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Guwahati, May 27 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that more than 800 Eidgah committees across the state have called for restrictions on cow slaughter ahead of Eid, describing the move as an important step towards maintaining communal harmony and peaceful coexistence in Assam.Speaking to reporters, Sarma said many members of the Muslim community in Assam had voluntarily decided not to sacrifice cows during the upcoming festival while respecting the sentiments of t…

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Muslim side has moved the Supreme Court challenging the recent verdict of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which recognised the Bhojshala complex in Dhar as a Hindu temple and granted exclusive worship rights to the Hindu community.As per details available on the apex court’s official website, a Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been filed by Quazi Moinuddin, and the matter has been registered as Diary No. 32281/2026.The plea, filed at around 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, is …

Jaipur, May 19 (IANS) A message of peace, patriotism, interfaith harmony, and Sufism resonated from Ajmer on Tuesday during the “Mera Mulk, Meri Pehchan” (My Country, My Identity) programme organised by the All India Sufi Sajjada Nashin Council. The event brought together saints, spiritual leaders, social workers, and administrative officials from different faiths and communities to promote communal harmony and national unity.Addressing the gathering, Dargah Diwan Syed Zainul Abedin said Ajm…

Bhopal/Dhar, May 17 (IANS) A historic transformation was seen at the medieval Bhojshala complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday as hundreds of Hindu devotees gathered to initiate daily religious rituals. On Saturday, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) issued a formal order allowing the Hindu community to perform puja following the Madhya Pradesh High Court orders, which officially recognised the disputed Bhojshala Kamal Maula Mosque structure as an 11th-century Sanskrit learning centre …

Bhopal/Dhar, May 16 (IANS) Following a significant judgment by the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Archaeological Survey of India has issued a comprehensive official order regarding the Bhojshala complex situated in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. It has granted unrestricted access to the Hindu community to the Bhojshala complex to observe the ancient practices of learning and the worship of Goddess Saraswati. The order, bearing dated May 16, 2026, implements immediate ch…

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Following the verdict of the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the historic Bhojshala complex in Dhar witnessed its first formal day of daily Hindu worship on Saturday. The court, in its ruling delivered on Friday, May 15, officially recognised the eleventh-century structure as a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati.This decision effectively ended a decades-old arrangement and triggered an atmosphere of immense jubilation among devotees …

Bhopal/Dhar, May 15 (IANS) Congress MLA Arif Masood on Friday described the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s judgment on the Bhojshala complex as “one-sided”, contending that the court judgment relied solely on the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)’s report and did not take into account other material facts and objections raised by the Muslim side. Masood said the court’s decision was based entirely on the ASI’s findings, which he alleged were prepared without full involvement of all petitioners d…

Bhopal/Indore, May 15 (IANS) The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has redefined the legal status of the Bhojshala complex in Dhar by ruling that the site is a temple and that the Hindu community possesses an inherent right to worship there which was never lost to history.In a significant judgment delivered on Friday, the division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi set aside decades of administrative compromises surrounding the disputed site.The court observ…

Bhopal/Indore, May 15 (IANS) The long-standing and highly contentious legal battle over the Bhojshala and Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar has reached a decisive conclusion with the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court delivering a historic verdict. In a significant ruling that will reshape the religious landscape of the region, the court has recognised the Bhojshala complex as a Hindu temple and the property of King Bhoj.Consequently, the court has granted the Hindu side the exclusiv…

Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday criticised the Maharashtra government for not inviting the opposition and others to the ‘Dharmadhvaja’ (religious flag) hoisting event at the historic Shri Kalaram Temple in Nashik. The party said that a grand ceremony to hoist the ‘Dharmadhvaja’ (religious flag) was held at the historic Shri Kalaram Temple in Maharashtra’s Nashik on Wednesday, marking a precursor to next year’s Simhastha Kumbh Mela. However, it felt…