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Indian agency responsible for archaeological studies and preservation
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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham during the British Raj who also became its first Director-General.
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Sambhal: ASI inspect five shrines and 19 wells in Uttar PradeshA 4-member team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) inspected five 'teerth' (shrines) and 19 wells in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, officials said.DM Dr Rajender Pensiya informed that the..DNA - Published | |
Ban on arrival of outsiders till Dec 10, says UP as Rahul prepares to visit SambhalAuthorities in Uttar Pradesh have restricted entry to violence-hit Sambhal until 10 December, urging Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his visit. Officials aim to prevent further tensions following recent..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sambhal mosque committee moves Supreme Court against ASI surveyA management committee from Sambhal's Jama Masjid has petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge the order for a mosque survey after a local court's ruling. Tensions in the area have been high following..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Petition claims temple beneath Ajmer Sharif; court notice to govt, ASIA Hindu group, Hindu Sena, has filed a lawsuit claiming the Ajmer dargah was built over a Shiva temple. They cite a 1911 book and seek an ASI survey, echoing the Gyanvapi and Krishna Janmabhoomi..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC asks Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to respond to plea seeking ASI survey of sealed areaThe Supreme Court is currently hearing a plea by Hindu petitioners requesting an ASI survey of the sealed area within the Gyanvapi mosque complex. This area was sealed in 2022 after the alleged..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Funnily, they want to take over Waqf monuments': Owaisi slams ASI over Taj Mahal water leakageA viral video showing water leakage from the Taj Mahal's main dome led AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi to criticize the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for poor upkeep. ASI officials attributed..IndiaTimes - Published | |
After incessant rain, water leaking from Taj dome, garden flooded; ASI on alertIndiaTimes - Published | |
Hindu side requests court to allow ASI to dig premises for survey in Gyanvapi caseThe Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case has requested a Varanasi court to allow an ASI survey involving digging in the premises. The court scheduled the next hearing for September 18, where the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
MP high court seeks ASI survey report till July 15 in Dhar's Bhojshala complex issueFor Hindus, the Bhojshala Complex is a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati), while for Muslims, it is the site of the Kamal Maula mosque. According to an arrangement in 2003, Hindus perform..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Madhya Pradesh: ASI continues survey at Bhojshala Complex in Dhar for fifth dayThe ASI team continued its fifth day of survey at the Bhojshala Complex in Dhar, following the Madhya Pradesh High Court's orders. The complex holds significance as a temple for Hindus, dedicated to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tourists barred from Bhojshala complex till ASI survey is overThe Archeological Survey of India (ASI) on Saturday barred entry of tourists to the disputed Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in MP's Dhar district until the high court-ordered survey is over...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Madhya Pradesh: After Gyanvapi, ASI survey ordered at Bhojshala temple in DharHindus perform puja in the Bhojshala premises on Tuesdays, while Muslims offer namaz in the complex on Fridays.DNA - Published | |
Farmers march: Delhi's Red Fort temporarily closed for visitors, says ASI officialIndiaTimes - Published | Fast-track court also says unseal ASI report on Gyanvapi study: A Varanasi fast-track court of civil judge (senior division) Prashant Kumar Singh on Tuesday ordered the unsealing of Archaeological Survey of India's Gyanvapi survey report, and directed ASI to hand..IndiaTimes - Published |
Hindu side moves SC for ASI survey of 'Shivling' in sealed area of Gyanvapi mosqueHindu women plaintiffs in the Varanasi court seek direction from the Supreme Court for a scientific survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to determine the nature and features of a..IndiaTimes - Published | ASI report a bid to set false narrative, says Muslim sideGyanvapi mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, has disapproved of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on scientific study and survey of the mosque, terming it "an attempt..IndiaTimes - Published |
UP CM Yogi Adityanath upholds ASI report on Gyanvapi survey, emphasises India's tradition, heritageUP CM Yogi Adityanath supports ASI report on Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. The report reveals a pre-existing Hindu temple prior to the construction of the mosque. CM Yogi emphasizes India's..IndiaTimes - Published | VHP leader urges court to sanction puja in Wazukhana area, Muslims to shift Gyanvapi mosque after ASI survey reportFollowing the ASI survey findings confirming that the Gyanvapi mosque was raised on the ruins of a Hindu temple, the Vishva Hindu Parishad calls for worship to begin in the disputed Wazukhana area. VHP..IndiaTimes - Published |
Darkness, heat & monkeys, the ASI team weathered allThe ASI team faced challenges while surveying the Gyanvapi mosque, including heat, humidity, suffocation in cellars, and disturbance caused by monkeys. The team worked in difficult weather conditions..IndiaTimes - Published | Muslims should hand over Gyanvapi site to Hindus: Giriraj SinghBJP leader Giriraj Singh urges Muslim community to hand over the Gyanvapi mosque site to Hindus to maintain communal harmony. Singh appeals to Muslim brothers not to make provocative statements and..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gyanvapi mosque security heightened post ASI report releaseThe authorities were keen on avoiding any misinformation or unnecessary panic. However, there was a conscious effort to manage any potential conflicts in the area.DNA - Published | ASI report says temple was on Gyanvapi site: Hindu sideA Hindu temple existed at the site of the Gyanvapi Masjid before it was constructed in the 17th century, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the Shringar Gauri case said Thursday, quoting from..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gyanvapi built on remains of pre-existing temple: Hindu side lawyer on ASI survey reportHe also claimed that the survey report has sufficient evidence of existence of a temple over which the mosque was built.DNA - Published | Grand Hindu temple existed at the site of Gyanvapi mosque: ASI reportIndiaTimes - Published |
