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  • Eid Prayers Likely To Be Offered At Eidgah After Three Years

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    SRINAGAR:  For the first time after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the congregational Eid prayers are likely to be offered at the historic Eidgah in Srinagar, the Waqf board said on Tuesday

    Talking to the reporters at Eidgah, the Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson,  Darakshan Andrabi, said that in case of favourable weather conditions, the Eid prayers will be offered at Eidgah this year after a gap of three years.

    She said that this year the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers will be held at Eidgah, adding that the whole administration has visited the Eidgah to ensure that people would offer the Eid prayers in a peaceful atmosphere here.

    “Eidgah is the face of Srinagar and we will ensure that the place is developed in a well manner,” she said, adding that they have visited Eidgah to start making elaborate arrangements for smooth Eid prayers.

    Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad told reporters that the Waqf Board had raised several issues like drainage, encroachment, lighting and other things.

    “Proper demarcation will be done to identify the encroached land of Waqf Board. A few works regarding the lighting, drainage and beautification of Eidgah will be started to restore all the utilities of the Eidgah,” he said.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Waqf Board Orders Valuation Of Commercial Properties Across J&K

    Waqf Board Orders Valuation Of Commercial Properties Across J&K

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board here has launched a comprehensive exercise for valuation of its hundreds of commercial properties across the Union Territory.

    “Continuing with its reformative agenda initiated under the leadership of Chairperson, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, J&K Waqf Board has started an exhaustive Valuation exercise of its hundreds of commercial assets spread across the UT of Jammu & Kashmir,”  news agency KNO quoted a statement as having said.

    Interestingly, despite being the second largest asset-rich organisation in the UT after the Govt itself, no significant efforts have been made till date for assessment of Commercial Properties by the previous authorities at the helm of affairs in Waqf over the last several decades, revealed the sources in Waqf, it said.

    In an order issued by Executive Magistrate, Tehsildar J&K Waqf Board, it has been revealed that, in absence of proper valuation, “random assessment values have been used to insure commercial properties in the past and that has also created difficulties in settlement of claims with insurers”.

    The move is also expected to “result in creation of a permanent data base for smooth rent assessment of structures in future”.

    The Administrators and other Waqf Supervisory staff have been directed to facilitate and provide all necessary support & manpower for smooth conduct of the exercise, the order said.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )