Tension had been brewing in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal since November 19, when the Mughal-era mosque Jama Masjid was first surveyed on the court's orders following a petition claiming that a Harihar ...

The plea claimed that posters were put up around Sambhal and near the Shahi Jama Masjid, indicating purportedly the location of historical wells and therein the mosque has been shown as a temple.

Jama Masjid also known as Masjid-i Jah?n-Num? is the principle mosque of Old Delhi. Jama Masjid was built between 1650-1656. It was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The mosque has a vast ...

Clashes broke out between protesters and the police during a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid (mosque), a federally-protected 16th Century monument. Authorities in Uttar Pradesh ...

Uttar Pradesh ever since the first court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid was carried out on November 19 following claims that a Harihar temple previously stood at the mosque site.

The Sambhal district authorities on Saturday performed a ceremonial "bhumi pujan" for a police outpost near the Shahi Jama Masjid, a day after they surveyed an open ground in front of the mosque which ...

Sambhal mosque row: A local court in Sambhal has fixed March 5 as the next hearing date in a case related to the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey. Police personnel keep a vigil near ...

representing the mosque management comittee, underlined the historical significance of the well and said, "We have been drawing water from the well since time immemorial." Sambhal Jama Masjid case ...

The Shahi Jama Masjid has been at the centre of recent tensions in Sambhal. On Nov 19, a court-ordered survey began to investigate claims that the mosque was built over a demolished Hindu temple.

An advocate commissioner submitted a 45-page report on the survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal to a local court. The survey aimed to determine if the mosque was built on a temple ...