ASI roped in for carbon dating of Sambhal temple; PAC jawans deployed

The Sambhal district administration has written to the Archaeological Survey of India for carbon dating of the Bhasma Shankar temple, including a well there, officials said on Sunday, days after......

Shut post-riots, temple in Sambhal reopened after 46 years

The Sambhal administration on Friday reopened a temple locked since 1978 following communal riots in the town. IMAGE: The Sambhal administration uncovers a temple during an anti-encroachment......

Encroachment drive launched around Sambhal mosque amid tension

Weeks after violent clashes over a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid claimed four lives, the district administration has launched a campaign against encroachments and illegal power......

HC reserves verdict in plea against Gyanvapi case

The Allahabad high court reserved its judgment on Friday in a petition challenging the maintainability of a suit seeking 'restoration' of a temple at the site of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.......

Rastogi survives a scare

Seeded Indians Karan Rastogi and Divij Sharan moved into the second round of the US $15,000 Oil India ITF Futures men's tennis tournament in contrasting fashion in Delhi on Tuesday. Third-seeded......

Mukesh wins Airtel Open

Mukesh Kumar played a rock solid round of par to capture the inaugural Airtel Open Golf title, his fourth win on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour 2004-05 season, at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club course......