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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'.

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.

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.

Denying permission for annual Neja Mela, Sambhal police point to link with ‘destroyer of shrines’

Additional SP Shirish Chandra seen in video saying fair is held in memory of Masud Ghazi, nephew of Mahmud Ghazni. Organisers say mela has been held at the same venue for 47 years.

Holi, Friday prayers conclude peacefully in Sambhal as tarpaulin, time slots avert repeat of 2022

At least 10 mosques were covered by large tarpaulin sheets to avoid Holi colours. Communal clashes had broken out in November after survey of Jama Masjid was conducted by ASI.

Sambhal’s massive makeover as holy Hindu city has begun. Skanda Purana is the blueprint

A total of Rs 10 crore will be spent on all the pilgrimage sites in Sambhal -- 19 wells and 68 shrines. This includes the well next to the mosque that is part of the Supreme Court hearing.

Public well, private rights dustup plays out in SC as UP govt disputes Sambhal mosque panel’s claims

UP govt’s affidavit described Shahi Jama Masjid management’s plea as ‘misconceived’ and an ‘attempt to create private rights over a public well’ near disputed site in Sambhal.

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