Sambhal, The Shahi Jama Masjid here is once again in the spotlight, this time over a new signboard sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which labels the mosque as "Juma Masjid" instead of ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is set to place a new signboard outside the controversial Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal town that says that the mosque’s name is ‘Juma Masjid’ ...

Zafar Ali, president of the Sambhal Jama Masjid management committee, already jailed for the Nov 2023 violence, faces two additional cases. These older cases, one from 2018 concerning unauthorized ...

The Jama Masjid in Sambhal is once again at the centre of a controversy—this time over a change in its name on a newly prepared board by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The new board ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has renamed the 16th-century Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal to 'Juma Masjid,' installing a new blue signboard. This action follows a legal dispute ...

The controversy around the Sambhal mosque doesn't seem to be stopping as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) now plans to install a new signboard, referring to the mosque as 'Juma Masjid ...

No Friday prayers on Jumat-ul-vida (last Friday of Ramzan) were allowed at Jamia Masjid and Hurriyat chairman and chief cleric Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest. No Friday prayers on Jumat ...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday (March 28, 2025) disallowed congregational prayers at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid and lodged a First Information Report (FIR) after a Shia procession in ...

The historic Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district has found itself back in the spotlight, this time over a change in signage by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Alvida Namaz today: The Rapid Action Force and police personnel conducted a flag march outside the Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday — the day of 'Alvida Namaz' ( which refers to ...

Authorities in Kashmir have barred Lailat-ul-Qadr prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, prompting widespread condemnation from political parties and local organizations. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ...

A local court on Thursday (March 27, 2025) rejected the interim bail plea of Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali and posted his regular plea on April 2, officials said. Additional district judge ...