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Chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, delivers sermon inside the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. File image. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s administration on June 21, in a rare decision, decided to allow Hurriyat chairman and the valley’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to ...

Chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq deliver sermons inside the Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque in Sriinagar on May 31, 2024 | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Kashmir Valley chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was allowed to join congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid ...

Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has reiterated to fight for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was once again placed under house arrest on Friday, ahead of the ...

Hurriyat Conference leader and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that he was detained at his home and prevented from leading congregational prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid.“Today, on the occasion of Jumat-ul-vida, state authorities have not allowed prayers at the Jamia Masjid for the fifth consecutive ...

Srinagar: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu and Kashmir, the largest amalgam of religious, social and educational organisations of Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday condemned the house arrest of moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.“The administration's persistent decision to impose undue restrictions on Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir is condemnable,” the statement issued by Majlis said. ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. File. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been allowed to travel to New Delhi, for the first time since he was placed under house arrest in August 2019.In a statement, a spokesman of the Anjuman Auqaf Jama ...

SRINAGAR, Jan 9: Authorities here have allowed Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to travel to Delhi for a “personal” visit.“Mirwaz-e-Kashmir Mohammad Umar Farooq was allowed by the state authorities to travel to New Delhi yesterday (Monday). Mirwaiz had conveyed the personal nature of his visit after which the ...

Srinagar : War is not an option and dialogue is needed to resolve the Kashmir issue, said moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who took the historic Jamia Masjid pulpit for the Friday sermon after enduring four years of house detention. While drones were hovering over Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz ...

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Friday said that the congregational prayers led by Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at historic Jamia Srinagar Masjid concluded peacefully. Talking to reporters, Bidhuri,said that prayers concluded peacefully, which is the dividend of peace process. “The credit goes to the ...

Srinagar; Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that J&K might be a territorial issue for many, but it is a humanitarian issue and must be resolved through dialogue and that despite advocating for peace, it is unfortunate that he was branded as anti-national, anti-peace and ...