Varanasi: A Hindu outfit on the forefront of a legal battle on the Gyanvapi complex located next to Kashi Vishwanath temple has written an open letter advocating an out-of-court settlement of the dispute. The letter has come at a time when a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi complex is underway on the order of the…
Varanasi: A team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday arrived at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi on the fifth day of the scientific survey to determine if the mosque was built over a temple. The ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque was delayed briefly on Monday due to a heavy rush…
New Delhi: In a huge relief to the Hindu side, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order allowing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi mosque complex to determine if the 17th-century structure was built upon a pre-existing temple. A bench comprising…
New Delhi: Muslim body Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey at the Gyanvapi mosque In Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi intends to go into history and will ‘reopen wounds of past’. Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the mosque management committee, contended before a…