Srinagar, Nov. 14 -- Valley's chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday welcomed the Waza (chefs) community's initiative to regulate wedding feast timings.

After nearly two weeks of house detention, Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Moulvi Umar Farooq on Friday returned to the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, where he addressed the Friday congregation.

Mirwaiz expressed concern over the repeated restrictions on his religious and public activities, saying that such arbitrary measures hurt people, cause inconvenience and amount to unwarranted interference in discharging his religious obligations as the Mirwaiz.

He said that the pulpit of Jama Masjid has always stood for upholding faith and speaking the truth that reflects the concerns of people and ...