The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board's plan for common social themes in Friday sermons has sparked controversy. Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema opposed the move, while chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi said it was a collective decision by Islamic scholars

Ratnagar, who died on Monday night, was synonymous with Harappan history, and also served as an expert witness for the Sunni Waqf Board in the Ayodhya title suit litigation during the 2000s