Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Srinagar: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr. Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq has expressed deep concern over what he termed as the injustice faced by open merit youth in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the current reservation structure has become unbalanced…

Srinagar: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr. Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq on Friday paid rich tributes to Sheikh-ul-Alam Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani (RA), popularly known as Nund Rishi, on the occasion of his Urs, recalling the saint’s timeless…

Srinagar: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr. Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to release all Kashmiri prisoners lodged in different jails across the country, describing their…

Srinagar: Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he was once again placed under house arrest by authorities, preventing him from offering prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar. This marks the third consecutive Friday that the…

Sopore: Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday visited the residence of veteran separatist leader Professor Abdul Gani Bhat at Batangoo Sopore to offer condolences, officials and locals confirmed. The visit drew the…

Calls for proper labelling, halal certification, urges society to introspect Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief religious leader, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq on Friday expressed deep concern over the seizure of over 3,500 kilograms of…

Srinagar: Prominent religious and political leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has voiced deep concern over the recent assault on Kashmiri shawl vendors in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, claiming they were forced to flee the hill town after local police…

Mirwaiz condemns attack, terms killings as inhuman act Srinagar: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir and Chairman of Hurriyat Conference, Umar Farooq, on Friday condemned the recent terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed over 25 lives. In a first of…

Sajad Lone, Mehbooba extend support Srinagar: The religious organizations, trade bodies and political leaders here have called for a shutdown on Wednesday (April 23) to express solidarity with the people, who were attacked by the…

Budgam: In a strong assertion of religious rights and community autonomy, Kashmir’s chief cleric and Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday warned against what he called “growing state intrusion” into Muslim…