Both sides can get ASI report on Gyanvapi: District judgeVaranasi district judge rules that both Hindu plaintiffs and Muslim respondents in the Shringar Gauri case should receive copies of ASI's survey report on the disputed Gyanvapi mosque compound. The..IndiaTimes - Published | ASI survey report on Gyanvapi to be made public; both sides to receive hard copyThe court said the parties shall give an affidavit to keep the report with them and not make it public after getting the report.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
Saw 12 pillars during excavation: ASI ex-officerIn 1976-77, when Ayodhya wasn't a prominent issue, former ASI officer KK Muhammed began his tryst with the site as a trainee under Prof BB Lal, who led the first excavation. A special invitee to..IndiaTimes - Published | Varanasi court to rule today on making ASI survey report on Gyanvapi mosque publicThe Archeological Survey of India (ASI) had earlier urged the court not to make its report public for at least four more weeks, according to the lawyer for the Hindu side, Madan Mohan Yadav.DNA - Published |
Court gives ASI another week for Gyanvapi survey reportThe Varanasi district judge granted the Archaeological Survey of India on Monday an additional week to submit the scientific study and survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, setting the new..IndiaTimes - Published | Explain plea for more time for Gyanvapi report, court tells ASIThe Varanasi district court asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday to clarify its request for an additional three weeks to submit a scientific survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque..IndiaTimes - Published |
ASI seeks 3 weeks more to finish Gyanvapi surveyThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which has already been granted five extensions by the district judge to complete its report on the survey of the Gyanvapi complex, on Tuesday sought a sixth..IndiaTimes - Published | 270 objects found in ASI survey handed over to treasuryOver 270 stone pieces and other articles found during the scientific study of the Gyanvapi Complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been deposited in the treasury under the supervision..IndiaTimes - Published |
ASI completes Gyanvapi study, report on November 17The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi to determine whether it was built on top of a Hindu temple. The findings will be submitted..IndiaTimes - Published | ASI gets additional time till November 17 to complete survey of Gyanvapi mosque complexA Varanasi court on Thursday gave additional time till November 17 to the ASI to complete scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex here and submit its report. Accepting the request of the ASI,..IndiaTimes - Published |
National Monuments Authority releases draft heritage bye-laws for supposed site of Palace of Asoka in PatnaThe National Monuments Authority (NMA) has released draft heritage bye-laws for the site of the Palace of Asoka in Bihar. The site, located in the Kumrahar area of Patna, is protected by the..IndiaTimes - Published | Vishva Bharti University clarifies on row over Unesco plaques, says they're temporaryVisva-Bharati University in Kolkata clarified that the plaques recently installed to mark Santiniketan's UNESCO heritage status were temporary and would be replaced soon. The plaques had caused..IndiaTimes - Published |
Varanasi court junks plea to stop Gyanvapi ASI surveyA Varanasi court rejected Thursday a plea by the Gyanvapi mosque management to stop the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) scientific study and survey of the complex, adjacent to the Kashi..IndiaTimes - Published | 4 more weeks to ASI for Gyanvapi studyDistrict judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha on Friday granted four weeks’ time to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which was seeking eight more weeks to complete the scientific study and survey of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Varanasi court grants 8 more weeks to ASI to complete scientific survey of Gyanvapi complexThe Varanasi court on Friday granted eight more weeks to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete its scientific survey of Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi. The ASI was initially given four..IndiaTimes - Published | Gyanvapi management opposes plea for more time to complete mosque surveyThe Gyanvapi mosque management committee has objected to the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) seeking eight more weeks to complete the survey of the complex. The Varanasi district court had on July..DNA - Published |
Gyanvapi case: ASI seeks 8 more weeks to submit survey reportIndiaTimes - Published | Gyanvapi survey report only for court's eyes, media gaggedDistrict judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha warned Thursday of potential legal consequences if news related to the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi is published without proper information from the..IndiaTimes - Published |
AIM seeks ban on 'false' reportage on ASI surveyIndiaTimes - Published | Norms breached, says Gyanvapi panel, wants survey stalledAnjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM) submitted an application to Varanasi district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha on Wednesday, urging the court to halt the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque by the Archaeological..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gyanvapi case: ASI team surveys northern wall, dome, basement of mosqueThe ASI team carried out the work of measurement, mapping and photography of the Gyanvapi complex, government counsel Rajesh Mishra said.DNA - Published | Decision in Gyanvapi case should be taken on basis of evidence, says UP minister Asim ArunA few days after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath had said in a podcast that it wrong to call Gyanvapi as a mosque and that the walls of the monument scream that it is a temple, social..IndiaTimes - Published |
Owaisi hopes ASI report on Gyanvapi mosque will not open floodgates for ‘1000 Babris’All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday hoped that the report of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) does not open..IndiaTimes - Published | Gyanvapi survey to go on in non-invasive way: Supreme courtThe Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out a non-invasive scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi using photography, GPR survey and radar..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gyanvapi Mosque: Supreme Court allows ASI's survey at premises, refuses to stay Allahabad HC orderA bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, however, asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) not to take recourse to any invasive act during the..DNA - Published | Scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi resumesThe Allahabad High Court had on Thursday allowed the ASI to conduct the survey.DNA - Published |
