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Petition Submitted To SC Requesting Confidential Survey Of Mosques
A plea has been submitted to Supreme Court, requesting the Archaeological Survey of India conduct a discreet survey of all historic and notable mosques in India that are hundred years old. PIL requested that "wuzu" or "wudu" (Islamic ritual for cleaning areas of body prior to prayer) be removed from mosque ponds and wells. Discreet survey was asked in order to avoid unnecessary community antagonism if a relic is discovered.
Tags: Supreme Court, Petition, Mosques, Archaeological Survey Of India, ponds
Courtesy: News 18
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India Earns Seat In UNESCO's World Heritage Committee After 2011
India has been added to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). The announcement came during the general assembly of 193 countries at the UN headquarters in Paris on November 25, and the term will last for four years. India had earned the prestigious seat in 1985, 2001, and 2011. ''Congratulations India and Team ASI,'' said G Kishan Reddy, union culture and tourism minister… read-more
Tags: Restaurant, UN, World Heritage Committee, Archaeological Survey Of India, India
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites' Tentative List Adds 6 Indian Locations
The culture ministry on May 19 announced that six of the nine proposed Indian places submitted to UNESCO were added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The locations are: Satpura Tiger Reserve, ganga ghats in Varanasi, Megalithic site of Hire Benkal, Maratha Military Architecture (Maharashtra), Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley- Jabalpur and Temples of Kanchipuram. The Archaeological Survey of India has made the… read-more
Tags: UNESCO, World Heritage, India, Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey Of India
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Varanasi Court Orders ASI To Survey Gyanvapi Mosque Over Temple Claims
The Archaeological Survey of India has got a nod from a Varanasi court to carry out a physical survey of Gyanvapi mosque, next to Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Hearing a three-decade old petition, the court ordered the ASI to constitute a five-member committee. The petition claimed that the mosque was built over an ancient temple demolished by Aurangzeb. However, the court has not stopped people from offering prayer at the mosque.
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Dispute, Archaeological Survey Of India
Courtesy: The Economic Times
