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Security beefed up outside Shahi Eidgah in Mathura on Babri demolition day

To heighten the security, the traffic has also been diverted, the police official added

Protests erupt over claims on Lord Krishna's caste in Mathura, FIR filed

Wall inscriptions claiming that Lord Krishna was a Jat triggered protests in Mathura, prompting police to register an FIR and start a probe, officials said on Tuesday. According to mythology, Nandgaon in Mathura is believed to be the village Lord Krishna was brought to by his foster parents, Yashoda and Nand Baba, to protect him from King Kansa. Lord Krishna is traditionally regarded as a member of the Yaduvanshi lineage. Recently, writings under the title "The History of Nandgaon" cropped up on the walls of some shops and homes in Nandgaon that asserted that Lord Krishna was a Jat. The inscriptions included the name of one Kunwar Singh and a phone number. Attempts by locals to contact the number, however, were unsuccessful. As tension grew, subdivisional magistrate Sweta Singh directed the nagar panchayat to register a case. Clerk Ramjeet filed an FIR on Tuesday against Kunwar Singh for spreading misinformation about Lord Krishna and hurting public sentiment. The police said a

Mathura Shahi Idgah dispute: SC to hear plea of mosque committee on Dec 9

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on December 9 a plea of the mosque committee against the Allahabad High Court rejecting its petition challenging the maintainability of 18 cases of the Hindu side related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said it will accord a detailed hearing on the plea at 2 pm on December 9. "This we will hear at length. We will take it up on December 9, at 2 pm... We have to decide what is the legal position," the CJI said. Speaking for the bench, the CJI said he prima facie felt that an intra-court appeal would lie against the single judge bench order of August 1 of the high court. "We will certainly give you an opportunity to argue," the bench said. On August 1, the high court rejected the plea of the Committee of Management, Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah challenging the maintainability of 18 cases related to the temple-mosque dispute in Mathura, and ruled

Blast at Indian Oil's Mathura refinery injures 8; fire now under control

Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud blast as huge flames rose from the refinery's Mathura plant, with the fire visible from several kilometres away

3 cops suspended after Bishnoi's shooter speaks to media while in custody

Three policemen have been suspended for alleged negligence in duty, taking cognisance of videos in which a sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang interacts with reporters while in police custody and comments on NCP leader Baba Siddique's killing, officials said on Saturday. In the purported videos that went viral on social media, Yogesh (26) alias Raju said Siddique, , who was killed in Mumbai recently, was not a good man and had connections with India's most-wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim. Taking action in the matter, Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey on Friday night ordered the suspension of three policemen, including a sub-inspector, the officials said. According to the officials, Yogesh is associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi-Hashim Baba gangs. He has been arrested in connection with last month's killing of gym owner Nadir Shah in Delhi's Greater Kailash area. They, however, said Yogesh is not linked with the killing of Baba Siddique, a former ...

FSDA collects ten food samples from Mathura markets for testing purpose

The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Mathura has collected 10 samples, including kuttu (buckwheat) and singhara (water chestnut) flour, from various markets for testing. An official said further action will be taken following the test results. Assistant Commissioner (Food) Dharmendra Pratap Singh said the collection was part of efforts to ensure food quality during the festive season. "On Monday, the team gathered samples from markets at Govardhan Chauraha, Dhauali Pyau, and Kosi Kalan," he said Singh said the samples included two of sabudana (tapioca pearls) from Amar Colony near Govardhan Road, one of ghee from Radha Valley Colony, one of paneer from Basant Vihar Colony, and two of mustard oil from Dhauali Pyau and Sarai Shahji Kosi Kalan. "Additionally, samples of munakka (dried grapes) and kuttu flour were also collected," he added. The 10 samples have been sent to the laboratory for analysis. Upon receiving the reports, appropriate legal actions will be taken un

Tirupati laddu row: Calls for reform in offerings from Ayodhya, Mathura

The controversy over the alleged adulteration of Tirupati Temple laddus has sparked reactions from Ayodhya, Prayagraj, and Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, with calls for reform in the preparation and distribution of 'prasad'. In Ayodhya, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Satyendra Das, demanded a "complete ban" on prasad prepared by external agencies. He expressed concerns over the purity of ghee used in temple offerings, urging that "all prasad should be prepared under the supervision of temple priests". "The controversy over the alleged use of fat and meat in Tirupati Balaji's prasad is escalating across the country," Das noted, emphasising the need for stringent inspections of the quality of oil and ghee sold nationwide. He alleged that there was an international conspiracy to desecrate temples by mixing inappropriate substances in offerings. In Mathura, the Dharma Raksha Sangh announced its decision to revert to the "ancient style" of 'prasadam' recipes, replacing ...

