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jamia masjid news

Mirwaiz advocates for dialogue, friendship between India and Pakistan

Jamia Masjid chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. (File)
Published on Jul 01, 2026 04:52 am IST

Thousands offer Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Hazratbal Shrine

People offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr,at Hazratbal shrine, in Srinagar, on Saturday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
Published on Mar 22, 2026 04:12 am IST

Er Rashid flays closure of Jamia Masjid in Kashmir

Awami Ittehad Party MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh speaks in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session (2026-27) of Parliament, New Delhi, on Tuesday. (ANI)
Published on Mar 18, 2026 03:06 am IST

Bring facts on rotten meat confiscation to fore: Mirwaiz

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File)
Published on Aug 23, 2025 06:08 am IST

Mirwair Umar Farooq alleges house arrest, says ‘not allowed to offer prayers’

Mirwaiz, who is also Kashmir's chief cleric, delivers the Friday sermon at the historic grand mosque in Nowhatta locality of the city.
Published on Jul 11, 2025 01:20 pm IST

Thousands offer Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Hazratbal shrine

People offer ‘namaz’ on the occasion of ‘Eid-ul-Adha’ festival, at Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday. (PTI)
Published on Jun 08, 2025 06:24 am IST

One-minute silence for Pahalgam terror attack victim’s observed at Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid

Mirwaiz said as per the Islamic calendar, it is the 36th martyrdom anniversary of his father Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq and seventy others who lost their lives on this tragic day. (File)
Published on Apr 26, 2025 09:58 am IST

‘Oppressive’: Mirwaiz alleges house arrest ahead of Eid prayers

Hurriyat chairperson and Jamia Masjid chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (HT File)
Published on Mar 31, 2025 10:23 pm IST

No Jumat-ul-vida prayers allowed in Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid

Devotees offer Jumat-ul-vida prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on Friday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Published on Mar 29, 2025 08:20 am IST

Shab-e-Qadr prayers not allowed at Jamia Masjid; extremely regrettable, says Mirwaiz

The authorities have denied permission to hold prayers at the grand mosque in Srinagar, Jamia Masjid, on the auspicious occasion of Shab-e-Qadr, the chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Thursday. (ANI File)
Published on Mar 28, 2025 09:22 am IST

Ancient billboard: Tiny tales emerge from Kashmiri epigraphs

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The epigraph at the 600-year-old Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. (Wikimedia Commons, Hakim Sameer Hamdani, Tabish Haider / Barakat Trust)
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 10:21 pm IST

Jamia Masjid in Srinagar closed on Shab-e-Baraat; CM Omar reacts sharply

Muslim devotees gather to offer Friday prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar on April 8, 2022.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 12:36 pm IST

J&K: Mirwaiz put under house arrest, prevented from offering prayers for third consecutive Friday

There was no word from the authorities on chief cleric of Jamia Masjid and Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s allegation. (HT File)
Updated on Dec 21, 2024 05:02 am IST

Mosque, over 35 houses gutted in Kishtwar

Shavan said that the district administration has simultaneously initiated relief measures for the affected families. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 05:52 am IST

Mirwaiz put under house arrest in lead-up to J&K assembly polls

Mirwaiz-Umar-Farooq (File)
Updated on Sept 07, 2024 09:38 am IST

Shab-e-Qadr prayers not allowed at Jamia Majid, Mirwaiz under house arrest: Anjuman

The statement added that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was again placed under house arrest (HT File Photo)
Published on Apr 07, 2024 10:53 pm IST

J&K: Mirwaiz put under house arrest, Friday prayers not allowed at Jamia Masjid

Members of the Muslim community offering prayers outside Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Juma’t-ul-Vida in Srinagar on Friday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Updated on Apr 06, 2024 12:28 am IST

Mirwaiz not allowed to visit Jamia Masjid: Managing body

Umar Farooq (HT File Photo)
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 10:16 am IST

Karnataka HC asks Centre, state to issue response over Jamia Masjid

The mosque, built during the reign of Tipu Sultan in Mysuru, is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which has officially recognised it as a historical and ancient monument. (Shashank Mehendale / Wikimedia Commons)
Updated on Jan 19, 2024 07:10 am IST

Mirwaiz barred from Friday prayers at Jamia Mosque

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (PTI File)
Published on Dec 29, 2023 09:41 pm IST

Friday prayers not allowed at Jamia Mosque, Mirwaiz under house arrest: Anjuman Auqaf

The administration had raised concerns regarding the possibility of protests over bombardment of Gaza by Israel (HT File Photo)
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 10:59 pm IST

Jamia Masjid shut, Mirwaiz under house arrest citing ‘security concerns’

People during a protest to show solidarity with Palestine, in Budgam on Friday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Published on Oct 13, 2023 10:02 pm IST

Mirwaiz under house arrest again, no Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

The Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said the police closed the gates of the mosque
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 07:27 pm IST

Thousands offer Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Hazratbal shrine

Devotees offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on Saturday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 11:02 pm IST

Valley comes together for Shab-e-Qadr prayers at Srinagar’s iconic Jamia Masjid

Thousands of people gathered at the Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid in old city Nawhatta to offer special Tarawih prayers. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 04:04 am IST

Curbs lifted on Ramzan prayers

Shab-e-Qadar prayers were allowed at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Tuesday (ANI)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:14 am IST

Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Srinagar’s old city eidgah in limbo

Friday prayers had earlier been disallowed at Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid on the occasion of Jummatul Vida or the final Friday of Ramadan. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 03:35 am IST

Friday prayers not allowed at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid: Mgmt

The locked gates of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Friday . (ANI)
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:12 am IST

13 arrested for sedition in Valley over ‘azadi’ slogans

The 13 accused will be booked under the Public Safety Act, police said (ANI)
Updated on Apr 10, 2022 04:19 am IST