The ASI initiated the survey on August 4 within the barricaded area of the Gyanvapi premises, excluding its sealed section. The objective is to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was built over a pre-existing Hindu...
The Archaeological Survey of India seeks a 15-day extension for submitting its report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey, a process spanning 100 days to determine the structure's historical roots.
The single-judge bench was hearing the plea challenging the maintainability of a suit seeking restoration of a temple at the site where the Gyanvapi mosque exists in Varanasi.
On November 2, the court granted 15 days’ time to the ASI, directing it to submit the report by November 17.
The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's (SJTA) approval came a day after Orissa High Court asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to begin repair work of the Natamandap of the shrine from Thursday.
The managing committee of Mughal Mosque in Mehrauli, which was appointed by the Delhi Waqf Board, had approached the HC last year alleging that the officials of the ASI completely stopped the offering of namaz in the mosque...
The survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi stemmed from a plea by five Hindu devotees in August 2021 for daily prayer rights before Hindu idols on the outer walls of Gyanvapi Mosque.
The ASI, which was to submit the report of the survey by October 6, now has time till November 6 to do the same.
To address this issue, the panel recommends that the ASI should rationalize and categorize the list of monuments based on their national significance, unique...
In the Gyanvapi Mosque row, a Varanasi court also directed the District Magistrate to take responsibility or appoint someone who would protect the objects...
The terracotta figurines found at Mudu Konaje in a megalithic context are a rare find of India.
District Judge A K Vishvesh dismissed the mosque management committee's objection and provided the additional time to the ASI, government counsel Rajesh Mishra...
Previously, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was given a deadline of four weeks to complete the scientific survey of the controversial Gyanvapi Mosque...
The petitioner has sought a survey at the Shrikrishna janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura along the lines of the survey at Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi.
The Allahabad High Court on August 3 dismissed a petition by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee of the Gyanvapi Mosque against a lower court order and...
The survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is still in its ongoing phase amid beefed up security measures at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in...
A 55-member ASI team continued the survey work of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varansai on Sunday to determine if the 17th-century mosque was built on a pre-existing...
However, the survey faces controversy as the Muslim side raises concerns about potential religious artifacts' discovery, threatening a boycott in response to...
The survey aims to determine whether the 17th-century masjid was built upon a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple, rekindling a historical controversy...
The survey aims to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple, while the recent discoveries add...
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today resumed its scientific survey work at the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi to determine whether the 17th-century...
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order on an ASI survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque, an exercise that the Muslim side...
The Gyanvapi mosque committee argued that the scientific survey was against the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which says the character of religious places would...
The Gyanvapi mosque row came to prominence after a group of women approached a lower court in Varanasi seeking permission from a Hindu deity in the mosque's...
While hearing the Anjuman Mosque Committee's plea, the court expressed its "strong doubts" regarding the work to be carried out by the ASI at the mosque...
