SRINAGAR, Nov. 1 -- Authorities on Friday imposed strict curbs in downtown Srinagar to disallow the congregational Friday prayers at the historic Jamia masjid for the 13th consecutive week and to bar people from participating in the traditional Khoje-Digar prayers at the shrine of Hazrat Naqshband Sahib (RA) at Khojebazar area of Srinagar's Old City.
Meanwhile, life continued to remain out of gear across Kashmir for the 89th consecutive day, after Article 370 was revoked and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were declared as Union Territories (UTs) on 5th August 2019.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to remain under house arrest since August 5, who would otherwise address devotees at Naqshband Sahib shrine (RA) on the eve of Khoje-Digar, the...