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National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah kicked off his party’s election campaign in South Kashmir on Thursday – the day on which the NC candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency, Mian Altaf Larhvi, and their main rival, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, filed their nomination papers. ...

SRINAGAR: Baisakhi was celebrated with religious fervour by the Sikh community across Kashmir valley on Saturday.The main function in Kashmir was held at the Chatti Padshahi Gurdwara located at Rainawari in old Srinagar.All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said they held prayers, kirtan and organised langars ...

NEW DELHI: Women and children in Pakistan belonging to religious minority communities are vulnerable to forced religious conversion and marriage, sexual violence and trafficking, the UN experts said on Thursday.The statement further called upon the Pakistani authorities to treat women including those belonging to "Hindu and Christian" communities without ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has voiced dismay over the authorities’ decision to prohibit observances of key religious events including Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab-e-Qadr, and Eid prayers at the Jama Masjid Srinagar. According to a statement, issued to KNS, Mirwaiz criticised the contradiction between the authorities’ optimistic public statements regarding the situation in ...

Srinagar: Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramazan, is being celebrated by Muslims across this part of the globe with religious fervour and gaiety on Wednesday. There will be congregational Eid prayers at Hazratbal as well as shrines and mosques on April 10. There will be ...

SRINAGAR, Apr 7: The night-long prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Qadr (Night of Power) or Lailat-ul-Qadr were observed across the Kashmir valley with religious fervour.Barring the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, congregational prayers were held in all mosques and shrines across the Kashmir valley.The authorities disallowed Shab-e-Qadr prayers at ...

Muslims offer Laylat al-Qadr prayers during the special night prayers on the holy fasting month of Ramazan, in Srinagar. (Pic: Daily Excelsior) SRINAGAR, Apr 7: The night-long prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Qadr (Night of Power) or Lailat-ul-Qadr were observed across the Kashmir valley with ...

Srinagar: Shab-e-Qadar, the night of power and blessings, was observed across Kashmir valley with religious fervour as the revered Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal lake here witnessed the largest congregation of devotees, officials said .Report said the masjids and shrines across J&K reverberated with the recitation of ...

The auspicious occasion of Shab-e-Qadr, also known as ‘Lailatul Qadr,’ was observed with religious fervor and devotion across Jammu and Kashmir. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the air was filled with a sense of spiritual anticipation and devotion. Locals across Jammu and Kashmir had made special arrangements ...

Srinagar: Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan, was observed with religious fervour across the Kashmir valley.Barring historical Jamia Masjid, the congregational prayers were held in all mosques and Shrines all across the Kashmir valley.The largest congregational prayers were held at Hazratbal Shrine on the banks ...