Mathura goods train derailment: Rail traffic on one line restored

With the restoration of one of the railway lines, rail traffic between Delhi and Mathura that was disrupted due to derailment of a goods train has started, officials said on Friday. Rail traffic on three lines was disturbed due to the derailment of the goods train on Wednesday between Vrindaban road and Ajhai stations of Mathura-Palwal section of NCR . "The traffic on the third line was restored at 10.30 pm on Thursday, when a goods train coming from the Delhi side passed through it," Prashasti Srivastava, DCM and PRO DRM office Agra of NCR, said. "After the restoration of the third line, traffic on the UP and DOWN line is going smoothly. A number of trains coming from the Delhi side have so far passed through the third line," she said. However, the work to restore the first and second line is still on, officials said, and added that "it will take some time to restore both the tracks." Since the first three lines were disturbed due to derailment of a goods train, only down traffic

Mathura derailment: 500 workers clear track, panel to probe cause

An inquiry committee will be formed to probe the derailment of 25 wagons of a freight train near Vrindavan in Mathura district, a senior official said here Thursday. The derailment around 8 pm on Wednesday impacted services of around 30 trains on the route, with officials saying work is underway to clear the tracks so that normal operations could be resumed. Nearly 500 workers have been deployed for the job of clearing the tracks since last night. Divisional Railway Manager, Agra Division, Tej Prakash Agarwal on Wednesday told reporters that traffic on three railway lines was interrupted due to the derailment. "Twenty-five wagons of the train taking coal to Suratgarh power plant (in Rajasthan) derailed after Vrindavan yard," Agarwal said, adding that no one was injured in the incident. On Thursday morning, General Manager of North Central Railway, Upendra Chandra Joshi said, "Our priority is to clear the track first, and then we will focus on other aspects." Joshi said the ...

Around 50 people hospitalised due to food poisoning in Mathura

Around 50 people, including women and children, were hospitalised here due to suspected food poisoning after consuming fritters made of buckwheat flour, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday during Janmashtami festivities, they said. "We had fritters made of buckwheat flour last night. After that I started vomiting and felt a burning sensation in the stomach," Priyanka, a teenager admitted to the government hospital, told PTI Videos. Parkham Singh, a resident of Parkham village who had come with a patient, said after consuming the fritters people started complaining about dizziness, vomiting and shivering. "The kuttu ka atta (buckwheat flour) was purchased from a local shop in the village," he said. Around 50 people from my village have fallen ill, he added. "My wife is unable to stand, she has become very weak, almost unconscious," Mahesh, another resident of the village, told PTI Videos. A doctor at the hospital said

HC clears path for Krishna Janmabhoomi vs Shahi Eidgah Mosque legal suits

Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea challenging the 18 pleas filed by Hindu worshippers seeking the restoration of the Lord Krishna temple in the place currently occupied by the Shahid Eidgah mosque

ASI reveals records on demolition of Mathura's Keshavdev temple: RTI

Archaeological Survey of India's response to RTI query cites 1920 gazette confirmed the dismantling of Keshavdev temple for the construction of Aurangzeb's mosque

Will forget other things if Gyanvapi, Mathura freed: Ram Mandir treasurer

"The country's future should be good and if we get these temples (Gyanvapi and Krishna Janmabhoomi) peacefully we will forget about all other things," Dev Giri Maharaj said

'Handmaiden of Hindutva': Owaisi takes dig at ASI over Gyanvapi survey

Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that ASI's report was based on conjecture and made a mockery of scientific study

Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Will continue our fight, says Muslim side

The Supreme Court observed that HC has acted on a vague application seeking omnibus directions. The court noted that the application has to be specific

SC stays HC order for court-monitored survey of Shahi Idgah in Mathura

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court order that allowed a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjoining the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta stayed the implementation of the December 14, 2023 order by which it had agreed to the appointment of a court commissioner to oversee the survey of the mosque premises which, the Hindu side claims, hold signs suggesting that it was a temple once. The bench said there are certain legal issues which have arisen and questioned the vague application made before the high court for appointment of a court commissioner for the survey. You can't file a vague application for appointment of court commissioner. It should be very specific on the purpose. You can't leave everything to the court to look into it, the bench told senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for Hindu bodies like Bhagwan ShriKrishna Virajman and others The bench said it is issuing notice to

Rajnath Singh inaugurates first all-girls sainik school in Mathura

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated the first all-girls sainik school at Vrindavan and termed it as a beacon of light for girls who aspire to join the armed forces and protect the motherland. According to the defence ministry, Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School, the first all-girls sainik school with a strength of about 870 students, has been inaugurated under the initiative of establishing 100 new sainik schools in partnership with NGOs/private/state government schools in all states/Union territories. These are in addition to the existing 33 sainik schools already functioning under the erstwhile pattern, the ministry said in a statement. "Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School is a beacon of light for girls who aspire to join the Armed Forces and serve the motherland. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has given women their rightful place in the Armed Forces, which was neglected for years," the defence minister said on th

Heliport services in Agra, Mathura to take off soon for tourism boost

UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said the introduction of this epoch-making heliport service would open new vistas of tourism growth and development opportunities

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: HC approves survey of Shahi Idgah complex

Hindu outfits have alleged that the mosque was erected over Lord Krishna's birthplace and have demanded a survey

Several persons injured as fire breaks out at fireworks market in Mathura

As per the reports, so far, 13 people have been admitted to the district hospital, of whom 10 have been further referred to Agra