TopicNizamuddin markaz

Topic: Nizamuddin markaz

Delhi HC grants Centre two weeks to reply on plea seeking reopening of Nizamuddin Markaz

PTI - 16 July, 2021

The Markaz had been locked since 31 March last year following Tablighi Jamaat congregation amid Covid lockdown. The court has now listed the matter for hearing on 16 September.

Delhi HC allows 50 people to offer namaz 5 times a day at Nizamuddin Markaz during Ramzan

PTI - 15 April, 2021

The court stated that its order would be subject to any notification issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority in view of the rising cases.

50 people can offer prayers at Nizamuddin Markaz mosque during festival, govt tells Delhi HC

PTI - 24 March, 2021

The Centre told the court that the Delhi Waqf Board has to forward the names of the chosen persons to the SHO of the area, and after that they would be allowed to offer prayers.

36 Tablighis set to return home a year after court battle against Delhi Police

Bhadra Sinha - 28 February, 2021

In 2020, 44 Tablighis decided not to plead guilty to Delhi Police charges on violating visa conditions & Covid protocols. All of them were acquitted by court.

No evidence to show 18 foreigners indulged in banned Tablighi activity, Patna HC quashes case

Bhadra Sinha - 25 December, 2020

Patna High Court allows prosecution against 3 Indians for not informing police regarding the stay of foreigners in the mosque managed by them.

No Qawali nights or touching mazar, Delhi’s Nizamuddin Dargah reopens but it’s just not the same

Bismee Taskin - 25 September, 2020

Barely 150 people visit the popular Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah and no tourists have returned. Covid precautions have also changed the experience of visiting the mausoleum.

Delhi court stays order directing police to unlock residential parts of Nizamuddin Markaz

PTI - 16 September, 2020

The residential portion of Nizamuddin Markaz was locked after a case was registered against people attending a religious congregation in violation of Covid guidelines in March.

Modi govt defends news reports on Markaz event, says they were neither fake nor false

Bhadra Sinha - 7 August, 2020

The I&B ministry opposed a batch of petitions filed in the SC alleging that a section of the media spread 'communal hatred' over the Nizamuddin Markaz event in March.

How Made-in-India Tablighi Jamaat became the largest organisation in Pakistan

Ziya Us Salam - 8 July, 2020

In his book ‘Inside the Tablighi Jamaat’, Ziya Us Salaam writes about the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan, and how it rose to political prominence under Nawaz Sharif.