SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The authorities on Friday once again barred Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from proceeding to Jamia Masjid Srinagar, preventing him from leading special prayers for rain and snowfall amid the continuing unusually dry winter in the Valley. This was the third consecutive Friday that the Mirwaiz was denied permission to visit the historic mosque. […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the Centre’s “unilateral” decisions in 2019 with regard to Jammu and Kashmir have not resolved the conflict in the region, which, he claimed, can erupt at anytime. He also said the “trust deficit” between the people of Kashmir and New Delhi “has widened, not shrunk”. The mirwaiz, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he was placed under house arrest by the authorities and prevented from offering congregational Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. In a post on X, the Mirwaiz Manzil, the office of the Mirwaiz, said that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was also barred from attending […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday removed the designation of Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), from his bio on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), describing the move as a Hobson’s choice. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of Kashmiri separatist groups formed in 1993 was banned by the Government of […]
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 […]