Women self-help groups associated with the National Rural Livelihood Mission prepare 'prasad' for the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Now, they will be engaged in the preparation of 'Sri Anna prasadam', said Chief Development...
The Allahabad High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing in the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque case till November 28 on an appeal from the mosque management.
The original suit sought restoration of the ancient Kashi Vishwanath Temple at the site where the Gyanvapi Mosque currently stands. The petitioners claimed in the suit that the mosque is a part of the temple.
The gulal made by the jail inmates will be applied on the deities in the rituals of Rangbharni Ekadashi at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, R K Mishra, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Jail, Agra told PTI on Thursday.
Anil Kumar Briksh, Commandant of the 95th Battalion of the CRPF, said the jawans planted the saplings in collaboration with social organisations and government departments at parks, monasteries and educational institutions.
The Gyanvapi case is the latest of the lawsuits in the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath case. It also has centuries of history behind it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate a month-long programme, 'Kashi Tamil Sangamam', in Varanasi to rediscover, reaffirm and celebrate age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi – two of the country's most...
An object found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque during its court-mandated videography survey was claimed to be a 'Shivling' by the Hindu petitioners. Four of the five petioners had filed a petition seeking carbon dating of the...
Four of the five Hindu petitioners have sought carbon-dating of 'Shivling' said to have been found in Gyanvapi Mosque during videography survey.
Carbon dating is a scientific process to find the age of an object. It is frequently used in archaeological finds such as fossils.
Hindu devotees are seeking prayers before the idols on the outer wall of Gyanvapi Mosque. The case's next hearing is on September 22.
The Muslim side had argued that the Hindu devotees' plea to pray before idols on Gyanvapi's outer walls is not maintainable under the Places of Worship Act...
The wounds of history may heal if Muslims return Krishna Janmabhoomi and Kashi Vishwanath. It may open the doors to lasting amity between the two communities.
If Hindus and Muslims accept the historical facts of Gyanvapi with an open mind, this issue can be resolved amicably, and serve as a model for other disputed...
Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Viswanath Temple Dispute: Kashi is where fact, faith and fiction come together to form a unique tapestry of text, subtext and context.
As the campaign to remove the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi gains momentum, another Ayodhya looms large over India.
A maze of ‘shell’ trusts and other bodies—some registered, some not—have been legally contesting the claims on the land on which Mathura’s Shahi...
Urban Development Minister Arvind Sharma and Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh informed about the decision taken in the cabinet meeting in a press conference on...
The Muslim side argued that the petition is not maintainable under the Places of Worship Act 1991.
A bird hit the CM's helicopter after it took off from here (Varanasi) for Lucknow, after which it had to land here, District Magistrate Kaushalraj Sharma said....
While some ruling BJP leaders demand that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 be repealed, legal experts describe it as a weak law with ambiguous clauses
The past, present and future of ASI is invariably linked to the shifting political ideologies in the country
The people who have lived in this very 'Baba ki Nagri' have lost their roots. Earthly forces have denied them permission to stay close to the divine.
While the debate initially started with the right for Hindus to pray at the Shringar Gauri complex, located at a western wall in the backside of the Gyanvapi...
As the old city of Kashi swarms with media crews and camerapersons along with throngs of cops waiting on the sidelines, some of the city’s residents lament...
