The chief cleric of Kashmir and Hurriyat leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, expressed anguish on the restrictions on offering prayers at Jama Masjid and Eidgah.
More than 17,000 locals and tourists have visited Asia's largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar within hours after it was inaugurated by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Friday expressed deep disappointment and regret over the alleged house arrest of its president, Maulvi Umer Farooq thereby preventing him from delivering the Friday sermon and offering congregational prayers at the historic mosque.
The current wet spell across Jammu and Kashmir is due to a Western Disturbance which has reduced the rainfall deficiency by 15 percent.
Addressing a landmark event "Stakeholders Workshop on Weather & Climate Services" on the eve of IMD's 150th anniversary here, he announced the establishment of a Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu.
Sheikh Fayaz said that Tulip Garden, recently included in the World Book of Records, is a pride for the Floriculture department and has greatly enhanced the tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
Multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains blocked the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Saturday.
Srinagar-Jammu national highway was open for two-way traffic on Sunday while Srinagar-Leh and the Mughal Road remained snowbound and closed.
The Lt Governor directed officials to complete 10 blocks comprising 240 residential units by 20 March.
The civilians were picked up by the Army personnel after an ambush by terrorists in which four soldiers lost their lives.
