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New Delhi, April 10 – The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), will launch a Heritage Week program on April 13 to promote the Capital’s heritage, an official said on Friday.The initiative, from April 13 to 18, aims to help people...

Indore, April 10 A petitioner from the Hindu side told the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday that the Bhojshala complex is a Saraswati temple established by Raja Bhoj of the Parmar dynasty, and was also a center of learning where different subjects were studied.He also said that the idol of...

Indore, April 8 A temple retains its religious and legal status even after its demolition, giving devotees the right to worship at the site, a Hindu petitioner argued before the Madhya Pradesh High Court during the hearing in the disputed Bhojshala complex case in Dhar district on Wednesday...

Indore, April 7 The disputed structure at the Bhojshala complex in the Dhar district is not a Waqf property, and merely offering prayers at any place does not give it the legal status of a mosque, a Hindu petitioner argued before the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday.The Hindu community...

Dhar, April 7 – Pravin Togadia, the National President of the International Hindu Council (Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad), visited the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar on Tuesday, amidst an ongoing protest by the Hindu community."How can prayers be performed at a place...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 7 Two minarets of the iconic Bibi ka Maqbara monument in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar will undergo restoration after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) approved the conservation work, an official has said.The Maqbara, also known as the Taj of the Deccan, was...

Indore, April 6 – The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court commenced continuous and regular hearings in the long-standing and highly sensitive Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district on Monday.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested four public officials in two separate bribery cases in the national capital, exposing alleged corruption within civic and heritage bodies, the agency said on Friday."CBI officials laid traps on April 1, resulting in the...

New Delhi, April 3 The CBI has arrested two officials of the Archaeological Survey of India for allegedly accepting a bribe to revoke an official notice and allow the continuation of work, officials said on Friday.The agency said a monument attendant and a conservation assistant posted at the...

New Delhi, April 2 The government informed the Parliament on Thursday that there are 414 protected monuments and areas under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that are "experiencing encroachment".Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in a written response...

Indore, April 2 – The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court announced on Thursday that it will regularly hear the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute from April 6 onwards.The hearing was originally scheduled for Thursday (April 2), but was postponed. The bench comprising...

Indore, April 2 The Madhya Pradesh High Court said on Thursday that it will begin regular hearings from April 6 in cases related to the religious status of the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar.The Indore bench of the high court said it will hear the arguments of all parties...

New Delhi, April 1 The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Madhya Pradesh High Court will consider the objections raised by the Muslim side regarding the ongoing Archaeological Survey of India’s survey, including videography and color photographs of the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula...

New Delhi, March 31 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition filed by the Muslim side challenging the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the long-standing Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in the Dhar district.According to the cause list published on the official...

New Delhi, March 31 The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which stated that it would inspect the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar before April 2, in light of the "numerous disputes" pertaining to the structure...

New Delhi, March 30 A CAG report for the year ended March 2024 has highlighted instances of "inappropriate" conservation work, structural "alterations," and neglected monuments of national importance in its audit of ASI sites in Uttar Pradesh, according to an official statement issued on Monday...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, has scanned a total of 2,033 manuscripts, comprising 1,46,099 pages, as of March 23, after being designated as a Cluster Centre for manuscript scanning work under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.Union Minister...

New Delhi, March 28 Taking strong exception to the deliberate violation of its order, the Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India for failing to submit a response on the conservation status of 173 notified heritage sites in the...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 24 Following a series of attacks by honeybees near the world-famous Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, the forest department has appealed to visitors to avoid loud noises and strong perfumes that attract the insects, and has announced plans to launch an awareness...

New Delhi, March 23 The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has conducted a village-to-village survey to identify sites in Bihar with "archaeological potential," the government informed Parliament on Monday.In a written response to a query in the Lok Sabha, Union Culture Minister Gajendra...