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Gyanvapi management opposes ASI plea for more time to complete mosque survey

The Varanasi district court had on July 21 directed the ASI to conduct a "detailed scientific survey" -- including excavations, wherever necessary -- to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple is built upon a temple.

Petition in Varanasi court seeks ASI survey of entire Gyanvapi complex

The court has also given time till May 19 to the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee to file objections to the fresh petition filed by the Hindu side. A copy of the application was also given to the Masjid Committee

Why India wants UNESCO World Heritage site tag for PM Modi’s birthplace, Vadnagar

Vadnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthplace in Gujarat, has made it to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Inhabited for over 2,700 years, it has excavations from before the 2nd Century BCE and is home to ancient arched gateways, temples, and kothis

Qutub Minar row: Court dismisses plea by 'heir' of former ruler of 'United Agra Province' over land ownership rights

The ASI in its fresh affidavit already submitted that the applicant claims his right over the mentioned cities in and around Delhi has not been raised since independence i.e. 1947 before any Court of Law as surmised from the submissions by the applicant.

'Tiranga' hoisted at ASI monuments to flutter permanently, except at sites with unlit flagpoles

The national flag was hoisted at 150 heritage sites across India on Independence Day. ASI officials said installation of flagpoles at these sites has been done 'in consonance with the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act'

Free entry to all ASI-protected monuments from 5 to 15 August

This is being done as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations to mark 75 years of India's Independence

Ellora Caves to become first monument in India to get hydraulic lift, says ASI senior official

Situated around 30 km from Aurangabad city, Ellora is the one of the largest rock-cut temple complexes in the world, housing Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sculptures, and witnesses the highest tourist footfall in the region

ASI in Patna unearths 2,000-year-old brick walls believed to be from Kushan age

The discovery was made at a site of pond rejuvenation work in Kumrahar area, where relics of the Mauryan empire had been found in the past

Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam writes to ASI for repair of finial that got damaged in thunderstorm

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari described the rampaging storm in Delhi as something he had 'never seen' in his entire life

Puri Heritage Corridor Project: BJP leader blames ASI for corridor fiasco, says 'should've raised objection from Day 1'

Senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra said Archaeological Survey of India should have set up a technical or expert panel to examine the project