Tag: PRAYERS

Pic: Shakeel/Excelsior SRINAGAR, Jan 12: A large number of people held special prayers for rain and snowfall in Kashmir Valley to end the long dry spell at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Friday.In the wake of the continued dry spell in Kashmir Valley, ...

The Indian Army said on Saturday it was conducting an inquiry into the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch-Rajouri sector in the terror attack on December 21. Updated On - 09:50 AM, Sun - 24 December 23 Baramulla:Terrorists opened fire on the retired police ...

After visiting Vaishnao Devi temple a few days ago, Shah Rukh Khan was spotted at Sai Baba temple in Shirdi, Maharashtra with his daughter Suhana Khan on Thursday. Suhana recently made her acting debut with Netflix’s The Archies, directed by Zoya Akhtar. Videos of the father-daughter duo’s visit to ...

LONDON: Afghan refugees who were relocated to the UK from Pakistan have been “dumped” in military bases across the country, The Independent reported on Friday. Charity chiefs and military officials say the move is a betrayal of Afghans who served alongside British and Western forces during the campaign against ...

Preachers in Kashmir Valley have accused the J&K Waqf Board of disallowing any mention of Palestine, which has been witnessing a fierce conflict for the past 24 days, in sermons or duas (special prayers), in an apparent bid to contain any street protests against Israel.Several preachers, who presided over ...

Srinagar: Congregational prayers were not allowed at the historic Jamia Masjid here on Friday in view of apprehensions of protests against the Israeli action in Gaza, sources said. The grand mosque located in Nowhatta area of the city here was locked and no Friday prayers were allowed, officials said. ...

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have released a top cleric and pro-freedom leader and allowed him to lead the congregational Friday prayers after more than four years of house detention. An emotional Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday led the prayers at the disputed region’s main mosque in Srinagar city amid ...

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 ...

Hurriyat chairman and Kashmi’s chief cleric in Srinagar. File photo | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is likely to offer Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, four years after he was placed under house arrest.According to the Anjuman Auqaf Jama ...

Srinagar: Incumbent Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq will lead Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid Nowhatta Srinagar after a gap of four years, official sources said. They said that the administration has taken the decision after due consultation with different law enforcement agencies. Notably, Mirwaiz was placed under house ...