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…
AGRA: The 17th-century Mubarak Manzil, a Mughal heritage site also known as Aurangzeb‘s Haveli, was largely demolished in Agra just three months after the state archaeological department issued a notification to protect the monument. Over 100 tractors of debris were removed from the site after the demolition drive, local residents said on Thursday. They say…
NEW DELHI: Three people were killed in clashes between mob and security personnel during a mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Sunday, Moradabad divisional commissioner told news agency PTI.The violence erupted during a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, which the Hindu side claims was built on the site of an ancient Harihar temple…