Congregational prayers disallowed in Srinagar's Jamia Masjid
Srinagar, Sep 28: Authorities on Friday disallowed congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid here by imposing restrictions in the area.
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who delivers his weekly sermon at the mosque, was placed under house arrest.
Following a separatist-called shutdown in the Kashmir Valley, the authorities took Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik into preventive custody.
The protest was called against the killing of a civilian in Srinagar's Qamarwari area on Thursday in firing when the security forces were laying a cordon.
All shops, public transport, other businesses and educational institutions remained closed in most parts of Srinagar city and other district headquarters of the Kashmir Valley.
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11 drug peddlers arrested in Jammu, Samba and Udhampur
Jammu (PTI): Eleven drug peddlers were arrested along with contraband substance at different places in Jammu, Samba and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.
Keshav Sahu and Pardesi Ram, both residents of Chhattisgarh, were nabbed along with two kilograms of Ganja in Gharota area of Jammu, a police spokesperson said.
He said Billu Sharma, Tarun Kumar Patel, and Dinesh Kumar Chauhan were apprehended after 10 kgs of Ganja was recovered from their possession during patrolling in Sandwan Border Police Post area of Domana in Jammu.
A police team intercepted a car at a checkpoint in Vijaypur area of Samba, leading to the recovery of 16.61 grams of heroin from its occupants -- Sanjeev Kumar and Malkeet Kour -- who were immediately arrested, the spokesperson said.
In another incident, he said another drug peddler identified as Umar Ishaq of Doda was arrested along with 3.92 grams of heroin during checking of vehicles at Nud along Samba-Mansar road.
He said an inter-district drug peddler identified as Aqib Ashraf, a resident of Anantnag, was arrested after 21.97 grams of heroin was seized from his car at Majalta in Udhampur district.
Irfan and Waseem, both residents of Udhampur, were apprehended along with 10.99 grams of heroin from Roun Domail area, the spokesperson said.
He said all the arrested peddlers were booked under separate cases of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
