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20 mosques, madrasas removed from govt land along India-Nepal border in UP

April 28, 2025 5:53 am

In Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich, 227 encroachments were identified near the India-Nepal border, the statement said

Should not call any disputed structure a mosque, says UP CM Adityanath

January 11, 2025 8:24 am

Those who claim Kumbh area as Waqf land will face denting, painting: CM

NC condemns 'flood of petitions' calling for surveys of mosques, Muslim shrines

November 30, 2024 10:30 pm

In a statement, the party's provincial president Kashmir, Showkat Mir, expressed "deep concern over the flood of petitions" that have been submitted calling for surveys of mosques and Muslim Shrines.

‘Noise pollution’ by mosque: Bombay HC to hear on May 29 interim plea claiming inaction by police in complying with norms

May 29, 2023 3:36 pm

The lawyer claimed that despite an assurance given by the government lawyer that the police will comply with the Noise Pollution Rules and HC judgment of 2016 laying down guidelines against noise pollution, the authorities failed to take action against violators.

Prominent German mosque to sound call to prayer for first time

October 14, 2022 5:10 pm

Until now, the call to prayer was heard only inside the building. On Friday, it is to be broadcast by loudspeaker and will be audible outside, though authorities stipulated that it should be limited to 60 decibels for nearby residents.

Azaan row: Bengaluru police begin seizing mics from places of worship

April 06, 2022 8:02 am

City police commissioner Kamal Pant said that 301 religious places, including temples, churches and mosques, have been issued notices in Bengaluru and asked to stick to the rules on noise as per the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).

Gujarat: Petitioner to withdraw PIL seeking ban on mosque loudspeakers

March 31, 2022 2:58 pm

The petition had stated that the use of loudspeakers for prayer calls encroaches upon the fundamental rights of the petitioner and sought the court’s directions to the appropriate authority to ban it all over Gujarat.

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HC notice to Gujarat as PIL seeks ban on loudspeakers at mosques

February 16, 2022 5:22 am

The PIL, moved by Gandhina-gar-based doctor Dharmendra Prajapati, states that in Sector 5C where he resides, “persons of Muslim community were coming for prayer at different time... and they use loud speakers that cause great inconvenience and disturbance to nearby residents".

Abolfazl Nahidian, imam of the Manassas Mosque in northern Virginia, US

Sanctions on Iran block US mosque from claiming religious tiles

August 11, 2021 10:47 am

Imam of a northern Virginia mosque is asking the Biden administration to release a set of religious tiles that were confiscated after they were deemed to violate sanctions on Iran.

With a message, Godhra mosques look to boost vaccination

March 26, 2021 5:49 am

Despite the administration setting up a vaccination centre at the Covid Care Centre run by the Al Hayat trust of the community, but rumours about the 'harmful content' of the vaccine have meant that the beneficiaries have refused to turn up.