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Judicial panel’s report on Sambhal violence points to ‘pre-planned conspiracy’, demographic change

The 450-page report not only probed the last year’s clashes, but also traced the district’s history of 15 communal clashes reported since 1947.

Two Sambhal sisters arrested for their ‘obscene’ reels. Villagers are upset they got bail

Their humorous, innuendo and expletive-laden content regularly clocks over a million views. But the family has now been ostracised in a bid to restore 'peace and purity'.

Day after chargesheet in Sambhal violence case, police says SP MP talked to Jama Masjid’s president

On 24 Nov, clashes erupted in Sambhal after a court ordered survey of the ASI-protected Shahi Jama Masjid. 4 people were killed and several including 29 official personnel injured.

SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq among 23 named in over 1,000-page chargesheet in Sambhal violence case

Zafar Ali, head of the Shahi Jama Masjid committee, also named in the chargesheet. He was arrested in March. Suhail Iqbal, son of SP MLA, has not been named as SIT concludes its probe.

Sambhal Kalki Dham’s brick laying ceremony is a 3-day festival. What led up to it?

The plans for the Kalki temple show that it will have ten sanctum sanctorums dedicated to each avatar of Vishnu. The pyramidal tower of the temple is planned to be 108 ft tall.

Allowing Sambhal mosque suit to proceed, HC says suit prima facie not barred by Places of Worship Act

HC also says suit not governed by Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, and would be governed by Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.

Allahabad HC dismisses masjid committee plea challenging survey of Sambhal mosque

Shahi Jama Masjid's management committee moved HC challenging Sambhal court order directing survey of site following suit by Hari Shanker Jain claiming mosque was built after demolishing temple.

Allahabad HC set to pronounce verdict in Sambhal Jama Masjid dispute case

The Sambhal mosque management committee has filed a civil revision petition seeking a stay on the ongoing trial court proceedings in an original suit pending before a district court.

Muslims are safest in Uttar Pradesh, says CM Yogi Adityanath, defends ‘bulldozer justice’

Riots have stopped in state after 2017, chief minister says, referring to him coming to power that year.

Shahi Jama Masjid Sadar chief taken into custody over Sambhal violence

This comes after allegations of his involvement in the violence that broke out on 24 November 2024 during a court-ordered survey of the masjid.

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