The Latest Breaking News from Waqf

Gaza struggles to accommodate the living and the dead as population grows

In the densely populated Gaza Strip, a battle for space is pitting the living against the dead as homeless squatters settle in the area's cemeteries while authorities grapple with the growing demand for new housing.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

J&K Waqf Board’s bid to set up cancer hospital on Srinagar Eidgah ground faces opposition

Regional parties and locals say the ground is a ‘sacred space’ and want the govt. to construct the hospital elsewhere  

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2022

Calling time on caretakers of J&K’s Sufi shrines

The Waqf Board, in a bid to promote transparency and set its finances in order, has banned donations to caretakers of shrines and ousted them. The move threatens to consign ancient rituals to obscurity and push into penury families that have looked after the upkeep of the spiritual centres for…

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2022

At flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, whispered prayers defy unwritten accord

JERUSALEM Reuters) - After weeks of relative calm in Jerusalem, friction between Israel and Palestinians over unauthorized prayers by Jewish visitors in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound is raising the stakes at one of the Middle East's most volatile holy sites.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal accuses Maharashtra State Board of Waqfs of ‘targeting’ him

K.K. Venugopal writes to the Supreme Court accusing the State Board of Waqfs of ‘targeting’ him through a ‘serious, uncalled for and unwarranted attempt’ to remove him as its lawyer

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2022

Govt. not to hand over Waqf Board appointments to PSC

The IUML had campaigned hard against PSC intervention in Waqf recruitments

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022

Gujarat: Waqf tribunal members face contempt of court charge

AHMEDABAD: The chairman and two members of the Gujarat state waqf tribunal, including a judge, are facing contempt of court proceedings for passing an order despite the high court's stay order. The Gujarat high court will frame the charges on July 7.

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2022

SC stalls Gyanvapi proceedings in trial court for a day

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is underway to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

The Times of India · May 19, 2022

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on PIL against validity of Waqf Act

New Delhi The Delhi High Court on May 12 sought the stand of the Central Government and Central Waqf

The Hindu · May 12, 2022

Gyanvapi mosque near Kashi Vishwanath temple not a Waqf property: Counsel for temple

“Gyanwapi Mosque cannot be said to be a Waqf property because it was not dedicated by any legal Waqif after the demolition of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in 1669”

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2022