SRINAGAR: Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid was locked and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest Saturday on Eid-ul-Adha, denying devotees the opportunity to offer prayers and provoking a backlash from many, including CM Omar Abdullah.Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar, which looks after the mosque management, said the gates were closed early Saturday morning and police…
Jammu and Kashmir: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha SRINAGAR: J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha chaired Tuesday a Unified Headquarters meeting at Raj Bhawan to review Union territory’s security situation and preparations for the annual Amarnath Yatra, while PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq voiced concerns over widespread civilian arrests in crackdown…
Hurriyat Conference Chairman and Chief Cleric of Jammu and Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq SRINAGAR: In his first public address after the Centre’s recent ban on his Awami Action Committee (AAC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq invoked Friday the name of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee while seeking revocation of the curbs.The head of separatist Hurriyat Conference’s moderate…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Videos of fashion models strutting on snow in the ski resort of Gulmarg were pulled down from social media after a backlash led by J&K’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq over what he termed an “outrageous” and “obscene” display that had hurt the “sensitivities of the local…