Jama Masjid
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Saudi Arabia hosts iftar for 1,500 worshippers at Delhi’s Jama Masjid
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia organised a large communal iftar for more than 1,500 fasting worshippers at the historic Jama Masjid as part of its international Ramzan initiatives. The event was arranged by…
- India
No records on whether Jama Masjid built over ruins or vacant land: ASI
New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told the Central Information Commission that it does not have any records indicating whether the Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal was constructed…
- India
Telangana mosque vandalised with beer bottles, copies of Quran desecrated
Hyderabad: Worshippers at the Jama Masjid in Telangana’s Yadadiri Bhuvanagiri district, on Monday, February 16, were shocked to see their mosque vandalised and copies of the Quran desecrated. The mosque is situated…
- India
Sambhal padyatra postponed amid tight security
Sambhal (UP): The proposed march and circumambulation on Wednesday at the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir site was “deferred” on the request of district officials, Mahant Rishi Raj Giri, who was organising…
- News
Mosque panel opposes Sambhal padyatra, cites communal harmony fears
Sambhal: Shahi Jama Masjid committee president Zafar Ali has opposed the proposed march by Harihar Sena around the periphery of the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple site scheduled for Wednesday, calling it…
- India
Padyatra to take place around Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid site on Nov 19
Sambhal: Mahant Rishi Raj Giri, one of the litigants from the Hindu side in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir title dispute, announced on Sunday that his organisation, Harihar Sena, will conduct a…
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Terrorism has no place in civil society: Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid
New Delhi: The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday, November 13, condemned the Red Fort blast as an “abominable terror attack” and asserted that “terrorism has no ground”…
- India
HC to hear today mosque committee plea in Sambhal Jama Masjid violence case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court will on Monday take up the Sambhal Jama Masjid violence case, following a petition filed by mosque committee Chairman Zafar Ali challenging the police charge sheet. Ali…
- India
4 more arrested in Sambhal violence case; 96 nabbed since Nov ’24
Sambhal: Four people were arrested in connection with the violence that erupted near the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24 last year, police on Friday said. With these latest arrests, the total…
- Kashmir
Srinagar’s Jama Masjid gates closed for Eid prayers; Hurriyat leaders claims house arrest
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday barred Eid prayers from taking place at the Eidgah ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city here, while Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that…
- India
People from all walks of life offer prayers on Bakrid across Delhi
New Delhi: People from diverse backgrounds thronged mosques across the national capital on Saturday morning to offer namaz on the occasion of Bakrid, also known as Eid-ul-Adha, embracing the spirit of unity…
- India
Allahabad HC rejects Sambhal Jama Masjid committee plea against survey
New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court, on Monday, May 19, rejected the Sambhal Jama Masjid Management Committee’s plea against the survey ordered by a civil court in the Shahi Jama Masjid and…
- India
UP: Man arrested for placing meat inside Jama Masjid in Agra
Lucknow: A person was arrested on Friday for allegedly placing a piece of animal flesh at Jama Masjid in Agra, a police official said. The accused has been identified as Nazruddin, a…
- News
Allahabad HC adjourns hearing in Jama Masjid case at Sambhal till Apr 28
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the matter of Jama Masjid at Sambhal and directed to list the case on April 28. Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh continues to…
- India
UP: ASI likely to replace signboard at Jama Masjid
Sambhal: The Shahi Jama Masjid here is once again in the spotlight, this time over a new signboard sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which labels the mosque as “Juma…
