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Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that it is important to let the world know that India supports peace, however, it will take stern action against any act of terrorism. India is sending its all-party delegations to different countries in this regard, he added. "India has always supported peace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Operation Sindoor in response to the killing of our innocent civilians by the Pakistan-sponso ...Read More >
Also Read: Sambhal: Excavation begins of ancient well found near Shahi Jama Masjid The plea claimed Sambhal authorities bulldozed a portion of the petitioner's property on 10-11 January without notice or an opportunity to him or his family members to respond. After the order was dictated, the petitioner's counsel said, "In the meantime, third party interest may not be created in my property." "Go and file a prosecution. We had issued all necessary directions," said the bench. The petitioner ...Read More >
SAMBHAL: A local court has fixed March 5 as the next date of hearing in a case connected to the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey at Chandausi. At least five Muslim youth, including a minor was killed in November last year when UP police allegedly opened fire on people protesting the court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid. Opposition parties including the Samajwadi Party has alleged a conspiracy behind the violence and police firing at protesters. "The Supreme Court has directed al ...Read More >
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 2 (ANI): The court commissioner submitted his survey report in Chandausi Court in the Sambhal Jama Masjid-Harihar case on Thursday. Tensions in Sambhal have been high since November 19, when a local court ordered a survey of the mosque. Clashes between protestors and police over the court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid resulted in four deaths. Also Read | Karnataka Contractor Suicide Row: BJP Sends Sachin Panchal's Death Note to Lok Sabha LoP Rahul G ...Read More >
A temple locked since 1978 communal riots in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, has been reopened by authorities during an anti-encroachment drive. The Bhasma Shankar temple, containing idols of Lord Hanuman and a Shivling, was rediscovered during an electricity theft inspection. This follows recent violence and heightened tensions in the area, including a mosque survey dispute and loudspeaker fine.The Sambhal administration here on Saturday uncovered and reopened a temple, which is said to have been close ...Read More >
Also Read | Sambhal sparks rift: INDIA bloc allies face leadership turmoil? "Multiple encroachments are being seen around the area," Sambhal DM Rajendra Pensia told ANI. Pensia said, "There was encroachment on roads, sewers, water bodies, and that too for a long time. We are undertaking an 'abhiyan' (drive) to fix it. We launched a campaign in Chandausi and we had decided we would start the campaign here in November. But we could not start." The DM stated the anti-encroachment drive will cont ...Read More >
Sambhal (UP), Dec 15 (PTI) Weeks after violent clashes over a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid claimed four lives, the district administration has launched a campaign against encroachments and illegal power theft in the area around the historic mosque. As part of its efforts, the administration began removing encroachments from the area on Sunday morning. According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shrish Chandra, the focus is on clearing drains outside houses and shops ...Read More >
Sambhal (UP): Amid the ongoing tensions in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, the district administration on Sunday launched an anti-encroachment drive to clear public spaces of illegal structures. According to Sambhal SDM Vandana Mishra, the operation aims to address encroachments in public areas and has been actively implemented in Chandauli for the past two months as well. Statement Of Sambhal SDM Vandana Mishra "Anti-encroachment drive is being run against encroachment on public places. This drive ...Read More >
Sambhal Violence: Amid the prevailing tensions in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, the district administration on Sunday morning carried out an anti-encroachment drive to clear public spaces of illegal structures. According to Sambhal SDM Vandana Mishra, the operation was launched with an aim to address encroachments in public areas and has been actively implemented in Chandauli for the past two months as well. "An anti-encroachment drive is being run against encroachment on public places. This drive h ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has directed that no new lawsuits related to places of worship (temples, mosques, or shrines) can be filed until further notice. This decision was made during the ongoing hearing of petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The ruling prohibits the lower courts from issuing any survey orders or interim orders that might alter the status or nature of any religious site. The bench, comprising Chief Justice San ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) In an important development, the Supreme Court on Thursday restrained till further directions the courts in the country from entertaining fresh lawsuits and passing any effective interim or final orders in pending ones seeking to reclaim religious places, especially mosques and dargahs (a muslim shrine). "As the matter is sub-judice in this court, we deem it appropriate that no fresh suit would be registered and proceedings are undertaken till further orders of this cour ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) A Delhi court has sought a report from police commissioner Sanjay Arora asking why no efforts were made to arrest a man who was serving 10 years in jail in a drugs case but jumped interim bail in 1998 to be held only recently. Additional sessions judge Ekta Gauba Mann was hearing the proceedings regarding a 1994 FIR registered in Jama Masjid Police Station, wherein the investigating officer produced the accused Ashok Kumar Yadav before the court. The court noted the IO' ...Read More >
The incident, reported from Fatehpur district, comes days after the Supreme Court underlined that bulldozer action is unacceptable under the rule of law. Bulldozers being used to demolish an allegedly encroached part of the Noori Jama Masjid in UP. A part of a 185-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh was demolished by local authorities on Tuesday. Reason: authorities claim the structure was encroaching on the Banda-Bahraich Highway. The incident, reported from Fatehpur district, comes days after ...Read More >
BAREILLY: Sambhal police have intensified security measures to ensure peace during Friday prayers -- which coincides with the 32nd "anniversary" of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya -- at the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid following last week's violence that claimed five lives and left many -- including 20 police personnel -- injured. Police have arrested 34 individuals and identified 83 others, with efforts ongoing to apprehend around 400 people suspected of involvement in the Nov 24 ...Read More >
Following violence in Sambhal on November 24 related to a mosque survey, authorities plan to publicly display posters of over 400 identified individuals involved. 32 have been arrested so far. The posters will exclude those arrested. The government aims to hold those responsible for property damage accountable. Four people were killed, and many injured during the clash.The Sambhal administration on Thursday said it will put up posters of those involved in the November 24 violence. "We will put u ...Read More >
