Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The mosques in Srikalahasti division of Chittoor district will be closed during the 21-day lockdown period, informed the Qazi of Chittoor on Thursday.
Belgaum (Karnataka) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The police on Thursday thrashed people who had gone to offer prayers at a mosque despite the nationwide lockdown in force.
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The Ulemas (Muslim clerics) of the Uttar Pradesh have appealed to the Muslims to offer Jumma Namaz or Friday prayers at their homes instead of assembling at the mosques as a precautionary step to curb the risk of Covid-19.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus crisis in the country, the Sheher Qazi of Dehradun has appealed to all Muslims to offer namaz (prayer) at their homes instead of gathering at the mosques, especially for the 'Jumma' or Friday prayers.
Wellington [New Zealand], Mar 26 (ANI): Australian citizen Brenton Harrison Tarrant has pleaded guilty of killing 51 people during last year's attacks on mosques in the city of Christchurch, Sputnik reported citing local media on Thursday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Tuesday decided to close the mosques for the general public across the State in view of the coronavirus scare after several Pulmonologist from Hyderabad in a meeting gave a presentation to the Muftis (heads of mosques) regar
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the Bengal Imams Association on Tuesday urged mosques to not allow the entry of common people in the mosques and advised people to perform namaaz from their homes.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, all ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Kolkata would be withdrawn, said Moulana Md Shafik Qasmi, Imam Nakhuda Mosque, on Monday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): In view of COVID-19, Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board on Saturday suspended prayers at all shrines and mosques to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, several mosques have started taking strict measures to prevent the spread of infection during the Friday prayer proceedings in Hyderabad today.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, several Muslim organisations and mosques on Thursday have decided that the congregational prayers will be temporarily halted at the mosque premises.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): In the midst of the ongoing fight against coronavirus, Imam Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi, General Secretary of Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind, on Thursday announced that the Juma congregation in the Asifi Mosque has been postponed.