SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the act of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulling the veil off a woman’s face, describing it as a “grave violation of personal dignity and moral boundaries”. Addressing the Friday congregation at the Jamia Masjid here, Farooq, who is also the chief cleric of Kashmir, said no […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed concern over the arrest of people in decades-old cases and urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to intervene. Addressing the Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid here, the Mirwaiz, who is also the chief cleric of Kashmir, said there is a “deep concern” among people over the developments […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday, urged the governments across the country to immediately stop the alleged “harassment” of Kashmiris in their states or Union territories, saying such reports were “very disturbing”. “The news of harassment keeps coming in from all over, which is very disturbing. Reports have come from Himachal and some other […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a blast at Nowgam police station here, and called for a comprehensive investigation to fix accountability. An accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station, killing nine people and injuring 32, police said. The blast occurred on Friday night when […]
SRINAGAR — Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at his residence here on Thursday. “During the cordial meeting, both leaders discussed the importance of peace, compassion and inter-faith harmony in today’s world,” Mirwaiz said in a statement. He said Sri Sri, who is visiting Kashmir after […]
SRINAGAR — Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of several religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday asked the government to immediately withdraw “coercive order” on recitation of Vande Matram in the schools in the Union territory as the national song contained parts which were against Islamic beliefs of monotheism. “The MMU, headed by Mirwaiz […]
SRINAGAR — Delhi-based Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) called on Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq here on Saturday. In a first such meeting after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, a CCG delegation led by former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and comprising retired air vice-marshal Kapil Kak, senior journalist Bharat Bhushan and social activist […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to show compassion and release ailing separatist leaders on humanitarian grounds. In a statement here, Mirwaiz expressed concern over the critical health condition of Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah and JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik. Mirwaiz said Shah’s wife had conveyed to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para on Thursday said his resolution to restore the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board was dropped in the Assembly ballot. “Our resolution to restore the J&K Waqf Board and hand over its custodianship to the Muttahid-e-Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) was dropped in the Assembly ballot,” Para said in […]
SRINAGAR — The chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to release Kashmiri prisoners, saying the step would go a long way in winning the hearts of the people of the Valley. Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Masjid […]
