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Sambhal school officials held over ‘forcing students to wear skull caps, hijabs’
Sambhal: A Muslim teacher and headmaster of a government primary school were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district after videos showing students in hijabs sparked outrage. Viral videos and photographs from PM…
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UP: Sambhal principal among 2 booked for promoting ‘religious activities’
The principal and an assistant teacher of a PM Shri school in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal were booked over allegations of promoting “religious activities” and creating religious discord inside the school premises, officials…
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Allahabad HC dismisses plea seeking permission for namaz on private land
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court dismissed a man’s petition seeking directions to offer namaz on his private land in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, and said the right to practice religion is subject to…
- India
UP: Sambhal court rules mosque on graveyard land illegal
Sambhal (UP): A tehsildar court has declared illegal a mosque constructed on graveyard land in a village here, officials said on Friday, May 1. A revenue team led by Tehsildar Dhirendra Kumar…
- India
Allahabad HC dismisses plea over Rahul Gandhi’s alleged ‘Indian State’ remark
Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for an alleged controversial remark in 2025. Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed the…
- Hate Crime
Video: Minaret brought down as mosque, madrasa demolished in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district demolished a 35-foot-high minaret of a mosque at around 1:30 pm on Friday, April 17, using bulldozers and JCBs. To bring the minaret down, a…
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UP villagers voluntarily demolish madrasa, mosque, school with bulldozer
Sambhal: The residents of Mubarakpur Band village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district began demolishing a madrasa, a mosque, and a primary school built illegally on encroached government land using a bulldozer on…
- India
Alvida Jumma held in Sambhal Jama Masjid amid tight security
Sambhal: A large number of Muslims offered prayers at Shahi Jama Masjid here for Alvida Jumma, or farewell prayers, amid tight security arrangements. Alvida Jumma prayers are observed on the last Friday…
- India
Chale jao Iran: Sambhal DSP sparks row over his Islamophobic comment
Sambhal: Deputy Superintendent Kuldeep Kumar, posted as the Circle Officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, sparked debate after he said, “those beating their chests for Iran should go to Iran and fight themselves.”…
- India
No records on whether Jama Masjid built over ruins or vacant land: ASI
New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told the Central Information Commission that it does not have any records indicating whether the Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal was constructed…
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Over 10 mosques covered with tarpaulin in UP’s Sambhal ahead of Holi
Sambhal: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal have put in place elaborate security arrangements ahead of the Holi festival, with more than 10 mosques covered with tarpaulin sheets, officials said on Monday, March…
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Woman wearing burqa performs Kanwar Yatra, welcomed by devotees
Sambhal: A Muslim woman wearing a burqa drew attention after she was seen participating in the Hindu pilgrimage of Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Saturday, February 14. Travelling with a…
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UP: Bajrang Dal storms govt school over namaz claims, principal suspended
Sambhal: Several Bajrang Dal members forcibly entered a government school in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal to question the Quranic verses framed on the walls, alleging that the students were being taught to wear…
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Sambhal violence: Judge who ordered FIRs against police transferred
Lawyers in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal district on Wednesday, January 21, held demonstrations against the arbitrary transfer of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer, who, a month earlier, had directed FIRs against police officials…
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Sambhal orders removal of ‘illegal’ shrine, mosque from graveyard land
Sambhal (UP): The Sambhal administration has issued an ultimatum to a committee overseeing a shrine and a mosque built on land recorded as a graveyard in the Chaudhary Sarai area to remove…