Yogi Adityanath has compared the Ayodhya temple demolition, Sambhal violence, and unrest in Bangladesh, asserting that those behind all the three incidents share "the same DNA." Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday drew a parallel between the demolition of the Ayodhya temple 500 years back and the violence taking place in Sambhal and Bangladesh, present day. He also said the three incidents have "the same DNA". Speaking at the inauguration of the Ramayan Mela at Ram Katha P ...Read More >
Ghaziabad (UP), Dec 4 (PTI) A delegation of Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi on its way to violence-hit Sambhal was stopped by Uttar Pradesh Police at Ghazipur border here on Wednesday and had to return, with the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha terming the action as "anti-constitutional". The opposition party's leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, returned to Delhi after staying at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border for about two hours, failing to proceed onwards. A massive traffic jam ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The BJP on Wednesday flayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for trying to visit Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh without giving prior intimation to authorities and alleged that it was an act of sheer desperation as his party is competing with ally Samajwadi Party for the votes of the minority community. Entry of outsiders has been restricted in Sambhal district till December 31 in the wake of the November 24 violence during a protest against a court-ordered survey of a mosque. Addr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday accused the BJP and RSS of "tearing the Constitution to shreds" by not allowing Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to meet the victims of violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. A delegation of Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi was stopped by the Uttar Pradesh Police at the Ghazipur border on his way to Sambhal where prohibitory orders are in place. The opposition party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Commuters suffered a massive traffic jam at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Wednesday morning as Congress workers gathered there, defying heavy barricading meant to stop Rahul Gandhi from visiting Sambhal. A delegation of Congress leaders led by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was stopped by the Uttar Pradesh Police at the Ghazipur border on his way to Sambhal. The opposition party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, ret ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) The Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid on Tuesday described as "reprehensible" the alleged mistreatment of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and asked that country's interim government to take immediate steps to prevent such acts. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, since Sheikh Hasina's resignation as prime minister in August following months-long students-led protests. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi To Visit Sambhal: D ...Read More >
BUDAUN: A court hearing a plea of a Hindu outfit, which had sought permission to worship at Jama Masjid Shamsi here claiming it was a temple, on Tuesday asked the Muslim side to complete their arguments by December 10. Arguing his case, the lawyer for Shamsi Shahi Jama Masjid Intezamia Committee and Waqf Board Asrar Ahmed questioned the locus standi of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha to file the petition in the matter. Urging the court to dismiss the plea, the counsel submitted that the mosque ...Read More >
Lucknow: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with the five other party MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit Sambhal on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said. Newly-elected Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also likely to accompany the delegation, he said. The party's general secretary and UP in-charge Avinash Pande will be there too, Rai told PTI. Curbs under section 163 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) of the Bharati ...Read More >
Lucknow/Sambhal (UP), Dec 3 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with the five other Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said. Newly-elected Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also likely to accompany the delegation, he said. The party's general secretary and UP in-charge Avinash Pande will be there too, Rai told PTI. Curbs under section 163 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheeted another accused in the Magadh (Zone) CPI (Maoist) revival attempts case, the agency said in a statement. Binod Shankar alias Vinod Shankar Singh, a resident of Kaimur district of Bihar, is the 6th accused to be chargesheeted in the case, the agency said. The chargesheet was filed on Monday. Also Read | Pune: Doctors Perform Rare Laser Surgery on Woman Pregnant With Monoamniotic Twins To Save Healthy Foet ...Read More >
Lucknow, December 3: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Sambhal on Wednesday along with the five other party MPs from Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may also visit the Sambhal, where four people were killed on November 24. Tension had been brewing in Sambhal since November 19, when a Mughal-era mosque was surveyed on court orders following claims that a Harihar temple previously stood at the site. Shahi Jama Masjid Survey: Supreme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government as he raised the Sambhal incident in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Addressing the lower house, the SP chief accused the state adminstration of orchestrating a 'well-planned' conspiracy to divert attention from the state bypolls and also urged to register a "murder case" against the police and the administration. Akhilesh Yadav said that a 'murder case' should be filed against the ...Read More >
This development follows Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decision to allow Akhilesh Yadav to address the issue during the Zero Hour. In a recent address in the parliament, Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, made serious allegations against the BJP regarding the violence in Sambhal. He stated that the violence in the region, known for its humanity and brotherhood, was a result of "planned violence" orchestrated by the BJP. Yadav highlighted that the BJP's repeated references to reli ...Read More >
The Congress has firmly committed to the Places of Worship Act, 1991, stressing it must be implemented fully. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh highlighted the recent disputes, including claims on a mosque in Sambhal and Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's shrine in Ajmer, as unfortunate consequences exacerbated by past statements from ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud.The Congress on Monday asserted that the Places of Worship Act, 1991, must be implemented in letter and spirit, and said that oral observations made by ...Read More >
A scuffle broke out between Uttar Pradesh Police and Congress leaders on Monday outside the UP Congress Office in Lucknow after the Congress delegation led by State President Ajay Rai was prevented from going to visit violence-hit Sambhal. Meanwhile, Ajay Rai said that the delegation of the Congress party will visit Sambhal after the day when the Police will inform them that restrictions have been lifted in the district "The DCP and other police officials have said that they inform us when the ...Read More >
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