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  Uttar Pradesh: Whitewashing of Shahi Jama Masjid outer wall begins in Sambhal | Video

  Uttar Pradesh | March 16, 2025 10:29 IST

  Uttar Pradesh: Sambhal has been tense after riots broke out on November 24 last year following a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, a Mughal-era mosque here. Four people were killed and several, including police personnel, were injured in the clashes.

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  Hearing on Gyanvapi complex ASI survey petition today in Allahabad High Court

  Uttar Pradesh | August 22, 2024 8:22 IST

  In the previous hearing on July 9, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the mosque, was granted four weeks to file a response to the petition. The High Court will now review the submissions as part of its deliberation on the matter.

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  Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath Temple reopens after 46 years: What's inside treasury?

  India | July 15, 2024 17:23 IST

  The Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Odisha, was reopened after 46 years. An 11-member team, including officials from the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and the Archaeological Survey of India, broke three locks to access the inner chamber.

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  Allahabad HC seeks ASI response on Agra Jama Masjid survey request

  Uttar Pradesh | July 05, 2024 18:53 IST

  The Allahabad High Court has instructed the ASI to respond to a request for surveying the Jama Masjid in Agra, following claims that the remains of an idol from the demolished Keshav Dev temple are buried there. The court has set August 5 for the next hearing.

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  Supreme Court refuses to stay ASI's 'scientific survey' of Bhojshala complex in MP's Dhar

  India | April 01, 2024 13:39 IST

  Despite mounting concerns surrounding the proposed survey of the Bhojshala complex, the Supreme Court has refrained from issuing an immediate stay. This decision allows the survey to proceed without halting its progress.

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  What 'ancient evidences' were found in Bhojshala that led to ASI survey? Know here

  Madhya Pradesh | March 22, 2024 13:30 IST

  Bhojshala survey: As per an ASI order issued on April 7, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays.

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  Madhya Pradesh: ASI begins survey of Bhojshala complex in Dhar district

  Madhya Pradesh | March 22, 2024 13:13 IST

  Madhya Pradesh news: As per an ASI order issued on April 7, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex on every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays.

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  Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey

  Uttar Pradesh | January 25, 2024 22:43 IST

  Eleven people, including from both the Hindu and Muslim side, applied for copies of the ASI survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple, counsel for the Hindu litigants said.

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  Gyanvapi case: Hindu, Muslim sides to get access to ASI's survey report, rules Varanasi court

  Uttar Pradesh | January 24, 2024 18:47 IST

  The court has directed ASI to provide a hard copy of its survey report to both Hindu and Muslim sides.

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  Allahabad HC judge recuses in Gyanvapi Mosque case amidst 'wazukhana' survey dispute

  Uttar Pradesh | January 24, 2024 15:56 IST

  Crucially, the mosque's "wazukhana," a small reservoir utilized for ritual ablutions, was explicitly excluded from the survey. This decision aligns with an earlier Supreme Court order safeguarding the specific spot within the mosque complex where Hindu litigants claim a 'Shivling' structure exists.

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  Supreme Court permits cleaning of water tank in Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi

  Uttar Pradesh | January 16, 2024 16:09 IST

  The survey, mandated by the Varanasi district court, excludes the "wazukhana," a reservoir for ritual ablutions, within the mosque complex. A prior Supreme Court ruling protected this particular spot from being included in the survey.

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  Gyanvapi survey: ASI again seeks 4 more weeks to make report public, hearing likely today

  Uttar Pradesh | January 04, 2024 8:36 IST

  The ASI had presented its survey report in a sealed cover to the Varanasi district court on December 18. The ASI started the survey in the barricaded area of the Gyanvapi premises, excluding its sealed section, on August 4.

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  ASI gets 10 more days to submit Gyanvapi mosque survey report

  Uttar Pradesh | November 30, 2023 17:22 IST

  The ASI started the survey in the barricaded area of the Gyanvapi premises, excluding its sealed section, on August 4, following court orders to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.

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  Gyanvapi case: ASI to submit scientific survey report in Varanasi court today

  Uttar Pradesh | November 17, 2023 8:56 IST

  Gyanvapi case: The ASI is carrying out a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, next to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing temple.

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  Gyanvapi survey: Varanasi court gives additional time to ASI for submitting report till Nov 17

  Uttar Pradesh | November 02, 2023 18:32 IST

  Earlier, the mosque committee had also moved the Supreme Court but the apex court had on August 4 refused to stay the high court's order on the ASI survey of the 17th-century mosque located in Varanasi.

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  Varanasi court bans media from covering ASI survey of Gyanvapi

  Uttar Pradesh | August 10, 2023 6:13 IST

  The court of District Judge AK Vishvesh passed the order on a plea by the Gyanvapi management committee seeking a ban on the media coverage of the survey which is being conducted to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a temple.

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  World Heritage Week 2022: Free entry to Taj Mahal for all tourists on November 19

  India | November 18, 2022 23:30 IST

  World Heritage Week is celebrated every year from November 19 to November 25.

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  Video | Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque near Qutub Minar was built on ruins of 27 temples, says archaeologist

  India | April 19, 2022 9:44 IST

  According to the Delhi Tourism website, An inscription over its (Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque) eastern gate provocatively informs that it was built with material obtained from demolishing '27 Hindu temples'.

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  COVID impact: Museums, monuments under ASI to remain closed till June 15

  India | May 30, 2021 18:28 IST

  Earlier, the ministry announced that all sites and museums under the ASI would remain closed till May 15. But later it was extended till May 30.

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  Haunted Qutub, Lotus Temple with near-zero footfalls

  India | March 18, 2020 14:48 IST

  Government's aggressive social distancing pitch coupled with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) shutting all its protected sites from Tuesday has left Delhi's two iconic structures the Qutub Minor and Lotus Temple desolate, giving an eerie feeling.