[
mirwaiz umar farooq news
]Latest from mirwaiz umar farooq
‘Break the ice’: Mirwaiz calls for constructive Indo-Pak dialogue at SCO meet
S Jaishankar's visit to Pakistan will be the first by an Indian foreign minister in nearly a decade, presenting a potential milestone for bilateral relations.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 01:35 PM IST
Mirwaiz rebuts Rajnath Singh’s remarks on Centre-Hurriyat talks
Mirwaiz said he wanted to set the record straight while responding to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statements in election rallies in Jammu
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 07:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz put under house arrest in lead-up to J&K assembly polls
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest before assembly polls, barring him from delivering Friday sermons, raising concerns over his detention's purpose.
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 09:38 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
Eid gaiety takes over Valley, but no prayers at Jamia Masjid
Eid al-Adha celebrated peacefully in Kashmir, but prayers at historic sites restricted. Leaders like Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest. Festivities at Dargah Hazratbal.
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 02:43 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
‘False, aimed to malign’, Mirwaiz on Srinagar land encroachment allegations
ACB had filed an FIR against Mirwaiz, a bureaucrat and four others in connection with allegations of encroaching evacuee land in connivance with revenue officials in Srinagar
Updated on May 23, 2024 09:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz, six others booked for ‘encroaching’ evacuee land in Srinagar
ACB has filed an FIR against Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and six others in connection with allegations of encroaching evacuee land in connivance with revenue officials in Srinagar
Updated on May 22, 2024 09:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Hurriyat advocates dialogue over Kashmir, says violence will keep pot boiling
Hurriyat said it has always tried to emulate the principles of Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone while engaging for the resolution of the Kashmir conflict
Updated on May 22, 2024 09:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Shab-e-Qadr prayers not allowed at Jamia Majid, Mirwaiz under house arrest: Anjuman
Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said that after the afternoon prayers on Saturday, the authorities closed the gates of the mosque and police asked people to vacate the premises
Published on Apr 07, 2024 10:53 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
J&K: Mirwaiz put under house arrest, Friday prayers not allowed at Jamia Masjid
“It would have been a different experience if I could extend this greeting to you in person at Jama Masjid," said Jamia Masjid chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
Updated on Apr 06, 2024 12:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent:, Srinagar
Mirwaiz’s house arrest allegations ‘false’: J&K administration in HC
The six-page response by the administration was filed early this week but the case could not be heard on March 6 and is expected to be heard on March 13, additional advocate general Mohsin S Qadri said on Sunday
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid chief cleric allowed to offer Friday prayers after five-month
Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq allowed by the authorities to offer Friday prayers at Jama Masjid Srinagar today for the first time since his last Friday prayers at the mosque on October 6
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 09:22 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz not allowed to visit Jamia Masjid: Managing body
The committee condemned the administration for “not allowing the Mirwaiz to deliver sermons and offer Friday prayers in the historic Jamia Masjid, Srinagar”
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 10:16 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Srinagar
HC gives ‘final chance’ to J&K administration for response on Mirwaiz’s house arrest
The Mirwaiz, who is also chief cleric of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, was put under house arrest ahead of the abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A on August 5, 2019
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 07:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz placed under ‘house arrest’, claims Srinagar’s Jama Masjid mgmt
Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid, the managing body of the mosque, said Mirwaiz was to deliver a special sermon at the mosque on the occasion of Shab-e-Meraj, commemorating the night of the ascension of the Prophet.
Published on Feb 09, 2024 10:28 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz allowed to go to New Delhi for ‘personal visit’: Anjuman
The managing body of Jamia Masjid, Anjuman Auqaf, said in a statement that its president Mirwaz Umar Farooq was allowed by the administration to travel to New Delhi on Monday
Updated on Jan 10, 2024 06:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz barred from Friday prayers at Jamia Mosque
In a statement, Mirwaiz said that after his release on September 22 following four years of house detention since August 2019, he was only permitted to go to the Jamia Masjid for three Fridays
Published on Dec 29, 2023 09:41 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Friday prayers not allowed at Jamia Mosque, Mirwaiz under house arrest: Anjuman Auqaf
For the third consecutive Friday, prayers at Kashmir's grand mosque were not allowed and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest due to concerns of protests over the Gaza bombings. The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is described as a "fragile normalcy."
