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  AAP government 'supersedes' Delhi Waqf Board, strips it of powers

  India | October 22, 2015 17:41 IST

  New Delhi: AAP government has "superseded" the Delhi Waqf Board, transferring all its powers and duties to the secretary (revenue) in the city administration."In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 99(I) of the Waqf

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  VHP warns of mass agitation if PM fails to resolve Ayodhya dispute by May

  India | February 25, 2015 15:03 IST

  Lucknow: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue till May 2015 failing which it will hold mass campaigns for construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.A

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  Taj Mahal is an ancient Hindu temple, reiterates BJP's Laxmi Kant Bajpai

  National | December 08, 2014 12:09 IST

  Lucknow: Days after Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's controversial remark demanding handing over the Taj Mahal to Waqf Board, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Uttar Pradesh unit chief, Laxmi Kant Bajpai, has once again reiterated

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  Azam's view on Taj Mahal: JD(U) asks Muslim not to fall into traps

  National | November 26, 2014 14:24 IST

  New Delhi: Taking on senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his demand that the Taj Mahal be handed over to Waqf Board, JD(U) today urged Muslims not to fall into such "traps" which are

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  Shias in UP seek Azam Khan's removal

  National | July 31, 2014 11:20 IST

  Lucknow: The Shias here have asked Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to clear ambiguities in Waqf Board appointments, allegedly been done at the behest of Urban Development and Wakf Minister Azam Khan.A meeting between Shia cleric

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  Agitators thrash policemen in Lucknow during violent protest

  India | July 25, 2014 17:31 IST

  New Delhi: Protesters today clashed with police in Lucknow during a violent protest over Azam Khan's decision to sell properties of Waqf board.Clashes erupted on Friday after a group of Shia protesters marched towards Chief

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  No CCTVs At Jama Masjid, Mosque Officials Blame Waqf Board

  India | September 19, 2010 18:14 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 19 : None of the 20 CCTVs at the historic Jama Masjid here were working and the mosque officials had recently returned them to the Wakf Board which installed them at the