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Chale jao Iran: Sambhal DSP sparks row over his Islamophobic comment
Sambhal: Deputy Superintendent Kuldeep Kumar, posted as the Circle Officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, sparked debate after he said, “those beating their chests for Iran should go to Iran and fight themselves.”…
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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…
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Over 10 mosques covered with tarpaulin in UP’s Sambhal ahead of Holi
Sambhal: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal have put in place elaborate security arrangements ahead of the Holi festival, with more than 10 mosques covered with tarpaulin sheets, officials said on Monday, March…
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Woman wearing burqa performs Kanwar Yatra, welcomed by devotees
Sambhal: A Muslim woman wearing a burqa drew attention after she was seen participating in the Hindu pilgrimage of Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Saturday, February 14. Travelling with a…
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UP: Bajrang Dal storms govt school over namaz claims, principal suspended
Sambhal: Several Bajrang Dal members forcibly entered a government school in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal to question the Quranic verses framed on the walls, alleging that the students were being taught to wear…
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Sambhal violence: Judge who ordered FIRs against police transferred
Lawyers in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal district on Wednesday, January 21, held demonstrations against the arbitrary transfer of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer, who, a month earlier, had directed FIRs against police officials…
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Sambhal orders removal of ‘illegal’ shrine, mosque from graveyard land
Sambhal (UP): The Sambhal administration has issued an ultimatum to a committee overseeing a shrine and a mosque built on land recorded as a graveyard in the Chaudhary Sarai area to remove…
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Days before notice expiration, two mosques removed in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: A mosque and a madrassa in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal district that were facing action for encroaching on government land were demolished by members of the mosque committee just before the notice…
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Nearly 2 dozen ‘illegal’ structures on Sambhal graveyard land to get notice
Sambhal: The revenue department here on Tuesday carried out the measurement of a graveyard land near a disputed religious site amid tight security and identified 22 houses and shops allegedly built through…
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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…
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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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UP court adjourns hearing in Sambhal Jama Masjid case till Dec 3 due to SC stay
Sambhal: The hearing in the Sambhal Jama Masjid case was on Thursday adjourned till December 3 by a local court due to the Supreme Court‘s stay on the proceedings. The case pertains…
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Bihar polls: Sambhal MP criticises EC decision to check burqa-clad women during voting
Sambhal: Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Zia Ur Rehman Barq, on Sunday criticised the Election Commission of India over its recent decision to check women wearing burqas during voting in Bihar assembly…
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Illegal marriage hall on pond land demolished in Sambhal
Sambhal: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Thursday demolished a marriage hall and a madrassa constructed illegally on pond land in Raa Ya village under Asmoli police station limits, officials said.…
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Sambhal temple-mosque row: Court sets Aug 21 to hear case
Sambhal: A civil court in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday, August 5, deferred to August 21, the ongoing Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute owing to the strike of the local bar association…
