The explosion went off during the weekly Friday prayer service at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.
Delhi Waqf Board chairman Amanatullah Khan in a letter to PM Modi Thursday said apprehensions were expressed on social media that 2 mosques were 'facing demolition' due to the project.
Allahabad University V-C Sangita Srivastava wrote to Prayagraj authorities on 3 March but the letter came to light only this week after it was widely shared on social media.
Officials overlooking the construction say the mosque will be named as Dhanipur Mosque for now, and Indo-Islamic Cultural Centre could be named after a Sepoy Mutiny warrior.
The comments, written in an editorial in Saamna, came amid a row over Shiv Sena leader Pandurang Sakpal's suggestion of holding an 'Azaan' recital competition for Muslim children.
Pushpesh Pant, a Padma Shri awardee, says the museum and the library will display stories and folktales of the Awadhi regions and also fascinating histories of Awadhi cuisine.
The SC's verdict in November 2019 directed the Centre to allot a five-acre plot to the Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a prominent place in Ayodhya.
The mosque was built by Mubarak Begum, an influential nineteenth century courtesan who was also the 'bibi' of British officer David Ochterlony — the First Delhi British Resident.
By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.
Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.
At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
COMMENTS