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Indian agency responsible for archaeological studies and preservation

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Archaeological Survey of India: Indian agency responsible for archaeological studies and preservation
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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'Funnily, they want to take over Waqf monuments': Owaisi slams ASI over Taj Mahal water leakage

A 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..
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Hindu side requests court to allow ASI to dig premises for survey in Gyanvapi case

The 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..
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MP high court seeks ASI survey report till July 15 in Dhar's Bhojshala complex issue

For 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..
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Madhya Pradesh: ASI continues survey at Bhojshala Complex in Dhar for fifth day

The 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..
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Tourists barred from Bhojshala complex till ASI survey is over

The 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...
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Madhya Pradesh: After Gyanvapi, ASI survey ordered at Bhojshala temple in Dhar

Hindus perform puja in the Bhojshala premises on Tuesdays, while Muslims offer namaz in the complex on Fridays.
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Farmers march: Delhi's Red Fort temporarily closed for visitors, says ASI official


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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..
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Hindu side moves SC for ASI survey of 'Shivling' in sealed area of Gyanvapi mosque

Hindu 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..
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ASI report a bid to set false narrative, says Muslim side

Gyanvapi 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..
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath upholds ASI report on Gyanvapi survey, emphasises India's tradition, heritage

UP 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..
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VHP leader urges court to sanction puja in Wazukhana area, Muslims to shift Gyanvapi mosque after ASI survey report

Following 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..
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Darkness, heat & monkeys, the ASI team weathered all

The 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..
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Muslims should hand over Gyanvapi site to Hindus: Giriraj Singh

BJP 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..
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Gyanvapi mosque security heightened post ASI report release

The authorities were keen on avoiding any misinformation or unnecessary panic. However, there was a conscious effort to manage any potential conflicts in the area.
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ASI report says temple was on Gyanvapi site: Hindu side

A 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..
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Gyanvapi built on remains of pre-existing temple: Hindu side lawyer on ASI survey report

He also claimed that the survey report has sufficient evidence of existence of a temple over which the mosque was built.
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Grand Hindu temple existed at the site of Gyanvapi mosque: ASI report


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Both sides can get ASI report on Gyanvapi: District judge

Varanasi 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..
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ASI survey report on Gyanvapi to be made public; both sides to receive hard copy

The court said the parties shall give an affidavit to keep the report with them and not make it public after getting the report.
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Saw 12 pillars during excavation: ASI ex-officer

In 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..
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Varanasi court to rule today on making ASI survey report on Gyanvapi mosque public

The 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.
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Court gives ASI another week for Gyanvapi survey report

The 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..
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Explain plea for more time for Gyanvapi report, court tells ASI

The 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..
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ASI seeks 3 weeks more to finish Gyanvapi survey

The 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..
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270 objects found in ASI survey handed over to treasury

Over 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..
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ASI completes Gyanvapi study, report on November 17

The 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..
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ASI gets additional time till November 17 to complete survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex

A 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,..
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National Monuments Authority releases draft heritage bye-laws for supposed site of Palace of Asoka in Patna

The 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..
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Vishva Bharti University clarifies on row over Unesco plaques, says they're temporary

Visva-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..
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Varanasi court junks plea to stop Gyanvapi ASI survey

A 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..
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4 more weeks to ASI for Gyanvapi study

District 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..
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Varanasi court grants 8 more weeks to ASI to complete scientific survey of Gyanvapi complex

The 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..
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Gyanvapi management opposes plea for more time to complete mosque survey

The 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..
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Gyanvapi case: ASI seeks 8 more weeks to submit survey report


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Gyanvapi survey report only for court's eyes, media gagged

District 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..
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AIM seeks ban on 'false' reportage on ASI survey


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Norms breached, says Gyanvapi panel, wants survey stalled

Anjuman 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..
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Gyanvapi case: ASI team surveys northern wall, dome, basement of mosque

The ASI team carried out the work of measurement, mapping and photography of the Gyanvapi complex, government counsel Rajesh Mishra said.
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Decision in Gyanvapi case should be taken on basis of evidence, says UP minister Asim Arun

A 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..
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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..
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Gyanvapi survey to go on in non-invasive way: Supreme court

The 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..
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Gyanvapi Mosque: Supreme Court allows ASI's survey at premises, refuses to stay Allahabad HC order

A 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..
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Scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi resumes

The Allahabad High Court had on Thursday allowed the ASI to conduct the survey.
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Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee moves SC against HC order allowing ASI survey at Gyanvapi mosque

Muslim body Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee Thursday moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order permitting an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey at the Gyanvapi mosque.
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Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC allows ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

The Allahabad High Court dismissed Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's plea, challenging the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the mosque complex.
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Gyanvapi case: HC dismisses mosque management's objections, ASI survey to continue

The court upheld the Varanasi court order dated July 21, saying that the ASI survey will continue but no digging or damage should be done. The court observed that the issue of the commission was..
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Protect ‘signs of temple’ in Gyanvapi masjid: PIL in High Court

A day ahead of the Allahabad high court’s verdict on the Gyanvapi mosque management’s petition challenging the proposed ASI survey of the complex, two people representing the Hindu side filed a PIL..
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Gyanvapi mosque: Allahabad HC to pronounce verdict on August 3, interim stay on ASI survey to continue till then

The Allahabad high court will pronounce its verdict on the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the Gyanvapi mosque site in Varanasi on August 3.The court said that interim stay on the ASI..
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