from the state and wished them a safe journey and smooth perf...
17 Aug, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
Azam Khan's critics Jawwad, Kazim Ali removed by Shia Waqf BoardCongress MLA from Suar Nawab Kazim Ali, who is considered an arch rival of Azam and has been involed in a turf war with him in Rampur.
07 Jan, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
- More Kashmir groups barred from accepting foreign aid
Home Ministry has restrained four more Kashmir groups from accepting any foreign contribution taking the number of blacklisted associations...
08 Mar, 2008, 03.23 AM IST