MMU holds Jammu & Kashmir Shia-Sunni meeting ahead of MuharramMuttahida Majlis-e-Ulama, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, met ahead of Muharram. The Shia-Sunni coordination committee will monitor social medi...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Mirwaiz voices concern over PoK protest deaths, urges authorities to avoid use of forceReligious leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq voiced deep concern over recent fatalities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Over twenty individuals repor...
11 Jun, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
PM has promised to keep word on statehood restoration: Farooq AbdullahPrime Minister Narendra Modi has assured Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he will fulfill the promise of restoring state...
10 Jun, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visits 12-yr-old Budgam victim's family, assures strict actionJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited Budgam. He expressed grief over the death of a 12-year-old girl. The girl was found ...
27 May, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Mirwaiz of Kashmir says violence and force is weakness while dialogue is the path to peaceMirwaiz Umar Farooq emphasized dialogue for peace and prosperity. He recalled his father, Mirwaiz Farooq, who abhorred violence and champio...
23 May, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Mirwaiz, Lone 'stopped' from paying homage to their fathersThe two leaders termed the restrictions "undemocratic" and said such measures cannot change the reality. Mirwaiz Farooq was killed by unide...
22 May, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
J&K forms team to probe violation of FRA while razing tribal housesA fact-finding team has been formed by the Jammu and Kashmir government. This team will investigate alleged violations of the Forest Rights...
21 May, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Sheikh Abdullah didn't ban liquor in J&K in 70's despite Morarji Desai's advice: Farooq Abdullah of National ConferencePolitical parties in Jammu and Kashmir are clashing over alcohol sales. The National Conference argues against a ban, citing revenue loss a...
13 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Narendra Modi should adopt India's G-20 presidency ideas and approach for Kashmir issue: HurriyatThe Hurriyat stated that this ‘extra judicial incarceration’ of the Mirwaiz without being informed about any reasons for it or any charges ...
05 Dec, 2022, 08.09 PM IST
Clashes erupt in Srinagar over house arrest of Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq"Hurriyat expresses strong resentment and regret that after announcing the release of Umar Farooq from a 20-month-long house detention sinc...
05 Mar, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Mehbooba Mufti slams Centre over NIA summons to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq"Mirwaiz Farooq isn't any ordinary separatist leader. He is religious & spiritual head to Kash (Kashmiri) Muslims," the Peoples Democratic ...
10 Mar, 2019, 01.23 PM IST
Restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar ahead of separatists' rallyMost of the separatists leaders, including moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the chairman of hardline Hurriyat ...
21 May, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
Several top separatist leaders placed under house arrestSeveral top separatist leaders including chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were today placed under house arrest ...
25 Feb, 2016, 08.36 PM IST
Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to attend Pakistan's Eid MilanFarooq and senior executive member Masroor Abbas Ansari will attend the Eid Milan party being hosted by Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Ba...
16 Jul, 2015, 08.24 PM IST
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq put under house arrest"Mirwaiz was placed under house arrest this morning, thus preventing him from attending Hafta Shahadat (martyrdom week) programme," a Hurri...
20 May, 2015, 10.56 PM IST
- Hurriyat's hardline faction wants Indo-Pak talks in third country
The Centre will try to exploit such an event to justify its presence in the state, a spokesman of the Geelani-led Hurriyat said in a statem...
21 Jun, 2013, 04.55 PM IST
- Mirwaiz under house arrest, Valley tense
Authorities imposed curfew in old city areas of Srinagar to foil separatists' call for march towards Eidgah to commemorate the killing of M...
21 May, 2011, 05.49 PM IST