Bharat Express

ASI survey

The SC directed the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to respond to a plea for an ASI survey of the sealed area where a 'Shivlinga' was found.

The Allahabad High Court has postponed the hearing on the Archaeological Survey of India, ASI survey of the Wazukhana in Gyanvapi, Varanasi.

The bench of Justices SA Dharmadhikari and Dev Narayan Mishra instructed, "Get the survey done. Photos and videos should be made. The report should be given to the court before April 29, during the next hearing."

The Gyanvapi Mosque case has taken a new turn as the Muslim side has approached the Supreme Court after the Allahabad High Court upheld the District Court's order permitting prayers in the cellar within the mosque complex

On January 31, the Varanasi district court granted permission for a priest to conduct prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.

Court-ordered ASI scientific investigation of the Varanasi mosque. On Saturday, professionals started the 3D mapping of the property and also examined one of the cellars....