ASI begins survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex amid tight security
A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday morning arrived at the Gyanvapi mosque premises adjacent to…
A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday morning arrived at the Gyanvapi mosque premises adjacent to…
Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.
This announcement was made by the company at an event in the presence of Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday evening here. Southern Travels celebrated its journey of five decades. The Golden Jubilee celebrations and new brand logo was inaugurated by the Minister at the event.
Rastogi had also claimed that the Kashi Vishwanath Temple had been built over 2,000 years ago and the temple was demolished by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud in the Supreme Court will hear the plea seeking a stay on the survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
As per the Act of 1991, no relief can be sought for changing the status of any religious place as it existed on August 15, 1947, he argued and added that the order for conducting the survey is illegal.
PM inaugurated the six-lane widening project of the Varanasi - Prayagraj section of NH-19 today in Varanasi.
The probe will be conducted by a team headed by ADM City and SP Security. The investigation team has been ordered to file its report within a week.
Rajapaksa is further scheduled to visit the Sarnath, 10 kilometers from Varanasi, after a brief halt at the hotel.
Those who enter the premises wearing pants, shirts and jeans will only be able to worship the deity from a distance and they will not be allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum.
