VARANASI: A fast-track court in Varanasi rejected Friday a Hindu plaintiff’s plea for an “additional” survey by ASI of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, using invasive methods to gain access to purportedly razed remains of an ancient Adi Vishweshwar temple believed to exist beneath the central dome.Civil judge (senior division) Yughul Shambhu cited directives from Supreme…
AGRA: Plant growth on the marble wall of the Taj Mahal‘s central dome has sparked concerns about the monument’s upkeep after a tourist shared a photo on social media. The plant, sprouting between marble stones on the northern side of the dome, comes days after rainwater seeped through the ivory-white marble structure, resulting in droplets…
AGRA: Incessant rain in Agra for 48 hours caused significant damage to the city’s historical monuments, including Taj Mahal. Archaeological Survey of India had put its staff on “surveillance” Thursday after water began to seep from the main dome of Taj, while its adjacent garden remained inundated.Superintending archaeologist Rajkumar Patel said Friday that a probe…
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad high court issued an order on Monday giving ASI another week to respond to a suit seeking an archaeological survey of Agra’s Jama Masjid and the appointment of an advocate commissioner to oversee it.The plaintiffs contend that an idol of the deity Thakur Keshavdev from the Krishna Janmabhoomi shrine that was purportedly razed…
VARANASI: Ahead of the Varanasi district judge’s decision on opening the sealed envelopes containing Archaeological Survey of India‘s report on the Gyanvapi mosque survey, ASI filed a fresh application on Wednesday, urging the court to postpone the disclosure of the report for four weeks.In response to the plea, the court reserved its order on the…
