Jama Masjid
- Delhi
Man shot dead near Delhi’s Jama Masjid
New Delhi: A 30-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by an unknown assailant early on Thursday in central Delhi’s Jama Masjid area, police said. The incident took place near the Ya-Rub-Chala De…
- India
ASI agrees to survey Jama Masjid in UP’s Badaun
Lucknow: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has given an application in Badaun court, for carrying out a survey of the Jama Masjid there. A lawyer on behalf of the ASI appeared…
- India
Muslims across India celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr
New Delhi: Muslims across India as well as different parts of the world on Saturday are celebrating the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr by offering namaz. The festival marks the end of the holy…
- India
UP: 4 held for disturbing peace outside mosque during Ram Navami procession
Mathura: Four men were arrested for disturbing the peace outside Jamal Masjid during a Ram Navami procession here in Uttar Pradesh, a police official said Friday. On Thursday, when a procession being…
- Kashmir
J-K: Cops deny closing Jamia masjid, management calls statement ‘unfortunate’
Srinagar: The management committee of the Jama Masjid in the Nowhatta area of the city on Wednesday alleged it was “extremely unfortunate” that the authorities closed down the mosque on the occasion…
- India
Giving election tickets to women against Islam: Shahi Imam of Ahmedabad Jama Masjid
Ahmedabad: The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad on Sunday said allotting tickets to women in elections is a rebellion against Islam and weakens the religion. Talking to reporters here on…
- India
Jama Masjid diktat is violation of fundamental rights of women worshippers: NCW
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday asked the Centre and the Delhi government to take appropriate action against the ban on the entry of ‘girls’ into the Jama…
- Delhi
Shahi Imam withdraws order restricting entry of women in Jama masjid
New Delhi: Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam has agreed to withdraw the order restricting entry of women in the mosque, after Delhi LG V K Saxena spoke to him and requested him to…
- India
Move to ban entry of girls into Delhi’s Jama Masjid anti-women, unconstitutional: VHP
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday termed as anti-women and unconstitutional the ban on the entry of ‘girls’ into Delhi’s Jama Masjid and demanded that the mosque’s administration withdraw its…
- Delhi
Delhi’s Jama Masjid bans entry of ‘girls’, Shahi Imam says doesn’t apply to those offering prayers
New Delhi: The administration of Delhi’s famed Jama Masjid has put up notices outside the main gates banning the entry of ‘girls’, whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque’s…
- Delhi
NCW takes cognisance of Delhi’s Jama Masjid banning entry of ‘girls’
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took cognisance of Delhi’s Jama Masjid putting up notices outside its main gates banning the entry of ‘girls’, whether alone or in…
- India
Jama Masjid admin bans women’s entry, DCW issues notice to Imam
New Delhi: Taking an unprecedented step, the administration of Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid has banned the entry of women in the mosque. The Jama Masjid administration has issued an order prohibiting the…
- India
Badaun mosque the newest in the eye of a simmering storm
Badaun(UP): After Varanasi and Mathura, it is now a mosque in Badaun that has attracted controversy with right-wing activists claiming it to be a Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple. A local court in…
- India
UP: Man threatens to explode mosque, shoot its cleric; held
Bareilly: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly threatening to blow off a mosque here and shoot its cleric if he was not removed, police said. A letter, threatening to…
- India
Plea claims Badaun’s mosque is site of temple, seeks permission for Hindus to offer prayers
Budaun (UP): A plea has been in a court here claiming that Jama Masjid Shamsi in Badaun city is a temple of Lord Shiva and seeking permission for followers of the Sanatan…
