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Gyanvapi, Sambhal & Ajmer: How sprouting temple-mosque disputes rendered the Places of Worship Act toothless
However, the new claims and disputes, right from the Gyanvapi to the Ajmer dargah, have largely rendered the law, passed with ...
India: What is behind the 'reclaiming temples' campaign?
In several places in India, claims that Mosques were built on the former site of Hindu temples have stoked communal tensions.
Ajmer Sharif survey petition triggers demands for protection of Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra
A petition in Ajmer court demands the restoration of Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra to its pre-Islamic heritage. Claims suggest it was ...
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Why ex-CJI DY Chandrachud is at the centre of Ajmer-Sambhal storm
His remark during Gyanvapi hearings that the Places of Worship Act doesn't bar historical inquiries has been cited by judges ...
Wazukhana inside Gyanvapi mosque: Allahabad HC adjourns hearing of plea seeking ASI survey
Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal was hearing the civil revision filed by Rakhi Singh--one of plaintiffs in Shringar Gauri ...
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Hearing on Gyanvapi ASI survey petition deferred to December 10
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court deferred the hearing on a petition seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the alleged wuzukhana area in the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.
Archaeological Survey of India seeks control of Sambhal's Mughal-era mosque
ASI files response in court, argues that control and management of the monument, including any structural modifications, must ...
After 111 yrs, John Nicholson's statue stripped of national monument status
Following India’s Independence in 1947, the statue, which depicted Nicholson with a drawn sword, was taken down, along with ...
Ajmer dargah survey row: PUCL to move SC to ensure adherence to Places of Worship Act, 1991
The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has decided to move the Supreme Court against the rising demand for a survey by ...
Floodlights add to the magnificence of Brihadisvarar temple at Gangaikondacholapuram
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has installed LED floodlights at the Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikondacholapuram in ...
Allahabad Court to hear Gyanvapi survey petition on December 10
A petition was filed in the High Court on October 22, by plaintiff Rakhi Singh, requesting an ASI survey of the Wazukhana located in the Gyanvapi mosque premises. The case is being heard by a single ...