An ASI team conducted assessments of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal for planned whitewashing and renovation. This follows ...

SAMBHAL: The Uttar Pradesh (UP) administration has decided to cover ten mosques in Sambhal during Holi celebrations on Friday ...

The Allahabad High Court has ordered that any whitewashing of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal ahead of Ramzan be overseen by a three-member panel, including ASI officials, a scientific expert, and a ...

Special Quran courses will be organised at the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) and the Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid al-Nabwi) where participants will receive instructions on correct recitation ...

Conservation works have officially commenced at the historic mosque and cemetery in Tochni, the UNDP said in a post on X, hailing the project as “a crucial step in preserving the cultural and ...

The Uttar Pradesh Government has told the Supreme Court that the well near the disputed mosque in Sambhal is not linked to the masjid and is situated on `public land'. The Indian Express quoted a ...

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In fact, there is no access to the subject well from inside the mosque”. Claims that the Mughal-era mosque, the Shahi Jama Masjid, was built after destroying a temple called Hari Mandir, have led to a ...

The dispute had gained momentum after violence erupted during the court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24, 2024. Four people lost their lives in clashes that broke out over ...

Ahead of Ramzan, the Shahi Jama Masjid management committee in Sambhal district has formally approached the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for permission to undertake cleaning, whitewashing ...

IMAGE: Police personnel stand guard outside Shahi Jama Masjid during Friday namaaz, in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, December 24, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo A status report was filed before a bench ...

Denying the claims of the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee over a well situated near the masjid, the State of Uttar Pradesh has told the Supreme Court that the subject well is situated on ...