SRINAGAR: Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid was locked and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest Saturday on Eid-ul-Adha, denying devotees the opportunity to offer prayers and provoking a backlash from many, including CM Omar Abdullah.Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar, which looks after the mosque management, said the gates were closed early Saturday morning and police…
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea challenging the Allahabad high court‘s order that allowed whitewashing of the outer parts of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in UP.The SC bench comprised of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and justice Sanjay Kumar. The petition also challenged the high court order allowing…
SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday condemned the administration’s decision to disallow night-long Shab-e-Qadr prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.In a post on X, the Mirwaiz said the authorities had conveyed to the mosque management committee that the masjid would be closed to the people for the…
The Special Investigation Team of Sambhal police on Sunday took Zafar Ali, the president of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, into custody to record his statement in connection with the violence that eruted in the district on November 24. The Mughal-era mosque has been at the center of a significant controversy following claims that…
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NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday permitted whitewashing and decorative lighting of the Sambhal Jama Masjid’s exterior, provided no structural modifications are made. The court scheduled next hearing in the case for April 8. The court on Monday had directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit a detailed reply on whether…
NEW DELHI: UP govt has informed the Supreme Court that the disputed “private well” near the Mughal-era Jama Masjid mosque in Sambhal was situated on public land. A status report was filed before a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar following a Jan 10 direction of SC.“The petitioners are attempting to…
Excavation begins near Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid well MEERUT: Sambhal district administration on Wednesday began excavating a centuries-old well located 50m from the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Chandausi town. The digging is part of a broader initiative to revive historical wells and pilgrimage sites across the city.Sambhal DM Rajender Pensiya told TOI, “A total…
PRAYAGRAJ: Reiterating his stand on the Sambhal Jama Masjid controversy, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that any disputed structure should not be even called a mosque.Speaking to a news channel in Prayagraj, Yogi said if there was any proof to support the presence of a temple beneath the Sambhal Jama Masjid – either…