The Annual Gangabal yatra, organised by Harmukh Ganga Gangabal Trust, began on Friday from the Narang base camp in the Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.
Farooq was released from house arrest on Friday, four years after he was taken into detention in the wake of the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019.
Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar on Friday predictably raised the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the UN General Assembly. Kakar claimed that the Jammu and Kashmir issue is among the longest-standing items on the UN agenda.
As Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was released after four years of his "house arrest", Awami National Conference Vice President Muzaffar Shah said that keeping the people in jail will not resolve the issue.
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal moved against a trial court order denied bail to Suhail Ahmad Thokar, one of the accused in a case registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the J-K terro
The management of Kashmir's grand mosque- Jamia Masjid said in a brief statement on Friday said that the cleric will be allowed to offer Friday prayers after four years of "house arrest".
The 60-year-old Mohammad Aslam Bhat hails from the Village Bian in Chenani Block of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir and serves as an example of innovation and motivation to the young people of the state.
Srinagar Police on Thursday arrested a Deputy Superintendent of Police rank officer of Jammu and Kashmir in a corruption case registered at police station Nowgam.