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Shimla: Municipal commissioner orders demolition of 3 floors of Sanjauli Mosque
Shimla: The Shimla municipal commissioner’s court on Saturday, October 5 ordered the demolition of the top three “unauthorised” storeys of the disputed Sanjauli mosque here and gave two months to the Waqf…
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HP: Residents demand demolition of another ‘unauthorised’ mosque
Shimla: Residents of Kasumpti in Shimla town on Tuesday demanded demolition of a mosque, which they claimed was authorised, in their area and expressed concern over the increase in the inflow of…
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Video: Violent mob attacks elderly shopkeeper in Himachal Pradesh
In yet another incident, an elderly Muslim shopkeeper was violently attacked by a Hindutva mob in Himachal Pradesh. The state has been experiencing a rise in Islamophobic incidents in the last few…
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Shimla mosque row escalates as demand for demolition grow
In yet another incident highlighting the growing intolerance and hate against minorities, a fresh video captured a movement of Hindu groups and residents in Himachal Pradesh’s Palampur area vandalising shops owned by…
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Shimla moque row: Atleast 50 including BJP, VHP members booked
In a new turn of development, at least 50 people, including members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), have been booked in eight cases registered in connection…
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Shimla mosque row: Shops closed as bandh observed in several towns
Shimla/Hamirpur: Shops remained closed in several towns across Himachal Pradesh on Saturday as a two-hour bandh was observed in protest against unauthorised construction of mosques in the state and the recent police…
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After Shimla, protests in Mandi over ‘illegal’ construction of mosque
Hindu groups held a protest march in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi on Friday, September 13, demanding the demolition of an unauthorised portion of a mosque in the town and tried to force their…
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Shimla police release stone pelting video; 6 officers injured, 8 FIRs filed
Violent protests escalated in Himachal Pradesh’s summer capital Shimla on Wednesday, September 11, leaving six police officers including a female officer who sustained serious vertebrae fractures. In response to the unrest provoked…
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Shimla mosque row: Ministers say masjid authorities agree to seal illegal portion
Shimla: A day after massive protests erupted in the Himachal Pradesh capital over demand to demolish unauthorised structures of a mosque in the Sanjauli area, two state Cabinet ministers, Anirudh Singh and…
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Shimla mosque row: Masjid committee seeks permission to demolish illegal structure
Shimla: Amid escalating tensions over the Sanjauli mosque issue in Shimla, a Muslim welfare committee on Thursday urged the municipal commissioner to seal the unauthorised portion and also offered to demolish it…
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Shimla mosque row: Protestors break barricades, clash with police
Shimla: Protestors demanding the demolition of an illegal structure in a mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli area were lathi-charged by security forces on Wednesday after they broke police barricades during a demonstration. #WATCH…
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Protests erupt in Mandi demanding demolition of Mosque
In Himachal Pradesh, escalating tensions over an alleged illegal mosque have led to widespread protests. Following a significant demonstration in Shimla’s Sanjauli on September 5, Islamophobic rallies have erupted in Mandi district,…
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Shimla mosque dispute: Force deployed in strength, says Himachal DGP
Shimla: Force has been deployed in strength and the police are keeping a watch on the situation, said DGP Atul Verma on Monday while referring to the recent dispute over an “unauthorised”…
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HP: Right-wing groups stage protest demanding demolition of ‘illegal’ mosque
A large group of far-right Hindu bodies, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and residents gathered at Chaura Maidan in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, September 5 to protest against an alleged “illegal” Mosque…