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Varanasi BJP leader’s ‘illegal’ office bulldozed after complaints
Varanasi: An allegedly illegal construction at a housing society belonging to a local BJP leader was bulldozed by the district administration here on Thursday. Satya Prakash Singh alias Akhand Singh, BJP’s district…
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UP: Dalit teenager beaten to death on suspicious of theft
A 14-year-old Dalit boy was brutally beaten by upper-caste Hindu men in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. According to a complaint lodged by the deceased’s father, Pappu Ram, it said, “My son Vijay Kumar…
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Gyanvapi case: Locals insist ‘ganga-jamuni’ culture must not erode
Varanasi: With the Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri case in the Supreme Court, leaders from both religions voice different opinions, yet want the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb of Kashi to stay intact. Hearing the matter on…
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MANUU opens sub-regional centre at Varanasi
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has established a Sub-Regional Centre (SRC) at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to cater to the educational needs of Urdu speaking population of Purvanchal region. Prof Syed…
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Agnipath row: Varanasi authorities will ask protesters to pay for damage to public property
Varanasi: The administration here is in the process of identifying those involved in the violent protests over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and will recover from them the loss caused by damage to…
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Historians weigh in on places of worship: Just let the past be!
New Delhi: Be it Delhi’s Qutab Minar or Agra’s Taj Mahal, heritage monuments are lately a hot topic of debate. Mathura’s Shahi Idgah and Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque have already made their way…
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Gyanvapi dispute: Petitioner says plea based on ‘British map’
Varanasi: Jitendra Singh Vishen, head of the Vishwa Vaidik Sanatan Sangh (VVSS), which is among the petitioners in the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi complex case, has said their petition is based on a “British-era…
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Gyanvapi row: Muslim side cites 1937 suit to claim mosque as waqf property
New Delhi: The Varanasi district court will hear the civil suit on the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Viswanath temple complex dispute on May 26. The Muslim side has challenged the maintainability of the civil…
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There is no Shivling inside Gyanvapi mosque: SP lawmaker
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq on Sunday claimed that there was no Shivling’ in Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the word was spread about it to stoke sentiments for the…
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Supreme Court will resume Gyanvapi Mosque case hearing today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will resume the hearing in the Gyanvapi Mosque case today. “The Supreme Court will hear the Gyanvapi case at 3 pm today. I have heard that the…
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Sculptures of gods, Sheshnag like structures found in Gyanvapi Mosque: Advocate Ajay Mishra
Varanasi: Several sculptures of gods and goddesses alongwith other structures related to Hindu belief were seen in the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, said advocate Ajay Kumar Mishra, who was appointed commissioner by…