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Jharkhand: Nothing new about it, says speaker Mahato on row over separate
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 4 (ANI): Amid controversy over the separate room for namaz in the state Assembly, Jharkhand assembly speaker Ravindra Nath Mahato said that there is nothing new about it and there is a practice of adjourning the house half an hour before the usual time s
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Israeli Police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque after Friday prayers; fragile ceasefir
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], May 22, (ANI): Israeli police stormed into Al Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem and fired tear gas at Palestinians who threw rocks and bombs at the officers after Friday prayers.
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Hundreds of Protesters including Uyghurs protest in Tokyo against Israeli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 15 (ANI): More than 600 supporters of the Palestinian cause gathered outside the Turkish mosque in Tokyo on May 14 after Friday prayers, and took a march to protest against the Israeli attacks on the Palestinians in Gaza.
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Friday prayer suspended in Lucknow mosque due to COVID situation
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow's Shahi Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi announced for the suspension of Friday prayer till further orders.
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Mosques in Tamil Nadu offer first Friday prayer after months
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mylapore (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 4 (ANI): Following state government's permission to open places of worship from September 1 as part of relaxations in restrictions imposed against COVID-19, mosques across Tamil Nadu offered first Friday prayers after months.
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Friday prayers offered at Masjid in Srinagar after 5 months amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): The Muslim population of Srinagar offered the first Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid, situated in Nowhatta area of the city, after five months since the nationwide lockdown started in March.
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Allow offering Friday namaz in Mosques: Raza Academy writes to Uddhav Thac
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): The Raza Academy has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray requesting the state government to allow people to offer Friday prayers in Mosques across the country.
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4 killed in IED explosion at mosque in Kabul
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 12 (ANI): Four people have been killed in an IED explosion during Friday prayers at a mosque in the west of Kabul.
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Mosques to remain open in Pakistan despite surging virus threat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Pakistan President Arif Alvi has announced that congregational prayers, including Taraweeh [evening] and Friday prayers, will be held in mosques across Pakistan during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins next week, Arab News reported.
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Coronavirus: No Friday prayers offered at mosques in Srinagar
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 18 (ANI): No Friday prayers were offered at mosques in Srinagar, including the iconic Jamia Masjid, as the Central government has banned all gatherings to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
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Pak clerics flout virus lockdown rules, say restrictions not applicable to
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): Defying all orders from the state to refrain from religious congregations to curb the spread of COVID-19, prominent ulemas and religious scholars from across Pakistan on Tuesday stated that the five daily prayers and the Friday prayers would be held in m
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Mosque-goers assault woman cop in Karachi for imposing coronavirus lockdow
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan] April 10 (ANI): Sharafat Khan, a woman police officer, was assaulted here by a group of mosque-goers when she tried to enforce the government's ban to visit Masjids and congregate for Friday prayers during COVID-19 outbreak.
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