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 10:59 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz under house arrest again, no Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid
Kashmiris have often expressed solidarity with Palestinians and have protested in Srinagar around Jamia Masjid against Israel’s actions in Palestine
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 07:27 PM IST
10 days after release: Visitors flock to Mirwaiz’s house
Every day there is a beeline of visitors outside the gate of Mirwaiz’s house in Nigeen - men, women, children, clerics, youth, elderly, neighbours, traders and the Mirwaiz family’s supporters. Some arrive from various parts of the city while others are from the countryside – south as well as north Kashmir. Mirwaiz was overwhelmed with the response of the people.
Updated on Oct 03, 2023 08:44 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
Mirwaiz leads Eid-e-Milad prayers in Jamia Masjid, many throng Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar
Mirwaiz said the life of the Prophet is the best source of guidance and inspiration for Muslims and serves as a model for individuals and communities seeking to lead righteous
Published on Sep 29, 2023 10:56 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Mirwaiz allowed to deliver Friday sermon after four years of ‘house arrest’
Mirwaiz was put under house arrest ahead of the abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A on August 5, 2019. His release comes weeks after he served a legal notice to the lieutenant governor administration over his house detention and denial to visit the Jamia Masjid since 2019.
Published on Sep 22, 2023 11:17 PM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
Mirwaiz sends notice to J&K chief secretary against house detention
Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid, the managing body of the mosque, on Friday, said that its president Mirwaiz was again disallowed from religious duties and offering obligatory prayers for the consecutive 208th Friday at Jamia Masjid
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 01:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Hurriyat Conference seek end of Mirwaiz’s house detention
The separatist leader, who is also chief priest of the Jamia Masjid, has been under house detention since August 5, 2019, when the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked and the region split into two union territories
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 11:00 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Friday prayers not allowed at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid: Mgmt
Mosque authorities say that administration officials, cops visited the premises of Jamia Masjid in the morning and directed them to lock gates
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Pakistan on lookout for new voice to lead Hurriyat
In a surprise move, 91-year-old SAS Geelani who was the separatist group’s “chairman for life” resigned from the faction of the Hurriyat he headed.
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 04:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Harinder Baweja
Friday prayers at Srinagar mosque after 19 weeks
Jamia Masjid or the Grand Mosque is one of the biggest mosques in Kashmir; Friday sermons delivered by the Mirwaiz- e –Kashmir hold major political significance in Kashmir.
Updated on Dec 21, 2019 08:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Mir Ehsan
Curbs eased but Kashmir markets remain shuttered
The city, however, continued to wear a deserted look as people preferred to remain indoors, and the traffic was very thin on the roads.
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 06:10 AM IST
Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain
India urges Pakistan to accept reality; J&K curbs eased
Peace prevailed amid heavy security deployment, boding well for the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha, the Islamic religious occasion known as the festival of the sacrifice, on Monday.
Updated on Aug 09, 2019 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Srinagar/Jammu | Rezaul H Laskar and Mir Ehsan
Govts have done nothing, says Pandits’ group
The Kashmiri Pandit agreed to form a committee, comprising members of the separatist Hurriyat, civil society, displaced Pandits and those from the community who continued living in the Valley, to coordinate the process of the return following its meeting with Farooq.
Updated on Jul 06, 2019 09:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | HT Correspondent
‘Talks on Kashmir can be held only at highest level’: Hurriyat
Sharma is former director of the Intelligence Bureau. The Vajpayee government had made headlines for several rounds of talks with the Hurriyat Conference in 2004, when it even granted leaders of the separatist group passports and signalled that they could simultaneously hold talks with the Pakistani establishment.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 07:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Harinder Baweja