Nearly 1,000 people gathered at the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal on Friday for ‘Jumma namaz’. Police and local administration ensured heavy security in the restive town. Most locals welcomed the apex court order staying proceedings in trial court NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday directed the Sambhal district administration to maintain peace and…
Sambhal protest over mosque survey order NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the management committee of Shahi Idgah Masjid in Sambhal to approach the high court, regarding the trial court’s survey order of the mosque, which Hindu parties claim was originally a temple.The Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar,…
Asaduddin Salahuddin Owaisi DEHRADUN: A traders’ body that had issued a resolution asking 15 Muslim families to leave Khansar town in Chamoli by December 31 backtracked on its stance on Monday soon after All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi condemned the move and sought answers from the Uttarakhand government.Around 15 Muslim families are living…
