MEERUT: Three months after a an insurance scam worth hundreds of crores was unearthed in Sambhal, police have filed an 800-page chargesheet against 11 accused – residents of UP, Bihar and Jharkhand. The group – dubbed the “insurance mafia” – allegedly created fraudulent life insurance policies involving the dying and even those already dead to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea challenging the Allahabad high court‘s order that allowed whitewashing of the outer parts of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in UP.The SC bench comprised of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and justice Sanjay Kumar. The petition also challenged the high court order allowing…
NEW DELHI: A district court on Thursday dismissed the interim bail application of Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali, whilst scheduling his regular bail petition for April 2, as confirmed by officials. Additional district judge II Nirbhay Narayan Rai rejected the application, according to additional district government counsel Hariom Prakash Saini.During the proceedings, Saini stated…
A file photo of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that people should stop praising foreign invaders because when the truth like Sambhal is revealed it would leave them speechless. Speaking at the ‘Manthan-Mahakumbh and Beyond’ program, organised by Panchajanya and Organizer in Lucknow, the…
NEW DELHI: Eight years after he was declared an absconder by a court in Delhi, Mohammed Usman, a hardened operative of the al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent (AQIS) has been traced in Pakistan, sources say.Usman is learnt to be lodged in Lahore jail subsequent to his arrest in a criminal case in that country. A routine…
BAREILLY: In a significant historical discovery in Sambhal, the district administration found ancient coins and pottery at the memorial site of Guru Amarpati, a contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan. This site has been under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) since 1920. It is noted that the coins found are 300-400 years old….
BAREILLY: In Sambhal’s Chandausi town, the excavation of a 150-year-old stepwell in the Laxman Ganj locality continued for the second day.A tunnel was discovered on Saturday, which is believed to be connected to the Banke Bihari Temple. District magistrate Rajender Pensiya said, “The temple will be renovated and encroachments in the vicinity will be removed….
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh administration has imposed restrictions on the entry of outsiders into violence-hit Sambhal until December 10, with officials urging leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his planned visit on Wednesday. Moradabad divisional commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said there is a need for calm in the region, and…
NEW DELHI: A violent clash broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah after a group of people opposed construction work on private land near Dargah, claiming it to be Waqf property.The incident took place on Sunday evening in Jalesar town and left several people injured.The clash occurred when individuals, allegedly led by accused Rafiq, attempted to…
Sambhal, a tranquil town in Moradabad about 180km from Delhi, shot into the limelight on Feb 19 when PM Modi laid the foundation stone of a Kalki temple here.Kalki is believed to be a yet-to-beborn avatar of Vishnu who will complete the deity’s dashavatar (10 incarnations), and Sambhal is believed to be where Kalki will…
